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London and New York (Printed in the U.K.): Bloomsbury, 2017. (xviii), + 297pp. Unpaginated, colour, and b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain, fawn-coloured boards undamaged. Line-drawn map section, textblock unmarked. Colour, photographically-illustrated (photo: David Cayless) dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. "In 'Affluence without Abundance', anthropologist James Suzman asks whether understanding how hunter-gatherers like the Bushmen found contentment by having few needs easily met might help us address some of the environmental and economic challenges we face today. Vividly bringing to life a proud and private people, introducing unforgettable members of their tribe, 'Affluence without Abundance' tells the story of the collision between the modern global economy and the oldest hunting and gathering society on earth. In rendering an intimate picture of a people coping with radical change, it asks profound… Read More

Ringwood, VIC, Australia: Viking (Penguin Group), 1992. xi, + 353pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Very minor foxing to text-block edges, else leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket has a small area of loss to head of spine, very small edge stain to reverse. From the jacket flap: "Beginning with a startling and unsettling set of facts, Jeremy Rifkin interweaves anthropology, history, sociology, economics, and ecology in a brilliant and devastating examination and indictment of the cattle culture that has come to shape and warp our world . . . " Includes Notes, Selected Bibliography and Index. Book weight approx. 720g. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, Second Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Zed Books, 1993. 233pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper has minimal edgewear, a degree of sunning to spine and narrow strip of back panel, light corner crease. "Scholars of the development process from various disciplines look closely at changes on research priorities, procedures and orientations and detect the emergence of new lines of theoretical developmet. In doing do, they deal with the important meta-theoretical, political, cultural and ethical questions that have come to the fore . . . " Contributors include: Dr Frans Schuurman, Professor Norman Lang, Dr David Booth, Bill Adams, Stuart Corbridge, Michael Edwards, Janet Townsend, et al. Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, England: Routledge, 2003. 420pp., b/white photographic illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, small, soft indentation to lower margin of last few pages. Illustrated card wrapper has small indentation to rear panel, otherwise negligible scuffing. " . . . the most comprehensive consideration of commercial television, drawing on insights provided by contemporary criticism: semiotics, narrative theory, reception theory, genre theory, ideological analysis, psychoanalysis, feminist criticism, and British cultural studies." Contents include: Intro., 9 chapters, Afterword, Television Criticism, Notes on the Contributors, Index. Book weight approx. 600g.. Second Edition, Reprint. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Buckingham, U.K.: Open University Press, 2000. viii, + 207pp., b/white photographic illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn. " . . . carves a path through the complex histories and issues of film and cinema studies and vividly explores these in their social and political contexts . . . " Contents include: Intro., 7 chapters, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 400g.. First English Edition, First Impression. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Oxford Univ Press, 1992. 282pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Card wrapper nominally edgeworn, light bump to front panel. "Now abridged for courses, Hugh D. Graham's groundbreaking history of national policy during the battle for civil rights re-creates the intense debates in Congress and the White House that led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 banning discrimination against minorities and women . . . Based on extensive research in the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon presidential archives and special collections of the Library of Congress, this book will be invaluable for courses in American history, political science, and black and women's studies . . . " Includes Glossary, Notes and Index. Book weight approx. 400g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +.

South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Macmillan, 1991. xx, + 348pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Previous owner's name to inside front cover. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and scuffed only. "The book examines the growth of the new middle class, its role in the development of social policies and its likely role in future developments. Will the new middle class contribute to the development of a 'welfare society' or to a society of growing social and economic inequalities? . . . of interest to all social scientists and to those interested in the changing nature of post-industrial society." Contents include: List of Tables and Figures, Preface, Introduction, 12 chapters, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 430g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: F.W. Cheshire Publishing , 1969. xi, + 170pp., intext tables and line-drawn figures, Book clean and square. Spine firm, minimally bumped on head and heel. Plain black boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket very lightly edgeworn only. " . . . this important study fills the need for a first-hand sociological analysis of the structures and dynamics of adolescent groups . . . " The contents of this study of adolescent group life in Sydney, Australia include: Prelims., Introduction, 7 chapters. Footnotes, Appendix (Questionaires used in Research). Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 410g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Camberwell, VIC, Australia: Viking/Penguin, 2005. 309pp. Book clean. Spine firm, slightly canted. Black line-drawn art-illustration by Mike Constable on the front panel of grey boards, which are undamaged. Leaves clean, slightly tanned on edges, small indentation to several. Illustrated dustjacket very good+. Contents include 27 chapters over 5 'parts', Notes, Acks., Index. Book weight approx. 420g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good +.

