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Mei Ling in China City
by Smith, Icy; Roski, Gayle Garner (Illustrated)
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 2008
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- Hardcover
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- 9780970165480
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$25.00
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Manhattan Beach, California: East West Discovery Press, 2008. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Roski, Gayle Garner. The award-winning Chinese-American & native Angeleno author's first children's book, based on the true story of an 80-year-old woman's experiences while in the "China City" relocation camp in Los Angeles, CA, during World War II. Unpaginated, with colorful watercolor illustrations & vintage black-and-white photos to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Headhunting in the Solomon Islands: Around the Coral Sea
by Mytinger, Caroline
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- Used - Very Good+
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
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- 1942
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- Hardcover
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$50.00
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New York, New York: MacMillan Company, 1942. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Chronicle of a four-year expedition to Melanesia in attempt to document the lives of the "primitive" tribes living in the Solomon Islands, in 416 pages with map endpapers in front + scattered pen-and-ink illustrations & stunning black-and-white full-page photos of various… Read more about this item Item Price
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Race and Labour in London Transport
by Brooks, Dennis
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
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- 1975
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- Hardcover
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- 9780192184085
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$75.00
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Institute of Race Relations/Oxford University Press, 1975. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Part of a five-year project on different aspects of race relations in Britain conducted in the 1960s, this volume reports on immigrants & minorities working in the London pubic transport sector. Just removed from storage where it has been since received brand… Read more about this item Item Price
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Strain of Violence: Historical Studies of American Violence and Vigilantism
by Brown, Richard Maxwell
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Trade Paperback Edition
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- 1977
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- Soft cover
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- 9780195022476
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$70.00
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New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. First Trade Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Chillingly still pertinent nearly 50 years after it first came out, this scholarly work--with many case studies--was originally published in hardcover in 1975. This is the First Trade Paperback Edition from 1977. It is a New, never opened book, completely clean… Read more about this item Item Price
$70.00
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Welsh Nationalism in the Twentieth Century: The Ethnic Option and the Modern State
by Davies, Charlotte Aull
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- As New
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1989
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- Hardcover
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- 9780275931162
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$100.00
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New York, New York: Praeger, 1989. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New. Analyze the rise of Welsh nationalism in the post-WWI period, focusing on the electoral successes of nationalist movements & examining the influence of political, economic, structural, & cultural factors on this resurgence. In 139 pages with References. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1989,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Children of Many Lands & Native Children series (17 Books)
by N/A; MacKnight, Ninon (Illustrator); Vernam, Roger (Illustrator)
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1935
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- Soft cover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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$80.00
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Platt & Munk Co., Inc., 1935. Soft cover. Very Good. Vernam, Roger; MacKnight, Ninon. Early efforts from the 1930s & 1960s to educate American (primarily white) children about other races & nationalities, beginning with Native American children in the US, with a few other countries included. The original set of 12 books (of which we are offering 11… Read more about this item Item Price
$80.00
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Dreads
by Mastalia, Francesco; Pagano, Alfonse; Walker, Alice (Introduction)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1999
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- Hardcover
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- 9781579651343
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La Mesa, California, USA
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$150.00
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Artisan, 1999. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stunning photographic tribute to dreadlocks in all their many manifestations across cultures & ethnic groups, celebrating "rebels of this natural hair revolution" in black-and-white images. Introduction by author Alice Walker. 144 pp. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1999, this oversized hardcover 4to has matte black cloth-covered… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00
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Contemporary Plays by Women of Color: An Anthology
by Uno, Roberta (Editor); Perkins, Kathy A. (Editor)
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- As New
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- First Paperback Edition
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- 1996
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- Soft cover
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- 9780415113786
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$30.00
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Routledge, 1996. First Paperback Edition . Soft cover. As New. Collection of 18 plays by African-, Asian-, Latina-, and Native-American women, including works by both emerging & well-established playwrights. 323 pp. From the library of the founding chair of the Theatre Dept at UC Davis, this is the First softcover edition from 1996. Trade paperback is in As… Read more about this item Item Price
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Eugenics: The Laws of Sex Life and Heredity
by Shannon, T. W.; Fallows, Bishop Samuel; Truitt, W. J., MD
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- Used - Very Good
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- Reprint
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- 1970
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- Hardcover
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$28.00
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1970. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint from 1970 of a book originally published in 1917, claiming to reveal "Nature's Secrets" & "important hints on social purity, heredity, physical manhood and womanhood,'' with guidance from medical doctors, eugenicists, & religious leaders. In 536 pages & glossary & Index, "profusely illustrated" with line drawings,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Biological Differences and Social Equality: Implications for Social Policy
by Darrough, Masako N. (Editor); Blank, Robert H. (Editor)
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- As New
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1983
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- Hardcover
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- 9780313230226
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$45.00
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Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1983. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New. Collection of 11 essays + a Foreword & Preface by leading scholars & researchers in sociology, biology, behavioral sciences, anthropology, psychology, law, industrial relations, & political science that explore issues of social/economic inequality & their relation to actual biological differences between groups. In 255 pages… Read more about this item Item Price
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Final Solutions: Biology, Prejudice, and Genocide
by Lerner, Richard M.; Lewontin, R. C. (Foreword); Muller-Hill, Benno (Foreword)
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- As New
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- As New
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 9780271007939
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University Park Pennsylvania: Penn State University Press, 1992. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Scholarly examination of fascist, white supremacist, & other misguided attempts to use sociobiology to support their claims that whites are somehow genetically superior to other races (& men superior to women, etc). As an alternative to the sexist & racist claims… Read more about this item Item Price
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Race, Class, and Political Symbols: Rastafari and Reggae in Jamaican Politics
by Waters, Anita M.
