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Namibia: Political and Economic Prospects
Lexington, MA, U.S.A: Lexington Books / D. C. Heath, 1983. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. This book originated in a conference organized by the World Peace Foundation and co-sponsored by the Ditchley Foundation of Britain on the post-independence prospects for Namibia; the first chapter by Nicholas Watts examines the roots of the controversy over South-West Africa before and after the demise of the League of Nations; the second chapter by Robert Rotberg examines the political and economic realities of t... (more information)
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Napoleon
New York, NY, U.S.A: Arnold / Oxford, 2001. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. This book is not a biography of Napoleon but rather a study of his reputation and the process of change in the way he has been portrayed (pictorial cover with portrait of Napoleon on the front very slight edgewear, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy) ... (more information)
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical; HISTORY / Europe / France; Offered by House of Our Own (Pennsylvania, United States) |
Price: $20.00
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National Development and the World System: Educational, Economic, and Political Change, 1950-1970
Chicago, IL, U.S.A: University of Chicago Press, 1979. Hard Cover. Good/None. This is a collection of macrosociological studies of national development that grew out of research conducted at Stanford University; these studies examine global patterns of educational, political, and economic changes from 1950 to 1970; the authors view these changes from two perspectives: the institutional, which identifies normative and symbolic constraints on organized social activity, and the ecological, which focuses on v... (more information)
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Nationalism and the National Question
Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Black Rose Books, 1977. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A dialogue between two French Canadian professors, based on their own personal experience and their research on nationalism and the national question as it applies to Quebec and the French region of Occitanie; they examine the dynamic of nationalism and how it is sustained, the role of language and culture, and the relationship between national aspirations and social justice (cover slightly shelfworn, small crease at upper right... (more information)
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The Nationalist Revolution in China, 1923-1928
New York, NY, U.S.A: Cambridge University Press, 1984. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. This history of Sun Yat-sen's Nationalist revolution is based on original Chinese, Russian, and Western language sources, and is reprinted from the Cambridge History of China, Volume 12 (brown pictorial cover with very slight shelfwear, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy) ... (more information)
Subjects: HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century; Offered by House of Our Own (Pennsylvania, United States) |
Price: $19.95
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Nations without a State: Ethnic Minorities in Western Europe
New York, NY, U.S.A: Praeger Publishers, 1980. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Inscribed by Editor. A collection of essays on the resurgence of ethnic identity in Europe; the editor has chosen nine linguistic territorial regions which could be defined as nations without states, including Scotland, Wales, the Basque and Catalan regions, Corsica, Brittany, South Tyrol, and the Jura; the essays examine the causes and effects of political mobilization of the various groups; two of the regions, South Tyrol an... (more information)
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Native American Astronomy
Austin, TX, U.S.A: University of Texas Press, 1977. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. A collection of papers, originally presented at a conference at Colgate University in 1975, by 15 specialists in archaeology, anthropology, astronomy, architecture, art history, mathematics, and physics that explore the astronomical knowledge and beliefs of pre-Columbian peoples in the Americas; this book is a sequel to Archaeoastronomy in Pre-Columbian America expands the geographical scope of the earliert volume's focus... (more information)
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The Nature of Animal Colours (Colors) (October House Biology Series)
London, England, U.K.: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. This book gives a concise but comprehensive account of animal colors from physical, chemical, and physiological standpoints; the history of rersearch on each pigment is outlined and all important recent advances are included (dark blue cloth with bright gold lettering; price-clipped white & brown dust jacket is slightly rubbed with slight edgewear; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy) ... (more information)
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Price: $24.00
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The Negro Almanac
New York, NY, U.S.A: Bellwether Publlishing Company, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. A masssive compilation of information on the history and culture of the Negro, primarily in the United States, but also throughout the world; it surveys the Negro's role in the settlement and growth of the United States, and goes on to consider the contemporary situation in light of his current position within the framework of American society; it contains historical documents, biographical data on h... (more information)
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Nepal's Failed Development: Reflections on the Mission and the Maladies
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal South Asia Centre, 2000. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Nepal remains one of the poorest countries despite five decdes of development experiments; in this book the author, an activist in the movement for restoration of democray who became a government minister, provides a critical reflection on development theory and practice in Nepal (blue cover with slight edgewear, otherwise a good, clean, tight copy) ... (more information)
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Neuroimaging: A Companion to Adams & Victor's Principles of Neurology
