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slight rubbing to dustwrapper,VG., dustwrapper Civil Rights movement Gyldendal Kobenhavn (1966) orig.wrappers 22x14cm, 175 pp, With publisher's rubberstamp "Fra Forlaget" (ie:Review copy) to half-title & a mimeographed promotional page lo "The American Negro & the Constitution", concerning US Civil rights movement.

Minor rubbing. Good. German Philology Verlag Moritz Schauenburg Lahr im Baden 1901 quarter-cloth 22x14cm, xvi,200 pp., Later binder's quarter-cloth with original front cover wrapper bound in. In-blound wrapper has a chip & some soil. Full title reads: "Bedeutungsentwicklung unseres Wortschatzes : auf Grund von Hermann Pauls "Deutschem Wörterbuch" in den Haupterscheinungen dargestellt"

Unopened. Rubbed. Corner bumps. Label to cover. Good. Persian Philology J. C. Hinrichs Leipzig 1941 orig. wrappers 24x16cm, Series: Iranische Forschungen, Bd. 2. Romanised Pahlavi with parallel German translation.

Some binding stains. Some page-edge spotting. Good. History of Religion Macmillan New York (1988) orig. boards 24x16cm, xxii, 202 pp, Edited by Joseph M. Kitagawa & Gregory D. Alles. Contains: "Master & Disciple: Two Religio-Sociological Studies"; "Mahayana Buddhism"; "Wilhelm von Humboldt"; "Radhakrishnan & the Comparative Study of Religion"; "Religion in America: The Sociological Approach to Religion &its Limits"; "On the Teaching of the History of Religions"; "On Understanding", etc.

Name on title-page. Minor rubbing. VG. 11pp plates Classical Antiquity Leicester University Press Leicester [UK] 1975 Reprint orig. wrappers 23x15cm, 124,(11) pp., PAPERBACK. Contains 9 papers from the 1963 Conference on Romano-British Cantonal Capitals. Includes: The contribution of aerial photography / J.K. St Joseph -- Fort and town in early Roman Britain / Graham A. Webster -- Roman Exeter / Aileen Fox -- Dating town buildings and structures / B.R. Hartley -- Earthwork defences of the second century / J.S. Wacher -- Legal and constitutional problems / Joyce M. Reynolds -- Industry in Roman Britain / Ian Richmond -- The end of towns in Roman Britain / S.S. Frere --Summing up : Some historical aspects of the civitates of Roman Britain / A.L.F. Rivet.

A light crease to rear cover. Some light binding soil. VG. Social Psychology Routledge New York / London (1999) orig.boards 23x15cm, xi, 329 pp Contents: Impediments to Dialogue: Why We Talk Past Each Other; Talking About Racism: How Our Dialogue Gets Short-Circuited; Blaming the Victim? The Debate over Culture; Ideology and IQ: Moving Beyond the Bell Curve; Prejudice, Vulnerability, & Identity: Psychological Foundations of our Racial Image: Is Racism Inevitable? Motivational Foundations of White Racial Attitudes; Prejudice without Intention? "Cognitive" Foundations of White Racial Attitudes; The Complexities of the Black Response to Oppression: Strengths & Vulnerabilities, Pride & Self-Doubt; Integration, Assimilation & Separatism: The Ambiguities of Identity; The Seamless Web of Problems & Solutions: Crime & the Multiple Causes & Effects of Inequality; Separate Neighborhoods, Separate Destinies; Beyong Affirmative Action: Toward a Resolution of our Divisions;… Read More

Rubbed. Some tears & chips to wrappers. Good. Atlantis Theosophische Centralbuch Leipzig n.d.[1907] orig.wrappers 20x13cm, 36,(48) pp The pamphlet text runs 36 pp. With a 48 page catalogue of publications of Theosophische Zentralbuchhandlung bound in, as issued.

Minor rubbing. VG. Phenomenology Northwestern Univ. Press Evanston [IL] (1996) orig. cloth 23x15cm, x,261 pp, Series: Northwestern University Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Contains 13 papers. Includes: B.R. Wachterhauser: "Introduction: The Shipwreck of Apodicity? Phenomenology's Journey 'Beyond' Skepticism"; J.M. Edie: "On Confronting Species-Specific Skepticism as We Near the End of the Twentieth Century"; R. Sokolowski: "Thoughts on Phenomenology and Skepticism"; H. Hall: "The Epistemological Significance of Husserl's Theory of Intentionality"; J.J. Kockelmans: "Association in Husserl's Phenomenology"; J.N. Mohanty: "On Derrida's Reading of Husserl"; D. Detmer:"Husserl's Critique of Relativism"; L. Embree: "The Constitutional Problematics of Nonrelativity or How to Dump Garbage in Nobody's Backyard";B.R. Wachterhauser: "The Desire of Reason: A Plea for a… Read More

Minor rubbing, small label to rear cover, VG. Russian Literature Berg Publishers Oxford / Providence (1995) orig.boards 22x14cm, x,302 pp Contains 23 papers + 2 bibliographies.

Minor rubbing, VG. English literature Octagon Books New York 1969 orig.cloth 22x14cm, x, 269 pp, A facsimile reprint of the 1944 edition.

