Category: Culture and Society

Landru

Price: $31.50

Publisher: NY. NY, Doubleday : 1965

Seller ID: 32150

Condition: Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

Dust jacket is slightly soiled, tiny tears to extremities, now protected by fresh mylar cover. Book has no defects; pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. . Fictionalized story of France's famous Bluebeard and murderer. Translated by Gillian Tindall. A handsome copy. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 448 pages. F1
View More...

The Punishment of Children

By: Adler, Felix

Price: $30.00

Publisher: NY. NY, The Abingdon Press : 1915

Seller ID: 27355

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Stapled booklet with beige paper covers. Staples are rusting, front cover has light staining and a few tiny wormholes. Pages are excellent. . Author was a Jewish intellectual, popular lecturer of his time, religious leader and social reformer. This booklet lays out a set of rules for when and how children should be punished, and how to correct their faults. Undated, but around 1915. 38pp. . American Home Series Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 40 pages. S6
View More...

Anthropological Linguistics 21, No. 2 (February 1979)

By: Anthropology Department, Indiana Univ.

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Bloomington. Bloomington, Anthropology Department, Indiana Univ. : 1979

Seller ID: 22614

Binding: Pamphlet

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Large stapled pamphlet, paper covers a bit faded at extremities and soiled. . Four articles: Address and Decision-Making in Modern Swedish, by Stephen A. Mitchell; A Philippine Language Tree, by Charles Watson; Convergence in Lingala and Zairian, by Charles Gilman; and A Note on the French Moderator Bien, by Patrick C. Douaud. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 51 pages. J0
View More...

Party Lines, Pumps and Privies

By: Arnold, Eleanor

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Indiana Extension Homemakers Association : 1984

Seller ID: 30113

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

No defects. Book is As New, unread. Bound in light blue-gray cloth with bright gilt titles to front cover and spine, printed on coated paper. No dust jacket. . This is NOT the later edition published by Indiana University Press. No publication date in the book, but the Library of Congress states that the publication date is 1984. A beautiful copy, gift quality. . Memories of Hoosier Homemakers Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 176 pages. J4
View More...

Caste and the Economic Frontier; A Village in Highland Orissa

By: Bailey, F. G.

Price: $26.50

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Indian Branch : 1958

Seller ID: 32405

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Very Good dust jacket

Dust jacket has edge-creasing, one-inch closed tear and several tiny tears. Spine is sunned. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . Classic sociological-economic study of a small Hindu village in the Orissa Hills of India. Includes 8 pages of plates as well as tables, charts, and maps. An excellent copy. This is the first Indian edition. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 292 pages. G3
View More...

Hoosier Caravan : a Treasury of Indiana Life & Lore

By: Banta, R. E. (editor)

Price: $31.50

Publisher: Bloomington, In, U. S. A.. Bloomington, In, U. S. A., Indiana University Press : 1975

Seller ID: 15079

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

No defects. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . This is a wonderful collection of 92 essays, fiction, poetry, history, and other pieces, all concerning the history and culture of the great state of Indiana. Each piece is written by an Indiana author, such as Booth Tarkington, Theodore Dreiser, James Whitcomb Riley, GeneStratton Porter, Ernie Pyle, Jessamyn West, Emily Kimbrough, Hoagy Carmichael, Kurt Vonnegut, and many others. This is the New and Enlarged edition. A handsome copy. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 620 pages. A6
View More...

Religion, Education and the American Experience: Reflections on Religion and the American Public Life

By: Blumhofer, Professor Edith L. , Et Al

Price: $35.00

Publisher: U. Alabama Press : 2002

Seller ID: 30106

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

No defects in book or jacket, the latter now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . Ten essays treat aspects of the general topic. A beautiful copy. . Religion & American Culture Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 256 pages. J4
View More...

Women of the Andes Patriarchy and Social Change in Two Peruvian Towns

By: Bourque, Susan C. & Kay Barbara Warren

Price: $29.00

Publisher: University of Michigan Press : 1981

Seller ID: 33169

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

No defects. Book is New and unread. . Women and Culture Series Series. Trade PB. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 241 pages. L1
View More...

Women of the Andes Patriarchy and Social Change in Two Peruvian Towns

By: Bourque, Susan C. & Kay Barbara Warren

Price: $22.50

Publisher: University of Michigan Press : 1999

Seller ID: 33402

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Partial vertical crease to front cover, no other defects. Book is Like New. Appears unread. . Women And Culture Series Series. Trade PB. 8.9 X 6.0 X 0.8 inches. S4
View More...

John Eliot's Indian Dialogues A Study in Cultural Interaction

By: Bowden, Henry W. & Ronda, James

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Greenwood Press : 1980

Seller ID: 32596

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

No defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . Contributions In Political Science Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 173 pages. H2
View More...

