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Improvised News: A Sociological Study of Rumor
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Improvised News: A Sociological Study of Rumor

by Shibutani, Tamotsu

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1966
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Softcover
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Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1966. Second Printing. Softcover. Very Good. 262pp; Covers slightly age-toned, spine lightly creased, small stains to inside cover & 1/2 title page, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Sociological study of rumor.
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Prohibition Inside Out
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Prohibition Inside Out

by Haynes, Roy Asa

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First Edition
Published
1923
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Hardcover
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. 308pp; Red cloth boards with gilt titling to front & spine, slight fraying to base of spine, spine faded, boards square & clean, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG- condition. Scarce, antique study of prohibition published during the prohibition years, by Roy Asa Haynes (1881-1940), who was… Read more about this item
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The Forgotten Japanese: Encounters with Rural Life and Folklore
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The Forgotten Japanese: Encounters with Rural Life and Folklore

by Tsuneichi, Miyamoto (Translated by Jeffrey S. Irish)

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2010
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Hardcover
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9781933330808
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Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 315pp; No DJ, orange boards with gilt titling to spine, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Stories of common people in rural Japan, originally published in Japanese in 1960. Illustrated with photos & maps.
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The Gypsy Debate: Can Discourse Control?
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The Gypsy Debate: Can Discourse Control?

by Richardson, Joanna

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First Edition
Published
2006
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Softcover
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9781845400576
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Exeter, UK: Imprint Academic, Exeter, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 151pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Explores the extent to which discourse not only reflects antipathy towards Gypsies and Travellers, but also has a power to control and shape the treatment of this minority group by the rest of society.
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Big School, Small School: High School Size and Student Behavior
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Big School, Small School: High School Size and Student Behavior

by Barker, Roger G. & Paul V. Gump

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1964
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Hardcover
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Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 250pp; No DJ, tan cloth boards with titling to spine, boards square, clean & slightly faded, previous owner's name to FFEP, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Scarce, vintage study of high school size and student behavior.
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Political Attitudes Over the Life Span: The Bennington Women After Fifty Years (Life Course Studies)
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Political Attitudes Over the Life Span: The Bennington Women After Fifty Years (Life Course Studies)

by Alwin, Duane F., Ronald L. Cohen & Theodore M. Newcomb

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First Edition
Published
1991
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Hardcover
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9780299130107
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Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 422pp; Blue cloth boards with silver titling to spine, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, as new, Fine condition. Third in a series of studies of the sociopolitical orientations of a group of women who attended Bennington College in the 1930s and 1940s. Includes… Read more about this item
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City of Green Benches: Growing Old in a New Downtown
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City of Green Benches: Growing Old in a New Downtown

by Vesperi, Maria D.

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1998
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Softcover
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9780801493225
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Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1998. Softcover. Near Fine. 170pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine condition. Examination of the cultural construction of old age in American society and its impact on the self-concept of the aged. Illustrated with photos.
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Dynamics of Development in a Pakistani Village

Dynamics of Development in a Pakistani Village

by Inayatullah Q. M. Shafi

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1963
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Softcover
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Peshawar, Pakistan: Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, 1963. Softcover. Good+. 185pp; "Complimentary Copy" stamped to front cover & title page, minor staining to spine & back cover, small surface tear to front cover, corners slightly bumped, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good+ condition. Vintage study on development in a Pakistani village.
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Advances in Criminological Theory Volume One
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Advances in Criminological Theory Volume One

by Laufer, William S. & Freda Adler (Editors)

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Second Printing
Published
1995
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Hardcover
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9780887381829
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New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1995. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 159pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, as new, Fine condition. Collection of papers in criminological theory. Partial Contents: Criminological Theories: The Truth as Told by Mark Twain by Don M. Gottfredson; Notes on Criminology and Terrorism by Austin T. Turk; The Poverty of Theory… Read more about this item
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Society, State, and Urbanism: Ibn Khaldun's Sociological Thought
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Society, State, and Urbanism: Ibn Khaldun's Sociological Thought

by Baali, Fuad

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First Edition
Published
1988
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Softcover
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9780887066108
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Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Good+. 175pp; Covers clean & bright, a few small marks in text, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Probes the nature, scope and methods of 'ilm al- 'umran, the new science of human social organization, as it is developed in Ibn Khaldun's 14th century masterpiece, the Mugaddimah.
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Neofunctionalism (Key Issues in Sociological Theory)
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Neofunctionalism (Key Issues in Sociological Theory)

by Alexander, Jeffrey C. (Editor)

