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Rosemary Grimble
Migrations, Myth and Magic from the Gilbert Islands [EPUB ebook]
Early Writings of Sir Arthur Grimble

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This book is a collection of Arthur Grimble”s field notes and early writings, brought together in book form with linking pieces and a large number of illustrations. There are chapters on cannibalism and head hunting, on astronomy and on many aspects of the lives of the Gilbertese people from birth to death.
Originally published in 1972.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 336 ● ISBN 9781136547607 ● Editor Rosemary Grimble ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2790194 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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