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VG/VG Used. All pages crisp and very clean. No identifying marks. Boards are very clean, title in black at spine. Tight and solid book. DJ shiny and clean with slight damage (approx 1/2") at lower right back due to sticker removal; else very good condition.

Used. Solid and tight book. Pages clean and intact. Very faint smudge on top edge. Very minimal bumping on corners. "Cultural diversity - the multitude of different lifestyles that are not necessarily based on ethnic culture - is a catchphrase increasingly used in place of multiculturalism and in conjunction with globalization. Through its unique exploration of the Russian example, this volume addresses the implications of the fragmented urban landscape on cultural practices and discourses, ethnicity, lifestyles and subcultures, and economic practices, and in doing so provides important insights applicable to a global context."

Used. Very solid and tight book. Foxing on top, bottom, fore edge of text block. Some foxing on back of DJ else fine. Small stain on front free end paper; faint pen marking price on upper right front flap of DJ. All pages clean and intact.

Good. No DJ as issued. Pages clean and complete except for crease on bottom right of p123, else fine. Some bumping on corners and top/bottom of spine; faint scratches on covers with shallow dent at middle of board. Text block tight and solid."This book looks at the ways in which Spencer's fiction has evolved in its challenges to boundaries, questioning conventional notions of home, remapping long-established landscapes of southern identity, and challenging southern literary orthodoxies."

London 1982 Methuen 12mo duodecimo. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. VG/VG-. Inscribed by author "To Elsie with best wishes" on front free end paper. Pages clean and unmarked. Tight and solid. Slight edge wear on DJ else very good. 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in; pp182 "Peter Gammond's study of Schubert, one of the most fascinating of all composers, illuminates the composer's work by relating it to the background of the times in which he lived."

As new; "In these masterful short stories, many of which are set against the harsh but spectacular American prairie, Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather captures the sweeping drama of the West and the spirit of its people. Rich with autobiographical elements from the Nebraska of Cather's childhood, these stories convey luminously the conflict between character and environment, and the pioneer virtues of perseverance courage and dignity.

Hardcover. Large Print. As New. Sharp corners, shiny boards. Clean text block. Appears unread.This candid memoir by a renowned sociologist recounts the intensely personal story of a tormented youth spent in a ghetto within a ghetto, a small remnant community of Eastern European Jewish immigrants residing in predominantly black Harlem, eking out a marginal existence. This unforgettable story is somehow astonishingly uplifting; the sense of strength, self-reliance, and a life shaped by movie houses, the Apollo Theater in its heyday, the Polo Grounds, Central Park, hospitals, and indeed the streets of Harlem is a lesson in resilience of both the individual and America. Winner of the National Jewish Book Award in autobiography.

Used. Vision and Barnes & Noble 1983. Hardcover. VG/VG Tight and solid book. Pages clean and complete. 224pp."We have come," writes Alan Bold in his introduction to this book, "to expect artists to be anguished figures who achieve artistically impeccable works at the expense of their emotional stability; think of Dostoyevsky, Joyce, Hemingway. Scott does not fit into this pattern. He was stunningly successful: by the time he was 43 he had been called to the Bar, helped found a Volunteer regiment, been appointed Sheriff of Selkirkshire, etc.

VG/VG. Facsimile edition. Pages are clean and crisp except crease on p453. Very minimal shelf wear. Binding tight. Very faint stain on fore edge. Small damage on lower portion of DJ at back from sticker removal. A very tight and solid book.

As New. Hardbound. Walter de Gruyter 2004. Unread copy

Used. VG/G. Tight and solid book. Clean and complete pages. DJ with crease lower portion of front; small chip/missing portion (approx 1/2 in) at back barcode area, else good. Inscribed by editor "In great appreciation of what you have done for me, without you there have been no book. Thanks Brian" presumably to Brian Crawford who appears in the acknowledgement page.

