Search Results: Sociology from Diversity Books, IOBA

Dublin, Ireland: The Liffy Press, 2005. vii, + 222pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and splayed. In 2004, Irish-born, American-based journalist Carole Coleman made world headlines when she interviewed President George Bush on live television, challenging him on the war in Iraq in a way that few journalists had done. This book begins with an account of that interview and its aftermath, followed by a journey through Bush's America, meeting many ordinary [and extraordinary] people along the way.In Georgia, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Texas and Guantanamo Bay she meets Baptists, Catholics, Evangelical Christians, Mormons, Amish, Jews, Muslims and others. Book weight approx. 400g.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Dekalb, Illinois, USA: Northern Illinois University Press, 1984. xv, + 481pp., several intext illustrations. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Minor paragraph-indicating lines on several margins, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn, bumped on heel, and minor stains. "This is a volume of original essays exploring radical themes in the era of the American Revolution. These essays deal with three subjects: radical movements, groups & social classes at 'the bottom' or on the outside of Colonial society. Contents, in 'parts', include: Common Folk and Gentle Folk, Patriots and Radicals, Outsiders, Index, more. Book weight approx. 740g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Thus, 5th Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +.

London: George Harrap & Co., 1964. 296pp. Book clean. Spine firm, but mildly cocked. Bright gilt title on nominally bumped backstrip. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Conrad Bailey) dustjacket lightly edgeworn and soiled. European by birth and education, American citizen Hans Habe was on a journalistic assignment in the U.S.A. at the time of President Kennedy's assassination. In the aftermath of that event, he wrote 'Anatomy of Hatred', a critical assessment of the contemporary problems facing the United States. He discusses political implications, the colour-bar controversy, and other issues including poverty . . . Contents include: 28 chapters. Hans Habe was born in 1911, and died in 1977. Book weight approx. 520g.. 1st Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

South Caulfield, Victoria, Australia: Lantana, 1980. xviii, + 302pp., b/white map. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper edge-rubbed, mild soiling to rear (text) panel, surface abraded on spine. From the back cover: "Researched in depth, and ranging over the fields of history, politics, sociology and law, the book's fresh insights and information update all current studies of apartheid. It will probably be necessary reading for any discussion of apartheid hereafter." Contents include: Preface, Acks., 8 chapters, Epilogue, Appendices A - E, Glossary, Index. Book weight approx. 370g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover (Side-stapled). Good+.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Black Inc, 2005. 113pp. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean, slightly edge-tanned. Printed card wrapper very good. " . . . pre-eminent scientist and environmentalist Ian Lowe tackles the problem head on and offers far-reaching solutions to our environmental and social crisis. He advocates a fundamental change to our values and social institutions and offers a vision of a healthier society - one that is humane, takes an ecocentric approach, adopts long-term thinking, uses our natural resources responsibly and is informed about the fragility of our natural systems." Book weight approx. 160g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Omnibus Press , 2000. x, + 243pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper nominally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. "Through interviews, anecdotes, extracts and analysis, this book documents the massive cultural impact of the drug Ecstacy . . . " Contents include: Prelims. Foreword. Acks. 38 chapters. Bibliography. more. Book weight approx. 470g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Sea Design, 2006. Unpaginated (80 pages). Pattern-print endpapers. Colour-plate portraiture throughout by 'Rankin'. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Pictorially-illustrated matt boards undamaged. Text-block pristine. No dustjacket (as issued). This poignant book features celebrities and their 'breast friends' who have faced and overcome the diagnosis : "you have breast cancer . . . " 'Rankin' is the professional name of celebrated, internationally-known photographer, John Rankin Waddell, born 1966. Contents include; Prelims., Foreword (Rankin), Introduction (Marcia Cross and Rosemary Moritz), How to Be a Breast Cancer Friend, Celebrities and Their Personal Stories, About Rankin, Acks., more. Book weight approx. 760g. Size: Folio. First Edition (Stated).. Hardcover. Near Fine.

Belconnen, A.C.T., Australia: Self Published By Author, 1995. xiii, + 229pp., intext, two-colour illustrations [Terry Carney], small b/w halftones and sketches throughout. Book clean, trivially cocked. Spine firm, leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped only. "Bridging Cultures is rarely easy. Even when there is a great deal of goodwill on both sides, you can end up in a mess . . ." Eight fictional stories interspersed with snippets of factual information. Contents include: Prelims., Fiction, Features, Bibliography. Book weight approx. 510g.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: University of Chicago Press, 1988. xxi, + 304pp., unpaginated b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. Vivid, metallic green title over nominally bumped spine. Undamaged blue cloth boards. Leaves clean and unmarked. Monochrome, pictorially-illustrated dustjacket trivially edgeworn only. The 1968 Democratic Convention, cops, kids, the Mayor and his city, violence, bloody confrontation between protesters and the forces of law and order. This is Chicago, Ill. 1968 . . . David Farber, not seeking to apportion blame, attempts to reconstruct this event from three different voices, the perspectives of each of the major protagonists. Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Narratives (7 chapters), Analysis (3 chapters, Notes, Index. Book weight approx. 720g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2nd Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: Franklin Watts Inc., 1992. 144pp., illustrated throughout: b/white halftone plates (several are confronting; all are poignant), plus art facsimiles. Book clean and square. Boards very good. Durable, faux-leather, library binding (un-issued). Leaves unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated (as poignant as text illustrations) dustjacket lightly edgeworn, else very good. Written for the advanced juvenile reader, this confronting survey of the history of child labor and its abuses, with an examination of what has been done to eliminate the exploitation of children at work, will move even the hardest-hearted adult . . . With an American focus, contents include: Prelims., 10 chapters, Notes & Sources, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 470g. . First Edition, 1st Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Heinemann, 1957. xiv, + 215pp., b/white frontispiece [of Don Mario Borrelli, the Priest of the Urchins], plus intext candid and poignant halftone plates [all extant]. Book clean and square. Minor flecks on black cloth, blind embossed publisher's logo on rear board. Bright gilt title on lightly bumped backstrip. Signed and dated [April '97] by author on halftitle page, free front endpaper removed, plus foxing flecks on textblock edges. Art-illustrated [Susanna Bott], kraft paper backed dustjacket nipped, dampstained edges, plus general soiling. 'A Book Society recommendation'. Told with an anguished urgency is Morris West's appeal for Father Borrelli, and his desperate plight to help the destitute and homeless boys of Naples-aged from six to sixteen, perpetually hungry, they sleep in doorways, beg and steal as best they can, unprotected by the State-they are the urchins of Naples-Children of the Sun.Contents: Three 'parts' and Envoi. Book weight approx. 440g. Size:… Read More

