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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818397703321

Autore

Adams William Yewdale <1927->

Titolo

The road from Frijoles Canyon [[electronic resource] ] : anthropological adventures on four continents / / William Y. Adams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2009

ISBN

1-283-63706-5

0-8263-4789-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (373 p.)

Disciplina

301.092

B

Soggetti

Anthropologists - Southwest, New

Archaeologists - Southwest, New

Anthropology teachers - Southwest, New

Southwest, New Antiquities

Sudan Antiquities

Asia Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-363).

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: The Beginning of the Road; 1: Southern California Prelude, 1927-1935; 2: The Early Southwestern Years, 1936-1941; 3: The Nomad Years, 1940-1946; 4: The Berkeley Years, 1946-1953; 5: The Later Southwestern Years, 1948-1959; 6: The Sudan Years, 1959-1966; 7: The Later Digs, 1969-1984; 8: The Academic Years, 1966-1992; 9: Asian Adventures, 1982-1995; 10: European Connections; 11: Si monumentum requiris . . .; APPENDIX A: The Traditional Navajo System of Counting Change; APPENDIX B: Courses Taught by the Author

APPENDIX C: Author's Publications, by Subject MatterNotes; Bibliography; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

A respected anthropologist reflects on his lifelong passion for the American Southwest and his journey studying the varied cultures of Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.