Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature: General from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York: Arno Press, 1975. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Early in his career, when he worked as a journalist in New York City, Wakefield wrote this eye-opening account of East or Spanish Harlem, living among its residents & offering one of the first portrayals of life in an inner-city Puerto Rican community. In 278… Read more about this item

New York, New York: MacMillan Company, 1942. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Chronicle of a four-year expedition to Melanesia in attempt to document the lives of the "primitive" tribes living in the Solomon Islands, in 416 pages with map endpapers in front + scattered pen-and-ink illustrations & stunning black-and-white full-page photos of various… Read more about this item

Institute of Race Relations/Oxford University Press, 1975. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Part of a five-year project on different aspects of race relations in Britain conducted in the 1960s, this volume reports on immigrants & minorities working in the London pubic transport sector. Just removed from storage where it has been since received brand… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. First Trade Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Chillingly still pertinent nearly 50 years after it first came out, this scholarly work--with many case studies--was originally published in hardcover in 1975. This is the First Trade Paperback Edition from 1977. It is a New, never opened book, completely clean… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Praeger, 1989. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New. Analyze the rise of Welsh nationalism in the post-WWI period, focusing on the electoral successes of nationalist movements & examining the influence of political, economic, structural, & cultural factors on this resurgence. In 139 pages with References. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1989,… Read more about this item

Platt & Munk Co., Inc., 1935. Soft cover. Very Good. Vernam, Roger; MacKnight, Ninon. Early efforts from the 1930s & 1960s to educate American (primarily white) children about other races & nationalities, beginning with Native American children in the US, with a few other countries included. The original set of 12 books (of which we are offering 11… Read more about this item

Artisan, 1999. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stunning photographic tribute to dreadlocks in all their many manifestations across cultures & ethnic groups, celebrating "rebels of this natural hair revolution" in black-and-white images. Introduction by author Alice Walker. 144 pp. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1999, this oversized hardcover 4to has matte black cloth-covered… Read more about this item

Routledge, 1996. First Paperback Edition . Soft cover. As New. Collection of 18 plays by African-, Asian-, Latina-, and Native-American women, including works by both emerging & well-established playwrights. 323 pp. From the library of the founding chair of the Theatre Dept at UC Davis, this is the First softcover edition from 1996. Trade paperback is in As… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1970. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint from 1970 of a book originally published in 1917, claiming to reveal "Nature's Secrets" & "important hints on social purity, heredity, physical manhood and womanhood,'' with guidance from medical doctors, eugenicists, & religious leaders. In 536 pages & glossary & Index, "profusely illustrated" with line drawings,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Very Good+/VG-. Ruzicka, Rudolph (Dust Jacket cover art). Cather's final novel, which tells the story of an unhappy, middle-aged white woman in Virgina & her young black slave. Orig. published in 1940, this is a Book Club Edition (BCE), same design, with the… Read more about this item

Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1945. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Crichlow, Ernest. Ahead of its time, this children's story told the story of an interracial friendship between 2 boys who learned to work together. Illustrated on nearly every page with the colorful paintings of "distinguished young Negro artist" Ernest Crichlow, who began his… Read more about this item

Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1983. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New. Collection of 11 essays + a Foreword & Preface by leading scholars & researchers in sociology, biology, behavioral sciences, anthropology, psychology, law, industrial relations, & political science that explore issues of social/economic inequality & their relation to actual biological differences between groups. In 255 pages… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Eugenics Publishing Co. Inc., 1923. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Two-part volume by a pioneering doctor who was part of the modern birth control movement in the US in the early 20th century. Part I presents arguments for limiting childbearing & addresses counterarguments. Part II reviews specific methods of preventing contraception… Read more about this item

University Park Pennsylvania: Penn State University Press, 1992. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Scholarly examination of fascist, white supremacist, & other misguided attempts to use sociobiology to support their claims that whites are somehow genetically superior to other races (& men superior to women, etc). As an alternative to the sexist & racist claims… Read more about this item

Routledge, 1985. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Scholarly analysis of the use of Rastafarian symbols & reggae music in electoral campaigns & politics in Jamaica. In 343 pages with Index, extensive Bibliography. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1980, this hardcover book has bright yellow-orange cloth-covered boards with silver lettering & design to spine.… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Routledge, 1997. First Edition First Printing . Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Scarily even more relevant today than when it was first published in 1997, this book offers a sociological perspective on white supremacists & their ideology, drawing on discourse analysis of over 300 publications. A First Trade Paperback Edition, first printing, this… Read more about this item

Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New/No Jacket. Even more relevant today (2021) than when it was first published in 1994, renowned sociologist Ferrarotti examines the persistence of both biological & cultural racism & their dire implications for social relations in contemporary multicultural societies. In 190 pages with Index, Notes, Suggestions for Further… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A., 1985. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New/No Jacket. Just removed from storage where it was packed Brand New after being received as a review copy, this hardcover book is Still Sealed in plastic wrap! Cannot tell edition, but undoubtedly a First, since we got it brand new.Our photos depict the Exact book… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1978. First Paperback . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. The author of "The Population Bomb" returns to examine racial tensions in 1970s America, arguing that "the bomb is lit." Controversial at the time for exploding some of the myths about race & IQ & genetic inferiority/superiority. Orig. published in hardcover in… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Warner Books, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Author's first novel, centering on a part American, part Chinese young woman & a family story stretching from prewar Shanghai to contemporary Chinatown in New York City. A First Edition, first printing, SIGNED by the AUTHOR (her name only) on full title… Read more about this item