City Of Women

NEW ~ First published in 1947, anthropologist Ruth Landes' pioneering English-language study of the Afro-Brazilian religion of Candomble in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Written as a first-person observational story, the text is both readable and informative. Introduction by Sally Cole. 251pp. Photographs. Glossary. Slight shelf wear. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

New York: Macmillan, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +/good. [viii], 248p 1st printing. Cover edges scraped, jacket has a long creased tear on back top edge and chips and smaller tears to edges. Account of the practices and customs of candomblé, the African-Brazilian cult, as practiced in Salvador de Bahia. (8-3/4"x5-3/4")

Albuquerque, University of New Mexic Press. 1994. Original publisher's paperback, pictorial frontcover, 2nd revised edition [1947], large 8vo: xxxvi, 252pp., illustrations, introduction, glossary. Very fine copy.

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University of New Mexico Press, 2006. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1994. 1st, This Ed. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 251pp.; HB blk.w/gilt; slight rub w/bookplate; clean,tight pgs. DJ blue w/white spine-gilt photo w/red; fine. Study of candomblé religious society in Brazil just before WWII. "Afro-Brazilian candomblé is a woman-centered spirit possession religion developed… Read more about this item

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Univ of New Mexico Pr. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Thus. Hardcover. 0826315550 . Book is clean and tight with corners and spine bumped and shelf worn. Verso states First University of New Mexico Press Edition. Dust jacket is bumped and shelf worn at corners and spine with a… Read more about this item

Macmillan. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Photo of author laid in. (Brazil, Candomblé, religious life and customs)

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of New Mexico Press, 1994. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of New Mexico Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback / softback. New. First published in 1947, the second edition of The City of Women was published in 1994 with a new introduction by anthropologist Sally Cole. That second edition is now available again. The book has much to offer anyone interested in Brazilian history, comparative race and gender relations, the history of anthropology, and the relationships… Read more about this item