Interpreting Clifford Geertz; cultural investigation in the social sciences
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Paperback. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. 216 pages.
Social Sciences
The Civic Culture; political attitudes and democracy in five nations
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1965. First Printing. Paperback. Firm binding; no loose pages. A small amount of non-obtrusive margin notes. Book and cover with minor wear. First printing of this 1965 book in the Little, Brown Series in Comparative Politics. First published in 1963 by Princeton University Press. 379.....
Our Black Year; one family's quest to buy Black in America's racially divided economy
New York: Public Affairs, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to, 298 pages. Ex-library copy, with normal library markings, stamps, and labels. Firm binding; no loose pages. Jacket in clear protective cover. From a review by Marc Morial, president and CEO, National Urban League: "Any serious attempt to close the racial wealth.....
Race and Masculinity in Southern Memory; history of Richmond, Virginia's Monument Avenue, 1948-1996
Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2014. Paperback. 8vo, 197 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. A history of Richmond, Virginia's iconic Monument Avenue.
Collective Violence
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2001. Paperback. 4to, 152 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. Minimal highlighting noted. A good reading/reference copy.
A Generation Abandoned
Hamilton Books, 2017. Paperback. Paperback. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. A good copy.
Selling Tradition; Appalachia and the construction of an American Folk: 1930-1940
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1998. Paperback. 8vo, 331 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Significant curl to the front cover and some pages. Writing and marks observed throughout. A research and reference copy.
The Book of Runes; a handbook for the use of an ancient oracle: the Viking Runes
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1983. Second Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 128 pages. Maroon boards with gilt accents; no dust jacket. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear.
Civilizing Women; British crusades in Colonial Sudan
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. Paperback. 4to, 402 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. Some highlighting; writing in both pen and pencil throughout the book - extensive on some pages. Many dog-eared pages. A reference copy.
Gene, Everywhere; a life-changing visit from my father-in-law
Fayetteville, AR: One Mississippi Press, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo, 278 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. Curls to the covers.
The Emotional Intelligence primer; how to be the difference that makes the difference for today's leaders
Booz and Associates, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 4to, 159 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear.
Annie Stories; Helping young children meet the challenges of growing up
Hale & Iremonger, 1998. Paperback. Other than former owner's name and original price written on the half title page, inside in almost like new condition with no writing or marks observed. Some shelf wear to the wrapper and edges.
The Romantic Ethic and the Spirit of Modern Consumerism
Oxford: Blackwell, 1989. Paperback. 1994 reprint. 4to, 301 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Lightly tanned edges; some underlining. A small stain at the top of the spine. From a review by Krishan Kumar, University of Kent: "A compelling treatise in cultural history drawing upon a very wide range of.....
Aztec Ceremonial Landscapes
Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado, 1999. Paperback. 4to, 254 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. From the foreword by William L. Fash: "In my view this book is a 'must' for all who would seek to understand place-making, cosmogony, and worldview in ancient.....
Mona Lisa in Camelot
New York: Da Capo, 2008. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. Paperback, Advance Reading Copy. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. Inscribed and signed by author on title page: "For Steven- Margaret L. D."
Love in the Western World; revised and augmented edition
New York: Pantheon, 1956. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 336 pages. Beige patterned boards with green spine and white and dark green accents. Firm binding; no loose pages. Withdrawn stamped inside front and back covers; bookplate inside front cover. Minor foxing to the edges and lightly tanned pages. Dust jacket with.....
The Giants Who Ruled America; the missing skeletons and the great Smithsonian cover-up
Rochester, VT: Bear & Company, 2014. Paperback. 8vo, 357 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. Slight curls to the covers and some pages.
Officers' Mess; life and customs in the regiments
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Midas Books, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio, 120 pages. Orange boards with gilt lettering; light foxing to the edges. Stated first edition. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book with minimal use and wear. Dust jacket rubbed, small bends and tanning on the spine and verso side. This.....
Risk and Culture; an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983. Paperback. 8vo, 221 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Tanning and foxing to the edges. A small stain inside the front cover. Otherwise, pages are clean and unmarked. From the New York Times Book Review: "Offering what they call a 'cultural theory of risk.....
Anti-Semitism; a history and psychoanalysis of contemporary hatred
Westport: Praeger, 2008. Hardcover. 8vo, 303 pages. Black boards with silver lettering. Ex-library copy, with normal library markings, stamps, and labels. Firm binding; no loose pages. Jacket with minor wear. A nice reading copy. From the dust jacket: "In this far-reaching and comprehensive volume, Falk delves deeply into the current.....
Student-Athlete Success; meeting the challenges of college life
Salisbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009. Paperback. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. 243 pages.
Powerplay; Toys As Popular Culture
Manchester, UK: Manchester Univ Pr, 1997. Paperback. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. A very good copy.
Never One Nation; freaks, savages, and whiteness in U.S. popular culture, 1850-1877
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2005. Paperback. 8vo, 241 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Wear to the edges and small curls to the front cover. Some underlining in pencil.
Ozark Baptizings, Hangings, & Other Diversions; theatrical folkways of rural Missouri, 1885-1910
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1990. Paperback. 4to, 264 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. Foreword by Robert Flanders. Includes black and white photographs.
Cradles of Eminence; a provocative and eye-opening study of the childhoods of over 400 famous twentieth-century men and women
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1962. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 8vo, 362 pages. Second printing. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book with minimal use and wear. Light blue boards with gilt lettering. Former owner's name written on front flyleaf. Dust jacket with some rubbing and smudges.