New York, NY, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill, 1999. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. This textbook describes imaging techniques for the diagnosis of neurologic disorders and is correlated with the sixth edition of the leading neurology textbook; extensively illustrated, including a section of color plates (brown cloth with gold & silver lettering and designs, a few dents on the lower front edge, previous owner's name on the front endpaper, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy; an extremely l... (more information)
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Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of Mind-Brain (Computational Models of Cognition and Perception Series
Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: MIT Press, 1986. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. This book combines philosophy of mind with discoveries of neurobiology about the brain in an attempt to develop a unified science of the mind-brain (dark blue cloth with silver lettering) ... (more information)
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New Directions for the Mature Metropolis : Policies and Strategies for Change
Cambridge, MA, U.S.A: Schenkman Publishing Company, 1980. Trade Paperback. Very Good. The essays in this volume evolved from two conferences, both of which focused on issues relating to managing urban decline, the first titled "Alternate Futures for Older Metropolitan Regions" held at Youngstown State University and the University of Akron in May, 1978, and the second titled "Managing Mature Cities" held at the Cincinnati Convention Center in June, 1978; the authors offer several persp... (more information)
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New Food Systems for Central Europe and the U.S.S.R. (New European Series)
Yeovil, England, U.K: Dower House Publications, 1991. Trade Paperback. Very Good. This volume, published for the International Council on Agriculture and Trade, is the official proceedings of a conference convened at Budapest University of Economics, which brought together for the first time in forty years the political, business and farm leaders from every country in central and eastern Europe, as well as the Soviet Union, to discuss the problems of reforming agriculture in the region; includes appendice... (more information)
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The New Internationalism: Allied Policy and the European Peace, 1939-1945 (Library of Politics and Society)
Newton Abbot, Devon, U.K: David & Charles, 1973. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. The study reviews the new international diplomacy that developed under the Roosevelt administration from the eve of American entry into World War II to the end of the Yalta Conference (black cloth with gold lettering, corners lightly bumped; black dust jacket with slight edgewear on front cover, repaired tears and creases on rear cover; otherwise a good, clean, tight copy) ... (more information)
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New Orleans after the Promises : Poverty, Citizenship, and the Search for the Great Society
Athens, GA, U.S.A.: University of Georgia Press, 2007. Trade Paperback. As New. This is a study of the transformation of New Orleans in the 1960s and 1970s; it explores how, at a time when liberalism seemed to be waning across the nation, the city's black and white citizens worked together and with the federal government to expand liberalism in the South (a bright, clean, tight copy) ... (more information)
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The New Professionals
New York, NY, U.S.A: Simon & Schuster, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Anthology written by professionals in different fields who describe the changes occurring in various professions, including science, medicine, law, ministry, political activism, journalism, teaching, business, engineering (mark inside front cover where price sticker removed, dust jacket has shelfwear and several small tears along edges, otherwise a bright, clean copy) ... (more information)
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New Studies in Mysical Religion: The Ely Lectures Delivered at Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1927
New York, NY, U.S.A: Macmillan Company, 1928. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author. Signed by the author; Rufus Jones was a Quaker historian, mystic and social activist; professor of philosophy, religion, and psychology at Haverford College; founder of the American Friends Service Committee; blue cloth with gold lettering, cover slightly rubbed, signature and previous owner's bookplate on ffep; a good, clean, tight copy ... (more information)
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New Woman's Movement: Feminism and Political Power in Europe and the USA
Beverely Hills, CA, U.S.A: Sage Publications, 1988. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. This book examines how the women's movement responded to changing social, cultural, and economic needs of women and assesses its social and political impact in the United States and Europe; national studies of feminist movements in the United States and ten European countries provide a comparative analysis of the women's movement as a social movement, with important implications for social movement theory; the book ex... (more information)
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New World Hasidim: Ethnographic Studies of Hasidic Jews in America (SUNY Series in Anthropology and Judaic Studies)
Following the Holocaust and its attendant destruction of the European centers of Hasidic life, many of the surviving Rebbes, or spiritual teachers, found their way to the United States, where their followers learned to accommodate themselves to modernity while continuing to hold fast to the Hasidic way of life. This collection of ethnographic studies of Hasidim in America conveys the richness and complexity of Hasidic life as it is expressed in political engagement, gender roles, ritual life, proselytizing activities, and community revitalization efforts.
Albany, NY, U.S.A: State University of New York Press, 1995. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. A volume of original ethnographic studies of Hasidic communities in North America; according to Sander Gilman, "...the range of this book is unmatched in the more recent literature. The essays cover most of the major issues and problems, such as the questions of Jewish women in the Hasidim, Jewish culture, politics and social structure, and comparative fundamentalism. It is a substantial contribution of Jewish ... (more information)
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