Product Description: The Kwara'ae and other peoples of Malaita island in Solomon Islands once dressed for special occasions in ornaments of glistening white shell and pearl shell, intricately carved turtle shell, strings and straps of shell money-beads, and combs and bands patterned with colorful plant fibers...read more

Melanesian societies provide unmatched opportunities for posing some of the most potent questions in anthropology. While modern money issued by the state has been accepted throughout Melanesia, many indigenous currencies, such as shells, survive. Why? What are the differences between shells and dollars? Are both simply a means of exchange? Why do Melanesians see money as both desirable and dangerous? Answers to these questions provide a window on the effect of money on social life throughout history.While scholars have long been aware of changing currency regimes in Melanesia, subtle ethnographic study has been rare. This collection of original essays fills this gap, exploring money and its social dynamic in eight different Melanesian communities. Editors David Akin and Joel Robbins synthesize the research and, in a penetrating analysis, describe new models for thinking about money.

Product Description: With more than 15,000 value changes and hundreds of new listings, the 2015 Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue of Stamps and Covers is clearly the best single volume reference for classic-era stamps. The number of value changes is more than double last year s total...read more

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Product Description: Almost 11,000 value changes were made in this year s edition of Volume 5. Leading the way was Norway with more than 2,200 changes. In Russia, both classic and modern issues show substantial increases. Other countries with a large number of increases include Papua New Guinea (860), North Borneo (802), Pakistan (484), Qatar (444), and Oman (438)...read more

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Product Description: 2013 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue Volume 2 Countries of the World C-F (Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue: Vol.2: Countries of the World C-F)

Product Description: "Includes new stamp listings through the April 2012 Linn's stamp news special edition catalogue update."