Camberwell, VIC, Australia: Viking/Penguin, 2005. 309pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, black title there-on. Black line-drawn art-illustration (Mike Constable) on front panel of undamaged grey boards. Author signature to title page (with pen stroke through printed name below), else leaves clean and unmarked. Like-illustrated (in colour) dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. Contents include 27 chapters over 5 'parts', Notes, Acks., Index. Book weight approx. 420g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

London: Pavilion, in Association with Michael Joseph, 1985. xi, + 299pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title on lightly bumped spine. Undamaged red boards. Splash stains on foredge of uniformly brown textblock. Illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Celebrity ! . . . power in its most widely recognised form . . . First full-scale study . . . Contents include: Intro., 8 chapters. Book weight approx. 500g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Victoria, Australia: Women's Policy Co-Ordination Unit Department of Premier and Cabinet , 1985. iii, + 284pp., plus (xii). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn and creased on foredge corners, mildly marked. Textblock minimally flecked on edges, else leaves unmarked. The Domestic Violence Committee that delivered this report was first convened by the Department of the Premier of Victoria in April 1981 to investigate problems associated with domestic violence. This report, delivered in July, 1985, discusses the committee's findings . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction. 15 chapters. Appendices x 6. Bibliography. Book weight approx. 580g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Buckingham, U.K.: Open University Press, 1998. xvi, + 424pp., intext tables and graphs. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper slightly edgeworn and splayed, plus minimal surface wear. A stand-alone volume in the Open University Press 'State Of Health' series, this book explores the central issues driving the present process of health reform in Europe. More than 30 scholars and policy makers from all parts of Europe draw together the available evidence from the disciplines of epidemiology and public health, economics, public policy, organizational behaviour and management theory as well as real world policy making experience . . . Chaptered 'parts' include: Prelims., Part I/ The Context For Health Reform. Part II/ Demand-Side Strategies. Part III/ Supply-Side Strategies. Part IV/ On State, Citizen and Society. Part V/ Implementing Health Reform. Index. Book weight approx. 620g. . 1st Thus.. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Carlton, Vic, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1982. 103pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper surface rubbed on spine. A stand-alone No.18 in 'The Second Century in Australian Education' series (General Editor: R.J.W. Selleck). From the rear cover: " . . . Professor Crittenden debates whether some form of common curriculum, far from offending the values of pluralism, may be justified by them and required for their defence. He examines the conditions that pluralism as an ideal of social order needs to satisfy, and argues that the coherence of a pluralist society and respect for its diversity depend on several essential elements of unity. These elements provide the blueprint for a core of common learning that is vital for the welfare of a pluralist society." Contents include: 6 chapters, Appendix, Notes and Index. Book weight approx. 185g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. 8vo - over 7¾"… Read More

Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press, et al, 1979. xiii, + 197pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper lightly edgeworn only. "Based on papers originally presented at the 30th Pugwash Symposium, on the topic 'The Dangers of Nuclear War by the Year 2000', held in Toronto, 4-7 May, 1978." An impressive array of specialist contributors appeared, and their edited contributions appear within. Contents include: Prelims., Contributors, Foreword: Pierre Trudeau, Subjects: The Avoidance of Nuclear War up to the Present, Future Developments as they Affect the Threat of Nuclear War, Retrospect and Prospect, Glossary. Book weight approx. 350g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Jersey, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall, 1991. xiii, + 594pp., b/white figures and tables throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Black boards very lightly bumped on two corners. Dustjacket very mildly edge-creased at head. "Significantly revised and updated, the Third Edition: adds material on the effects of heterogeneity of variances and the use of power estimates; reorganises chapters on simple effects and interactive comparisons; expands analysis of the mixed factorial design; features a new chapter on the analysis of complex factorial designs . . . " Contents include: Preface, Introduction, 22 chapters over six 'parts', Appendix A, B & C, References, Author Index, Subject Index. Book weight approx. 912g. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote.. Third Edition, 10th Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Clayton, Victoria, Australia: Monash University Publishing , 2015. xxxiii, + 323pp. B/white maps and halftone illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Signed on half-title page by (Editor) Julie Fenley, and three contributors - Julie Constable, Jillian Durance and Cheryl Glowrey, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn, soft corner crease to rear panel. Series: Monash studies in Australian society. "How have individuals and communities responded to change and interacted with their environment? Erik Eklund and Julie Fenley assemble contributors to examine historic and contemporary relations of people and the environment in an area - Gippsland, Victoria, Australia - built upon a many layered history of environmental changes and modifications, and once again on the cusp of rapid economic and social change. Taking account of Aboriginal and 'white' relations, 'old' and 'new' forms of pastoralism and agriculture, water and coastal… Read More

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2003. xv, + 208pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated gloss boards lightly dented on rear board, else fine. Textblock pristine. No dustjacket (as issued). A disclaimer on the colophon indicates that this title 'transferred to digital printing 2004', thereby clouding the indicated print date (2003). This book considers the relationship between economics and culture both as areas of intellectual discourse and as systems of societal organisation . . . Contents include: Prelims., 9 chapters, Bibliography, Name Index, Subject Index. Book weight approx. 490g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Third Impression.. Hardcover. Near Fine.

St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press, 1977. viii, + 421pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, vivid silver title there-on. Leaves clean. Backstrip lightly bumped on head and heel. Printed dustjacket slightly edgeworn. Published simultaneously by Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, this volume examines the parenting role, expectation, and direction in a changing world.Contents include: Prelims., 9 chapters, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 700g.. First [Aust.]. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

La Habana, Cuba: Editora Politica, 1985. 46pp. Booklet clean. Staples firm, no rust. Leaves clean. Printed selfcover mildly scuffed. English language edition. Translation, revision and proofreading by the Cuban Center for Translation and Interpretation (ESTI). This volume contains "a speech given by Commander In Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, and President of the Council of Ministers, at the closing session of the meeting on the status of Latin-American and Caribbean Women, June 7, 1985, at the International Conference Center, Havana." Booklet weight approx. 60g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Staplebound Booklet. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.