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First Edition
Published
1985
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Softcover
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9780803924970
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Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 1985. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good-. 240pp; Spine creased, covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Collection of papers on neofunctionalism. Key Issues in Sociological Theory series. Contributors include: Bernard Barber, Paul Colomy, S. N. Eisenstadt, Mark Gould, Frank J. Lechner, Richard Munch, Jeffrey Prager, Ino Rossi, David… Read more about this item
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The Rational and Social Foundations of Music
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The Rational and Social Foundations of Music

by Weber, Max (Translated & Edited by Don Martindale, Johannes Riedel & Gertrude Neuwirth)

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First Edition
Published
1958
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Hardcover
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Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in DJ; 148pp; DJ clean & bright, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG condition. Analysis of tone systems, scales, chords, systems of notation and the development of instruments, which point up the observation that music in the West developed… Read more about this item
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Suicide and Scandinavia: A Psychoanalytic Study of Culture and Character
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Suicide and Scandinavia: A Psychoanalytic Study of Culture and Character

by Hendin, Herbert

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1965
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Paperback
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Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1965. Paperback. Very Good-. 177pp; Small stain to front cover, covers slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Study of national character and investigation of the Scandinavian suicide phenomenon.
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The Japanese American Story
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The Japanese American Story

by Fukei, Budd

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First Edition
Published
1976
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780875180489
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Minneapolis, MN: Dillon Press, Inc., 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth in DJ; First Edition; 160pp; DJ clean & bright with short tear to front panel, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG condition. Assesses the Japanese American experience, discussing topics such as brides, intermarriage, internment & service during wwii, Buddhism, Christianity,… Read more about this item
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Crime and Juvenile Delinquency and Why We Have So Much of Both
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Crime and Juvenile Delinquency and Why We Have So Much of Both

by Davis, Virgil Everett

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First Edition
Published
1958
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Hardcover
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New York: Greenwich Book Publishers, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Cloth in DJ; 159pp; DJ slightly edgeworn with tear to rear panel, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/Good+ condition. Signed by Author. Quaint volume in which a private citizen quotes from the Bible and provides solution to the problems of crime and… Read more about this item
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The Australian Pub

The Australian Pub

by Freeland, J. M.

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First Edition
Published
1966
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Hardcover
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Carlton, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Cloth in DJ; 229pp; DJ price-clipped & slightly edgeworn, boards square, clean & bright, previous owner's name to front pastedown, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG/Good+ condition. First comprehensive account of the development of the Australian pub from 1788 to the 1960s. Illustrated with photos.
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The African Beer Gardens of Bulawayo: Integrated Drinking in a Segregated Society (Monographs of the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies No. 10)
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The African Beer Gardens of Bulawayo: Integrated Drinking in a Segregated Society (Monographs of the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies No. 10)

by Wolcott, Harry F.

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First Edition
Published
1974
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Hardcover
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9780911290424
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New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good-. Cloth in DJ; 261pp; DJ slightly edgeworn, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+/VG- condition. Comprehensive study of African beer gardens. Monographs of the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies No. 10. Illustrated with photos.
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The Cultural Barrier: Problems in the Exchange of Ideas
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The Cultural Barrier: Problems in the Exchange of Ideas

by Daniel, Norman

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First Edition
Published
1975
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Hardcover
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9780852242490
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Edinburgh, UK: Edinburgh University Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 227pp; No DJ, green cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, previous owner's name to FFEP, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Study into the problems in the exchange of ideas and communication between cultures.
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1967-1977 Ten Years of Migration Studies

1967-1977 Ten Years of Migration Studies

by The Centre for Migration Studies Zagreb

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1977
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Softcover
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Zagreb, Croatia: The Centre for Migration Studies, 1977. Softcover. Very Good. 34pp; Slight handling wear to covers, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Overview of the work of the Centre for Migration Studies Zagreb, from 1967 to 1977.
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Yugoslav Migration to and from West Germany 1962-1973: An Econometrics Analysis (Studies of the Institute of Geography University of Zagreb Vol. 13, External Migration Book 5)

Yugoslav Migration to and from West Germany 1962-1973: An Econometrics Analysis (Studies of the Institute of Geography University of Zagreb Vol. 13, External Migration Book 5)

by Drettakis, Emmanuel G.

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Published
1975
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Zagreb, Croatia: Center for Migration Studies, Institute of Geography, University of Zagreb, 1975. Softcover. Very Good. 73pp; Slight handling wear to covers, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Econometrics analysis of Yugoslav migration to and from West Germany from 1962 to 1973. Illustrated with diagrams.
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