Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language... by Keith H. Basso

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This remarkable book introduces us to four unforgettable Apache people, each of whom offers a different take on the significance of places in their culture. Apache conceptions of wisdom, manners and morals, and of their own history are inextricably intertwined with place, and by allowing us to... read more

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Keith H. Basso (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
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Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0826317235
Page Count: 171

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Dewey: 497.2

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Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › Arizona
Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › Ethnic Studies
Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › Native American Studies
Books › Reference › Foreign Languages › Instruction › Native American
Books › Reference › Words & Language › Etymology
Books › Travel › North America
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Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache (edit title)

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