The Anthropology of Space / / Frank Harvey, Ingrid van Dooren, Rik Pinxten.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Ann...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Anniversary Collection
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Physical Description:1 online resource (336 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Foreword --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
I. The Natural Philosophy of Navajo Language and World View --
II. Semantic Analysis of Navajo Spatial Talk --
III. Linguistic Material on Navajo Spatial Meaning --
IV. Building a Model of Navajo Spatial Knowledge --
V. Applications in the Teaching of Mathematics and the Sciences --
VI. General Conclusions --
Appendix A. List of Consultants --
Appendix B. "The Device": A Synoptic and Revised Edition of the Universal Frame of Reference for Spatial Analysis --
Bibliography --
Index of Names --
Subject Index
Summary:This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781512818390
9783110442526
DOI:10.9783/9781512818390
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Frank Harvey, Ingrid van Dooren, Rik Pinxten.