Record Details



Enlarge cover image for The mountain of names : a history of the human family / by Alex Shoumatoff. Book

The mountain of names : a history of the human family / by Alex Shoumatoff.

Shoumatoff, Alex. (Author).

Summary:

The author scales the mountain of names, the great pyramid of ancestry and relationship that unites all human beings.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0671494406
  • ISBN: 9780671494407
  • ISBN: 0679731903
  • ISBN: 9780679731900
  • Physical Description: 318 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Simon and Schuster, ©1985.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-303) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
PART I: A HISTORY OF THE HUMAN FAMILY: The need for kinship -- Traditional kinship -- Stratification and pedigrees -- Types of inheritance -- The aristocracies of Europe -- The rise of modern individualism -- New patterns of American kinship -- The return to kinship -- PART II: THE MOUNTAIN OF NAMES: The kinship of mankind -- The mountain of names.
Subject:
Kinship > History.
Families > History.
Families.
Kinship.
Genre:
History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library GN 487 .S36 1985 260538 Stacks Available -

LDR 02526cam a2200565 a 4500
00124245
003NWIC
00520180919230816.0
008850212s1985 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 . ‡a 85002053
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)11783977
040 . ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡cDLC ‡dEZU ‡dBTCTA ‡dYDXCP ‡dNIALS ‡dOCLCF ‡dB9K ‡dFHL ‡dOCLCQ ‡dCOH ‡dAL5OZ ‡dOCLCQ ‡dCSJ ‡dNLC ‡dDHA ‡dOCLCQ
016 . ‡a(AMICUS)000005291527
019 . ‡a59697881 ‡a281901136 ‡a1020230694
020 . ‡a0671494406
020 . ‡a9780671494407
020 . ‡a0679731903
020 . ‡a9780679731900
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)11783977 ‡z(OCoLC)59697881 ‡z(OCoLC)281901136 ‡z(OCoLC)1020230694
05000. ‡aGN487 ‡b.S56 1985
08200. ‡a306.8/5/09 ‡219
1001 . ‡aShoumatoff, Alex.
24514. ‡aThe mountain of names : ‡ba history of the human family / ‡cby Alex Shoumatoff.
260 . ‡aNew York : ‡bSimon and Schuster, ‡c©1985.
300 . ‡a318 pages ; ‡c22 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 295-303) and index.
5050 . ‡aPART I: A HISTORY OF THE HUMAN FAMILY: The need for kinship -- Traditional kinship -- Stratification and pedigrees -- Types of inheritance -- The aristocracies of Europe -- The rise of modern individualism -- New patterns of American kinship -- The return to kinship -- PART II: THE MOUNTAIN OF NAMES: The kinship of mankind -- The mountain of names.
520 . ‡aThe author scales the mountain of names, the great pyramid of ancestry and relationship that unites all human beings.
650 0. ‡aKinship ‡xHistory.
650 0. ‡aFamilies ‡xHistory.
650 7. ‡aFamilies. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01728849
650 7. ‡aKinship. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst00987769
655 7. ‡aHistory. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01411628
77608. ‡iOnline version: ‡aShoumatoff, Alex. ‡tMountain of names. ‡dNew York : Simon and Schuster, ©1985 ‡w(OCoLC)564889871
77608. ‡iOnline version: ‡aShoumatoff, Alex. ‡tMountain of names. ‡dNew York : Simon and Schuster, ©1985 ‡w(OCoLC)608166990
938 . ‡aBaker and Taylor ‡bBTCP ‡n85002053
938 . ‡aYBP Library Services ‡bYANK ‡n520352
0291 . ‡aAU@ ‡b000003767103
0291 . ‡aFHL ‡b(UtSlFS)265507
0291 . ‡aHEBIS ‡b052185893
0291 . ‡aNLC ‡b000005291527
0291 . ‡aNLGGC ‡b853571813
0291 . ‡aNZ1 ‡b177286
0291 . ‡aNZ1 ‡b2908650
994 . ‡aZ0 ‡bWANIC
948 . ‡hHELD BY WANIC - 719 OTHER HOLDINGS
901 . ‡aocm11783977 ‡bOCoLC ‡c24245 ‡tbiblio