Social Science from Adamstown Books

Ithaca NY: Cornell University Press, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 249 pp. w/ 1 map, 10 b&w plaes, and many figures and tables. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the author "re-creates the daily lives of laboring men and women in America's premier urban center dung the second half of the 18th century."… Read more about this item

Hamilton, Bermuda: Commission for Unity and Racial Equality, 2006. Book. Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize side-stapled softcover, 80 pp. 2006 revised and updated report on race and race relations in Bermuda. Chronologically arranged, from the colonization of Bermuda, origins of African and Indian slavery there, notable Black citizens, Missionaries, and much more. Condition… Read more about this item

York PA: Conservation Society of York County, 1944. Book. Good Minus. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled softcover, 124 pp. w/ b&w photos and illustrations throughout and two maps. Primarily focused on Seneca life in Pennsylvania near the Allegheny, their crafts, dances, games, and other customs. Also discusses the Indian Steps Museum in York County.… Read more about this item

Cobb CA: First Glance Books, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Oversize hardcover, 192 pp. w/ b&w photos & illustrations throughout. Reissue of the manuscripts of Johnston's landmark field notes from his time among Native American tribes in the early part of the 20th century, supplemented by over 200 of his own illustrations.… Read more about this item

New York NY: Grossman Publishers, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, 128 pp. w/ b&w photos throughout. Photo-essay documenting The Hill, an economically disadvantaged area in New Haven, Connecticut in the 1960's and 70's. Text is by neighborhood resident and activist Fred Harris. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks;… Read more about this item

Boulder CO: Univ Pr of Colorado, 1999. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good, Ex-Library. Hardcover, 429 pp.w/ c. 20 b&w photos and maps. Compilation of primary source reports (newspapers, magazines) on the Dust Bowl including the March on Washington and Farmers' strikes. Includes later historian and media perspectives. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Library; pocket and… Read more about this item

Chicago IL: Aldine, 1969. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. 440 pp. hardcover w/ 65 b& w plates plus tables and figures. Significant ethnography on village life in rural Hungary. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; occasional page tip creasing; tear at bottom of page 238; light bumping to spine ends.… Read more about this item

New York NY: Pwpa Books, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sociological analysis, with case studies, of county seat conflicts in the 19th century American midwest. Draws parallels between these local disputes and broader issues of conflict in society. Book Condition : Fine; no text marks. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine;… Read more about this item

Chicago IL: University of Chicago Press, 1989. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 11 essays on Weberian sociological and political theory. Topics include : Weber's Dialogue with Marx; Max Weber's Theory of Legitimacy Today; Rationalization and Myth in Weber's Thought; and more. Book Condition : Good; underlining and margin notes to c. 30 pages in early… Read more about this item

Chicago IL: University of Chicago Press, 1950. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Author's copy of softcover monograph on migration patterns in Chicago during the 1930's and 1940's. Covers data sources, migration differentials (age, gender, occupational, educational, economic, and familial), distribution of migrants within Chicago, African American migration, and social disorganization/mental health. Maps, tables, and… Read more about this item

Berkeley CA: Center for Hermeneutical Studies, 1988. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. THIS PREDATES THE BOOK OF THE SAME TITLE AND ISBN. Good, Ex-Seminary Library. Protocol of the 56th Colloquy 04/16/1987 features title presentation by Fikentscher, 4 responses, and minutes of the roundtable discussion. "... will attempt to show that the… Read more about this item

Stockton CA: Anthtopology of East Europe Review, 2005. Journal. Very Good. Spiral Bound. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This special issue focuses on Chechs, Slovaks, and Serbs, with articles on each falling under the following general themes : Social Change and Civil Society; Issues of gender and Sexuality; Ethnic Minorities; Memory, History, and the Ethnographic Present. Book… Read more about this item

Lancaster PA: Community Historians/Schaff Library, Lancaster Theological Seminary, 1969. Book. Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled softover, 15 pp. 1969 Annual publication of the Lancaster County Community Historians. Klein argues that the time for more detailed study of Pennsylvania Germans has arrived. Previously, commentaries tended to be disparaging or dismissive of… Read more about this item

The Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers Inc., 2002. Book. Very Good Plus. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This journal presents a scholarly account of studies of individuals and societies in Africa and Asia. Its scope is to publish original research by social scientists in the area of anthropology, sociology, history, political science en related social… Read more about this item