Gabriel M Yanicki

Broschiertes Buch

Old Man's Playing Ground

Gaming and Trade on the Plains/Plateau Frontier

Beschreibung

Oral traditions of the Piikáni, together with textual records spanning centuries, reveal the enduring cultural significance of prehistoric intergroup trading and gaming grounds.

Autor

Edmonton-based archaeologist Gabriel Yanicki first began tracing the footsteps of HBC explorer Peter Fidler in 1998. In 2009, Yanicki returned to his original passion with his Master's studies at the University of Alberta. Prehistoric gambling and games continues to be a focus of his doctoral research with the Institute of Prairie Archaeology in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alberta.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 170mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780776621388
• ISBN-10: 0776621386
• Artikelnr.: 40076424