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.....
A Generation Abandoned
Hamilton Books, 2017. Paperback. Paperback. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. A good copy.
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.
Stolen Water, Forgotten Liberties; a true story of life along Arkansas' South Highway 14 and the Buffalo River
Ashland, OR: Hellgate Press, 2014. Paperback. 8vo, 209 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. Signed by the author on the title page (no personal inscription): "Medicine for the Soul, Jenny Barnes Butler, Aug 21, 18." Curl on the covers, particularly the front cover. From.....
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.....
Widower
Prentice Hall Direct, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with dust jacket. Firm binding; no loose pages. Name of previous owner on front end paper. Book and jacket with minimal use and wear, but with some mild rubbing on jacket. A very good copy.
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.....
My Land is Dying
NY: E. P. Dutton, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and dust jacket with minor wear. 144 pages.
Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits; inside the fight to reclaim Native America's culture
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2017. Hardcover. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and dust jacket with minimal use and wear. 348 pages.
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.....
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.
Nationalism, Ethnocentrism and Personality; Social Science and Critical Theory
Univ of Chicago Pr, 1985. Hardcover. Hardcover with dust jacket. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and jacket with minor wear. A good copy.
Shantung Compound; the story of men and women under pressure
New York: Harper & Row, 1966. Hardcover. Second printing. Some writing and stamps inside the front cover. Slightly cocked spine. Some marks in pencil inside. A good reading copy. 242 pages.
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.
Interpretations of Calamity; The Risks & Hazards Series: 1
Boston: Allen and Unwind, 1983. Paperback. Ex-library copy, with normal library markings, stamps, and labels. Firm binding; no loose pages. Cover with minor wear. 304 pages. From the back cover: "This first volume in the Risks & Hazards Series provides a provacative critique of the 'dominant view' of research into.....
Character Structure and the Organization of the Self
Columbia Univ Pr, 1992. Hardcover. Hardcover with dust jacket. Firm binding; no loose pages. Highlighting and underlining/marks inside. Book and jacket with minor wear. A good copy.
Tales of the Caseload
American Probation & Parole As, 2004. Paperback. Author's signature (Justin Jones) inside front cover. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. A very good copy.
Social Work and Mental Health
Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2011. Paperback. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. A small amount of highlighting and underlining inside book. 262 pages.
Son of Sam; based on the authorized transcription of the tapes, official documents and diaries of David Berkowitz
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981. Hardcover. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book with minimal use and wear; some stains on the dust jacket spine. 430 pages. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States.
The Peyote Cult; enlarged edition
New York: Schocken Books, 1969. Paperback. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. 260 pages. From the back cover: This is the classical study of the background of the Mexican and American Indian ritual based on the plant that produces profound but temporary sensory and psychic.....
Insights into Chinese Culture; English edition
Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, 2008. Paperback. Used, but in new condition with no signs of use or wear. Firm binding; no loose pages. Cover free of wear. 266 pages.