Middlesex, London: Penguin Books, 1979. David Pelham (cover design). Reprint. Paperback. The book examines five main aspects of peasant life: social structure;local and global economy;class and political action; culture; attitudes and policies towards peasants. The study of peasant societies, especially in the context of changes brought about by modernization, is..... More
New York: Harper Torchbooks, 1973. One+One Studio (cover design). Sixth Printing. Paperback. Harper Torchbook # TB 1757. Includes essays by Emily R. Coleman, Pierre Goubert, Peter Laslett, Edward Shorter, Robert V. Wells, Joseph F. Kett, Virginia Yans McLaughlin, John Demos, Kenneth Keniston, Lois W. Banner, Etienne van de..... More
Cherokee, North Carolina: Cherokee Publications, 1990. Jacob Anchutin (illustrations). Reprint. Softcover, Staple-Bound. Chapters include: In Ancient Times The Early Times The Colonial Period Sequoyah The Cherokee Removal (The John Burnett Removal Story - 'Trail of Tears') The Cherokee Today. More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1976. Philip Appleman (ed.). First Edition (presumed). Paperback. The world’s population is now 7.4 billion people, placing ever greater demands on our natural resources. As we stand witness to a possible reversal of modernity’s positive trends, Malthus’s pessimism is worth full reconsideration. This..... More
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1972. Paperback. More
Ann Arbor: Center for Chinese Studies University of Michigan, 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Vol 56 in the Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. This volume began with two symposia held in 1977 and 1978 at University of Michigan and Chicago. Its principal goal was to use detailed case studies to explore..... More
London: Cornell University Press, 1977. First Cornell Paperbacks Edition. Fourth Printing. Paperback. More
New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1982. Second Edition. Softcover. This volume in the Prentice Hall Foundations of Modern Sociology Series is designed to cover a major aspect in the field of sociology written by an outstanding specialist. The unifying feature of the series is a systematic study of groups and societies..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012. Trade Paperback. A member of the unique generation of African writers and intellectuals who came of age in the last days of colonialism, Wole Soyinka has witnessed the promise of independence and lived through postcolonial failure. He deeply comprehends the pressing problems of Africa..... More
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1984. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Rare. Translated by Yi-t'ung Wang Part of the Princeton Library of Asian Translations A Record of Buddhist Monasteries in Lo-yang (the Lo-Yang ch’ieh-lan chi) is a major document of Chinese history and literature. This translation of the..... More
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