Political and Social Change in China Since 1978

By: Burton, Charles

Price: $29.00

Publisher: NY. NY, Greenwood Press : 1990

Seller ID: 29044

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

No defects. Bound in navy cloth with bright gilt titles to front cover and spine. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . No defects; book is in beautiful condition. . Contributions in Political Science Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 225 pages. D2
View More...

The Development of the Irish Town

By: Butlin, R. A.

Price: $23.00

Publisher: London. London, Croom Helm : 1977

Seller ID: 23970

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

Dust jacket is a little creased at top edge, spine slightly faded, half-inch tear at bottom edge, now protected by fresh mylar cover. Book has owner label to front pastedown, no other defects. . The origins of Irish urban development in the pre-Norman period, the character and development of the medieval towns ... to the early modern period [jacket blurb].. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 144 pages. L4
View More...

Italian Art, 1250-1550 The Relation of Renaissance Art to Life and Society

By: Cole, Bruce

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Harper & Row : 1987

Seller ID: 31263

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

No defects in book or jacket, the latter now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. A handsome copy of the first printing. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 294 pages. U4
View More...

Image for La Diversitat Cultural En El Dialeg Nord-Sud. Ponencies De La Segona Trobada De La Comissio Internacional De Dufusio De La Cultura Catalana

La Diversitat Cultural En El Dialeg Nord-Sud. Ponencies De La Segona Trobada De La Comissio Internacional De Dufusio De La Cultura Catalana

By: Comissio Internaticional De Difusio De La Cultura Catalana

Price: $31.50

Publisher: Barcelona. Barcelona, Comissio Internaticional De Difusio De La Cultura Catalana : 1991

Seller ID: 29533

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

No defects. Tan wrappers, pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. Pages are very slightly yellowed. . Cultural Diversity in the North-South: Proceedings of the Second Meeting of the International Commission of Promotion of Catalan Culture. Text is in Spanish. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 228 pages. F4
View More...

The Life and Works of Andy Warhol

By: Copplestone, Trewin

Price: $26.50

Publisher: Bristol. Bristol, Parragon : 1995

Seller ID: 15697

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

No defects in book or jacket, the latter now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . A square Octavo (about 8 1/4") . Printed on glossy paper, about 2/3 of the work consists of reproductions of the greatest works by Warhol, along with textual discussion. Gift quality. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 79 pages. G2
View More...

The Gaucho: Dances Costumes Craftsmanship

By: Crtes, J. C. Paixo

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Brasil. Brasil, Cia. De Celulose Do Sul : 1980

Seller ID: 24800

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Light soil to fore-edge of pages, covers are lightly rubbed. . No date of publication. This is a softcover book in wrappers, the latter printed on coated paper. This is all about the gaucho, his dances, costumes, and craftsmanship. Gauchos are popularly thought of as Brazilian cowboys, from Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. Published after 1974, as there is a reference to this date in the text; according to the Library of Congress, publication date is 1980.. Author is a folklorist, composer, broadcaster and Brazilian researcher. Glossary. Book is in English. . Trade PB. 8vo ...
View More...

Northern Ireland: Managing Difference

By: Darby, John

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London. London, Minority Rights Group International : 1995

Seller ID: 25500

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Corner bump, no other defects. This is an oversized stapled booklet printed on coated paper (11.8 inches x 8.2 inches). . The MRG reports are intended for academics, lawyers, journalists, development agencies, and governments. They provide the past history and contemporary situation of the group or area, current problems and issues, recommendations, notes, and bibliography. . Minority Rights Group International Report Series. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 38 pages. M7
View More...

Brazilian Culture An Introduction to the Study of Culture in Brazil.

By: De Azevedo, F

Price: $47.50

Publisher: The MacMillan Co : 1950

Seller ID: 31372

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

First few pages have a faint vertical crease, bottom edge of spine is bumped, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light stressing to top edge, a few short tears, no other defects, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . Profusely illustrated, the book has an astounding 418 b/w illustrations on photographic plates printed on coated paper, one or two per page. This is a tour de force on the subject, in excellent condition. 562 pages plus illustrations. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 562 pages. A0
View More...

The Adolescent in the American Novel Since 1960

By: Demarr, Mary Jean & Jane S. Bakerman

Price: $35.00

Publisher: NY. NY, Ungar : 1986

Seller ID: 24220

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

No defects in dust jacket, now protected by fresh mylar cover. Book has no defects. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. This is NOT an ex-library book. . This analysis covered 600 novels published within a 25-year period. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY BOTH AUTHORS. A beautiful, collectible copy. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 349 pages. Signed by All Authors. C5
View More...

Zmiany: Stratyfikacji Spolecznej W Polsce [Changes in Social Stratification in Poland]: Polish Edition

By: Domanskiego, Henryka

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Warsaw Poland. Warsaw Poland, Wydawnictwo IFIS PAN : 2008

Seller ID: 29106

Binding: Softcover

Condition: As New with no dust jacket

No defects. Book is As New, unread. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square. . Text is in the original Polish. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 320 pages. D4
View More...

$0.00 (0 Items)

Category: Culture and Society