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New York:: Harper & Row,, (1962). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a good only dust jacket (prev owner's name stamped on bottom edge of textblock, price-clipped, sunning to spine, edgewear).. First edition. Kohn was an American historian and philosopher, who pioneered the academic study of nationalism. Born into a German-speaking Jewish family in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he fought in World War I serving time in a prison camp, then lived in Paris and London until he and his wife immigrated to the US in 1934. He was also a prominent supporter of a binational solution in Palestine. This book traces the beginnings of nationalism to the French Revolution, but also covers the movement in Asia and Africa, focusing on both the hopes and dangers it can bring. Volume 28 in the World Perspectives series under the general editorship of Ruth Nanda Anshen. Index. xvi, 171 pp.

New York:: Cornell University Press,, 1968.. VG (some underlining). Trade paperback.

New York:: Macmillan,, 1973.. Hardcover first edition -. NF/NF.. First US printing. An account of high level Communist conferences by the official interpreter for Wladyslaw Gomulko for 13 years.226 pgs, index, photographs.

New York:: Putnam,, (1995.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in very good dust jacket. (tear at lower corner of dj flap). First printing. A look at the history of mankind from the first stone axe to the supercomputers of today, and how those with the genius to invent, lead, design, heal have brought the earth to the brink of destruction. Illustrated with drawings by Ted Dewan. Bibliography, index. 348 pp.

New York:: St Martin's,, (1985.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (embossed seal of previous owner.). First American edition. Book published on the 400th anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth, where Richard III was slain, and Henry became the first of the Tudor kings. A well-produced and written work, illustrated with many photographs, and with an extensive appendix on sources, notes, index. 199 pgs, slightly oversized format, printed on heavy stock, bound in black cloth with gold lettering on spine.

New York:: Stein & Day,, 1971.. Hardcover first edition -. VG/G (worn and chipped edges of dj.). First printing. Written at the height of the student movement in the late 60's, this is an attempt to place it in historical perspective - topics range from student revolutionaries in Germany in 1815 to the beats in the 50's.

New York:: Scribner's,, 1970.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket.. 1st edition. A history of smuggling in the British Isles and in the early years of America. Illustrated.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, 1958.. Good overall - usual toning to the pages. . Trade paperback. One of the most important books by this "angry young sociologist" - a book which presents the idea that the prevention of World War III is the most important task of the present day, but also comments that "The drift and thrust toward World War III is now part of the contemporary sensibility - and the defining characteristic of our time." He believes that all significant problems of contemporary man and society bear upon the issues of war and peace. In this nuclear age, war is no longer a feasible choice. While there have been over 60 years of more limited war since this was written, the reality is that we are now in an escalation of nuclear weapons and arms - not just the US and Russia, but also North Korea and China. Maybe Mills was just ahead of his time. Surprisingly uncommon considering that sales were in the hundreds of thousands. vii, 172 pp.

New York:: Public Affairs / Perseus Books,, (2016). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A "dramatic revisionist history, [which] upends the carefully sanitized image of unity, order, and success to reveal an empire rooted far more in violence than in virtue, far more in chaos than in control. . . the Raj's institutions-from law courts to railway lines-were designed to protect British power without benefiting the people they ruled. This self-serving and careless governance resulted in an impoverished people and a stifled society, not a glorious Indian empire." Notes, bibliography. 549 pp.

New Haven, CT: : Yale University Press,, (1997). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. A book which reassesses the transition from paganism to Christianity - "many pagan practices persisted in the Christian church for hundreds of years after Constantine proclaimed Christianity the one official religion of Rome. . .[Macmullen] shows that the two religious systems were both vital during an interactive period that lasted far longer than historians have previously believed. . .; he demonstrates that pagan beliefs were not eclipse or displaced by Christianity but persisted or were transformed." Extensive notes, bibliography, index. vi, 282 pp.

New York:: Perseus Books,, (2003.). First edition -. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A fascinating look at the history and uses of coal from the days of the Romans and ancient Brits and 12th China to its role in fueling the industrial revolution - with an emphasis on the social costs of coal, including the exploitation of miners, the deadly smoke that hung over the cities and the continuing contribution to global warming. Photographs, notes, bibliography. 295 pp.

New York:: Random House,, 1969.. Fair condition only. (edge wear, front cover creased, creased spine). Trade paperback. 704 page, including index.

New York:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,, c.1946.. G (water damage to some pages, cover slightly bent, edges worn). Trade paperback.

London:: Chatto & Windus,, 1974.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. A look at major famines over the years - in China, India, Ireland, and Russia - and of attempts to prevent them, including the Indian Famine Code of 1887 and more recently the role of the United Nations - but even as it acknowledges the activities of the rulers of India in pre-colonial days to ameliorate conditions when drought caused a shortage of food, it downplays the role of British colonialism in ignoring the plight of the people and in putting in place policies that caused massive death tolls. Photographs, references, index. vii, 216 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1967.. Good only. (edge wear, cover faded, creased spine, prev. owner's name on first page, one line underlined.). Trade paperback.

New York:: W. W. Norton & Company,, (2022). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dust jacket (a few corners dog-eared). First printing. "A provocative and urgent analysis of the US-China rivalry." Notes, index. xix, 275 pp.

New York:: Harper Collins,, (2005.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. A sweeping history covering two hundred years of the battles between religion and politics. Illustrated with both full color and black and white plates. Notes, an extensive bibliography and index. 530 pp. 

Ithaca, New York:: Cornell University Press,, 1967.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a very good dustjacket (some edgewear at the bottom of the spine.). First printing. A reconstruction of the lives of 4 unconventional Elizabethan rogues, gentlemen on the make, ambassadors and secret agents, world travelers, pirates, goverment officials, and debtors, and also a picture of the society of the time. Illustrated, extensive notes, index. 337 pages.

New York:: Tarcher Perigee / Penguin, , (2009). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. A book by one of the "big picture" thinkers - an "erudite, tough-minded, and far-reaching manifesto. Never has the world seemed so completely united - in the form of communication, commerce, and culture - and so savagely torn apart - in the form of war, financial meltdown, global warming, and even the migration of diseases." Notes, bibliography, index. x, 674 pp.

New York:: Oxford University Press,, 2006.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). First printing. A fresh look at one of the most charismatic figures of the Italian Renaissance. Illustrated with maps and photographs in full color. Notes, bibliography, index. xvi, 336 pp.