Used. JAI Press NY. Hardcover. Solid tight book. Little bit of soiling on textblock. All pages clean and intact. 208 pp.Volume 4

Used. John Benjamins Publishing Company 2002. Hardcover. Tight and solid book. Pages clean and intact. Mild soiling on covers. Not a library copy. Very faint smudges on text block. 376ppThis volume consists of two parts, the first of which (Section 1) brings three contributions connected with the classical period of the Prague School; by J. Vachek, O. Leska, and V. Skalicka. The main body of the volume contains papers delivered at the conference "Function, Form, and Meaning: Bridges and Interfaces," organized in Prague in 1998 on the occasion of the celebrations of the 650th anniversary of Charles University. Section 2 contains contributions devoted to issues of grammar of different languages including a syntactic annotation of a large Czech text corpus, a comparison of Hebrew conditionals with English, etc. Section 3 is focused on topic-focus articulation. Section 4 contains two broader essays on the nature of language and the last Section analyzes the structure of free verse.

VG/none as issued. 2004 Elsevier Ltd.Oxford UK. Tight and solid book. Clean, unmarked complete pages except for crease on topmost right pp13,15,17. Shiny boards.The third book in the series Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, comprised of leading international scholars from a range of disciplines, who explore the economic, financial, strategic or organizational behavior aspects of M & As.

Used. VG+/- Very tight and clean book. No markings, creases, blemishes. Blue cloth boards with title clear and distinct in silver on spine and front. Very negligible edge wear on bottom spine.US History in International Perspective - "At a time when international developments play an increasing and incontestable role in any nation's affairs, the need for a new approach to national history becomes inescapable. This certainly applies to the United States." ....the central goal of this series is to see American history in a revealing new light, as part of a network of global interactions."A nation inextricably bound up with developments in every part of the world, shaping much of contemporary world history as well, demands a global framework. This series, as it explores a variety of topics and vantage points, aims to fill this need."

Used. Smithsonian Institution Press 2005. Hardcover. VG/- Tight and solid. All pages clean and intact. Not a library book. Very faint stain on front cover. 203 pp.

Used VG+/No DJ as issued. Very clean and tight book. Text block pristine. Boards shiny. Sharp corners. Solid, hefty book. 229ppCreating value through mergers and acquisition integration,the differences in approach by acquirers of different nationalities and the attitudinal preferences of management towards foreign M&A partners, acquisition success or failure from two different financial perspectives... these and more are examined in this book.Note: Blemish on photo aroung middle left center is not of the book but is due to a dirty camera sensor.

Used. Berghahn 2009 New York. Hardcover. Tight and solid book. All pages clean and intact. Very minimal bumping on top and heel. Faint smudge on text block. Corners sharp. 253ppWhaling has become one of the most controversial environmental issues. It is not that all whale species are at the brink of extinction, but that whales have become important symbols to both pro- and anti-whaling factions and can easily be appropriated as the common heritage of humankind. This book, the first of its kind, is therefore not about whales and whaling per se but about how people communicate about whales and whaling. It contributes to a better understanding and discussion of controversial environmental issues: Why and how are issues selected? How is knowledge on these issues produced and distributed by organizations and activists? And why do affluent countries like Japan and Norway still support whaling, which is of insignificant economic importance? Basing his analysis on fieldwork in Japan and Norway and at the… Leer más

Used. Global Oriental LTD 2008. Hardcover. VG+/G+. Tight and solid book. Pages are clean and intact. Some smudges on text block. DJ with approx half-inch closed tear on top of spine back cover. Original black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine.In 1991, following the collapse of the USSR, Uzbekistan reappeared on the world map as an independent state within the Commonwealth of Independent States (of which the Russian Federation is a member) choosing the path of a secular development and the creation of a democratic society. It also declared itself to be once again part of the Islamic world, where it had been for centuries, albeit on its periphery in Inner Asia. Yet almost instantaneously, the modernization of the state was subsumed in the reestablishment of traditional Islam which immediately impacted on the political, economic and social structure of the former "Soviet" society- above all, on the position of women. This study draws on a wide personal network and extensive field research.… Leer más

Used. VG+ Very clean pages; boards shiny. Very minimal bumping in corners as negligible. Very slight roll to spine. Pristine fore edge. This book is a volume in the SUNY series, The Margins of Literature, Mihai I. Spariosu, editor.