Description: The Yalaku by Ross Bowden Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This ethnography of the Yalaku offers by far the most complete account of traditional warfare in the Sepik to be found. The story, recounted by their descendants through performance and song, reaches back to the 1800s, with astonishing details of warriors motivations, the unfolding action of combat and the grief of communities left in their wake. Publisher Description This ground-breaking and beautifully illustrated ethnography of the Kaunga-speaking Yalaku provides the first detailed history of any of the 200 language groups in the Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea. The story of this society, recorded by Ross Bowden at their request, is told by the people themselves, and contains by far the most complete account of traditional warfare in this region. The history begins around 1800, the limit of Yalaku cultural memory. It describes the flashpoints that ignited tribal fighting (from the theft of a hunting dog to accusations of sorcery), the strategic thinking of warriors, the use of alliances, the building of structural defences, and even the actual blows of notable battles. It includes songs recounting the reversals of fortunes a warrior can experience and the laments of women over their loved ones, relaying the perspectives of both war parties and attacked communities. This gripping narrative, performed in a mens house with both men and women present, is both a feat of memory and a communal endeavour. Bowdens deft ethnographic analyses of the social structure and myths of the Yalaku provide the essential context to understand this society once locked into warfare with their neighbours, adversaries who knew each others names, spoke each others languages, intermarried, and during peacetime took part together in rituals at which their shared history was sung. Author Biography Ross Bowden is an Australian cultural anthropologist and the author of four books on the Kwoma. Details ISBN 1912385511 ISBN-13 9781912385515 Title The Yalaku Author Ross Bowden Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 234 Publisher Sean Kingston Publishing GE_Item_ID:143278473; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781912385515
Book Title: The Yalaku
Number of Pages: 234 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Yalaku : History and Warfare in the Middle Sepik
Publisher: Kingston Publishing, Sean Collection
Publication Year: 2023
Subject: General, World
Item Height: 0.1 in
Item Weight: 37 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: History, Social Science
Author: Ross Bowden
Item Length: 11 in
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Hardcover