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Prentice Hall of Australia, 1990. x, + 174pp, intext tables and figures throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped on lower foredge corner, else minimal edgewear, and a blind pressure indentation on rear wrap. Textblock unmarked. " . . . this enlightening book contains some serious and thought-provoking information . . . " Contents include: Prelims., 8 chapters, Appendices, Refs., Index. Book weight approx. 280g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Impression.. Softcover. Very Good.

New York: Touchstone 444pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, mildly tanned. Illustrated card wrapper has two small, soft corners creases. From the rear panel: "This ground-breaking, provocative work dispels some of the most common myths, misconceptions, misunderstandings, and misinformation about African-American families. 'Climbing Jacob's Ladder' takes a fresh look at the evolution of Black families, describes the forces that have shaped them, and examines their resiliency in the face of difficult conditions, and the strengths that help them endure." Copyright 1992. Includes Index. Book weight approx. 505g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint.. Softcover. Very Good.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: F.W. Cheshire Publishing , 1969. xi, + 170pp., intext tables and line-drawn figures, Book clean and square. Spine firm, minimally bumped on head and heel. Plain black boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket very lightly edgeworn only. " . . . this important study fills the need for a first-hand sociological analysis of the structures and dynamics of adolescent groups . . . " The contents of this study of adolescent group life in Sydney, Australia include: Prelims., Introduction, 7 chapters. Footnotes, Appendix (Questionaires used in Research). Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 410g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Pavilion, in Association with Michael Joseph, 1985. xi, + 299pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title on lightly bumped spine. Undamaged red boards. Splash stains on foredge of uniformly brown textblock. Illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Celebrity ! . . . power in its most widely recognised form . . . First full-scale study . . . Contents include: Intro., 8 chapters. Book weight approx. 500g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Totowa, New Jersey, USA: Barnes & Noble Books, 1981. 183pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Boards slightly bumped on head. Leaves clean. Printed dustjacket lightly scuffed only. " . . . a detailed critical appraisal of the attempts that have been made since the 1920s to gain an adequate philosophic grasp of the problems of human development and the relationship of man to society . . . " 9 chapters, Notes, Bioblio., Index. Book weight approx. 500g.. 1st U.S.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stanmore, NSW, Australia: Cassell Australia, 1980. (viii), + 211pp. Intext graphs and tables. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped, and chipped on heel. Illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped. Leaves age-toned, else unmarked. "In his radical assessment of recreational drug use in Australia, Professor F.A. Whitlock debunks a lot of myths on which a large drug abuse control industry has been built . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Introduction. 11 chapters. Index. Book weight approx. 255g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 21.5cm x 14cm).

London: Andre Deutsch, 1969. 160pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Slightly bumped lower foredge corners and head of backstrip. Nominal flecks on head and foredge of text-block, otherwise leaves clean. Printed dustjacket edgeworn, with several closed tears. First published in French; Librairie Plon, 1968. ".Raymond Aron, one of France's leading political thinkers and an uncompromising critic of established ideas, brings his critical acumen and long-range vision to bear on a problem which is in urgent need of dispassionate analysis; The Arab-Israeli Conflict." Contents include: Prelims., 3 'Parts', Index. Book weight approx. 330gms. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First U. K.. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good./Good.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2003. xv, + 208pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated gloss boards lightly dented on rear board, else fine. Textblock pristine. No dustjacket (as issued). A disclaimer on the colophon indicates that this title 'transferred to digital printing 2004', thereby clouding the indicated print date (2003). This book considers the relationship between economics and culture both as areas of intellectual discourse and as systems of societal organisation . . . Contents include: Prelims., 9 chapters, Bibliography, Name Index, Subject Index. Book weight approx. 490g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Third Impression.. Hardcover. Near Fine.

Gloucestershire, England: Sutton Publishing, 2003. 358pp., intext b/white illustrations (halftone and line-drawn) throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain black boards undamaged. Text-block pristine. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn, else very good. A decade after he unveiled a world-changing invention - the electric light - Thomas Alva Edison, despite being an avowed opponent of the death penalty, threw his laboratory facilities and reputation behind the creation of the electric chair, a device which remains controversial . . . Contents include: Prelims., Prologue, 23 chapters, Epilogue, Acks., Notes, Credits, Index. Book weight approx. 800g.. First U.K.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.