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- As New
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- As New
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
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- 9780887380242
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$40.00
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Routledge, 1985. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Scholarly analysis of the use of Rastafarian symbols & reggae music in electoral campaigns & politics in Jamaica. In 343 pages with Index, extensive Bibliography. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1980, this hardcover book has bright yellow-orange cloth-covered boards with silver lettering & design to spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ethnic Identity and Social Negotiation: A Study of a Filipino Community in California
by Almirol, Edwin B.
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- New
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
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New York, New York, U.S.A., 1985. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New/No Jacket. Just removed from storage where it was packed Brand New after being received as a review copy, this hardcover book is Still Sealed in plastic wrap! Cannot tell edition, but undoubtedly a First, since we got it brand new.Our photos depict the Exact book… Read more about this item Item Price
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Face
by Liu, Aimee E.
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- As New
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- As New
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1994
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- Hardcover
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- 9780446518291
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$18.00
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New York, New York: Warner Books, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Author's first novel, centering on a part American, part Chinese young woman & a family story stretching from prewar Shanghai to contemporary Chinatown in New York City. A First Edition, first printing, SIGNED by the AUTHOR (her name only) on full title… Read more about this item Item Price
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Human Origins: Evidence from History and Science
by Laing, Samuel
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- Used - Good
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- 1894
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- Hardcover
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London, England: Chapman and Hall, 1894. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Early scientific treatise on the origins & evolution of humankind across the millenia, drawing on evidence from history & science. Fascinating chapter on the roots or race & racial difference, as well as "the historical element in the Old Testament." In 437 pages, with drawings throughout, + reviews by… Read more about this item Item Price
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Native Universe: Voices of Indian America
by National Museum of the American Indian; McMaster, Gerald (Ed); Trafzer, Clifford E. (Ed)
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- As New
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- As New
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- 2004
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- Hardcover
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- 9780792259947
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Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: National Geographic Society, 2004. Hardcover. As New/As New. FIRST EDITION, First Printing of this inaugural book published by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, this oversized hardcover is As New in As New, unclipped DJ. GUARANTEED gift-giving quality. 320 pages, lavishly illustrated throughout. Completely clean, binding tight, NO writing, highlighting or underlining; NOT… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sociology of Migration (International Library of Studies on Migration)
by Cohen, Robin (Ed)
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- As New
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- As New
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1996
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- Hardcover
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- 9781858980003
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$15.00
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Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Pub, 1996. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Clearance!Collection of 15+ articles on various themes related to migration. 544 pages with Name Index & References. FIRST EDITION hardcover with plain black boards is As New (stored when brand new): completely clean & tightly bound; nice, white pages; NO writing, highlighting or… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ethnic Cleansing
by Bell-Fialkoff, Andrew
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1996
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- Hardcover
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- 9780312107925
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New York, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Describes the extreme ethnic conflicts that lead to population cleansing & surveys some of the most vicious ethnic cleansing episodes in history, including Bosnia, Cyprus, Karabakh, Kosovo, Rwanda, Burundi, Sri Lanka, Ulster, Transylvania, the Palestinian problem, & Russian minorities in the former Soviet… Read more about this item Item Price
$10.00