Rubbed. Good. Korean Mass Media Royal Asiatic Society Seoul 1969 orig.wrappers 23x14cm, 173 pp., Series: Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Korea Branch, Vol. 45. Contents: Reform Movements in Korean Journalism from the Yi Dynasty to 1945; Postwar Development of the Korean Press; Publishing in Korea: An Historical Survey; Radio & Televison in Korea; The Cinema in Korea: A Robust Invalid.

Some minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper Indian Political History Radha Publications New Delhi 1999 orig.cloth 22x14cm, xvi,254 pp. A history of the colonial era Hindu communal organization Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha. Contents: Hindu Maha Sabha: Genesis & Growth; Nationalism & Communalism; Growth of Hindu Communalism; Hindu Rashtravad & Indian Politics; The Last Phase; Conclusion.

Spine chipped. Cover corner creased. Good. Folding map, 10 photoplates. Asian Desertification National Inst. of Sciences New Delhi 1960 orig. wrappers 25x18cm, 25,(10) pp., Series: Indian National Science Academy, Monographs. Contents: Historical Aspects of Desert Evolution: A Geological Phenomenon; Desert Evolution: A Reaction from Ice Age Glaciation; The Arid Zone of Central Asia; Basic Unity of the Sahara with the Asian Desert Zone; Deserts of West Asia; Eastern Turkistan Arid Belt; The Tarim Basin; The Gobi Desert of Mongolia; The Tibet Plateau; Origin & Character of Desert Sands; Lakes of the Arid Zone; Theories Regarding the Causes of Continental Dessication; Deserts: An Evanescent Feature in the History of Continents; Modern Science & the Problems of Desert Reclamation; The Role of Atomic Energy in Desert Reclamation; 'Man-made' Deserts and Natural Deserts; Conclusion; Appendix.

Minor rubbing. VG. Textual maps & illustrations Indian Ethnology Univ. of California Press Berkeley [CA] (1994) orig. wrappers 24x15cm, xxix,299 pp., PAPERBACK.

Several pinholes ot the last 23 pages. Just Good., dustwrapper. Textual maps & photo illus. Anthropology of Religion Munshiram Manoharlal Delhi (1985) Reprint. orig.cloth 22x14cm., x,222 pp., In a torn dustwrapper. Contents: The Village Setting; The Nature of a Hindu Pantheon; Mythological Justification for Ritual Activity: A Structural Analysis of Katha; Divine Powers; The Classes of Karimpur Powerful Beings; Power Relationships among Karimpur Deities; Some Aspects of Ritual Activity in Karimpur; Power in Hindu Society; Appendices: Transcriptions of Songs in Hindi; Dank: A Ritual of Snake Possession; The Karimpur Calendar.

Minor rubbing. Light binding corner bumps. VG., dustwrapper Islamic Jurisprudence Royal Book Company Karachi (1998) orig. boards 22x14cm, xiii,161 pp "...the large scale business with a huge capital base achieved by a corporate planning has always been a complex problem for us in a Muslim country. The Modaraba Law provides the answer. It envisages two artificial juristic persons - the modaraba company and the modaraba, and two classes of owners, one owning the company and the other owning the modaraba in a combination of the company law and the doctrines of the modaraba. And this quaint combination of conflicting concepts brings the two classes of interests together into a harmonious business relationship to carry on the business within the bounds of Islamic injunctions..." [-dustwrapper blurb] Contents: Backround; Planning of the Law; Incorporation & Legal Status; Raising of Modaraba Fund & Operations; Statutory Books; Accounts, & Returns; Borrowing & Security; Administative… Read More

Minor rubbing. Some light scratches to cover. VG. Textual tables. Communist Agrarian Policy Routledge London / New York (1990) orig.boards 22x14cm, x, 131 pp, A label to rear cover. Contents: K.E. Wädekin "Agrarian Policies in China, Vietnam, Mongolia & Cuba"; C. Aubert "The Chinese Model & the Future of Rural-Urban Development"; G. Jaehne "Socialist Agriculture Outside Europe: New Ways in Mongolian Agriculture?"; P. Gey "Cuba: A Unique Variant of Soviet-Type Agriculture"; A. Fforde "Vietnamese Agriculture: Changing Property Rights in a Mature Collectivized Agriculture".

Name on flyleaf. Inked underlinings to two pages. Good. Port. Literary Criticism Twayne Publishers Boston 1977 orig. cloth 21x13cm, 180 pp.

Some wear. Some light binding stains. Page-edge spotting. Good. Textual map & tables Ethiopia University of Michigan Press Ann Arbor [MI] (1979) orig. cloth 24x15cm, xvi,256 pp Contents: The Beginnings: Traditional Church Education; Foundations of Modern Education; The Italian Occupation; The Reconstruction Era, 1941-51: Needs & Objectives; Patterns of Growth, Management & Legislation; The Territory of Eritrea, 1941-62; Consolidation & Planned Expansion, 1951-61; The Decade of Africa, 1962-72; Toward the Year 2000.

Minor rubbing, VG., dustwrapper Erich Maria Remarque Univ.of South Carolina Press Columbia (1991) orig. boards 24x15cm, xii, 141 pp Contents: 'All Quiet on the Western Front'; Inside the Weimar Republic; The Exile Writes on Exile; Inside the Third Reich; The Meaning of Life & Death; Exile as an Existential Problem; Trying his Hand at Drama; Fame through Hollywood; Conclusion: A Final Assessment.