Sociology from Diversity Books, IOBA

United Kingdom: Penguin Books, 2019. vi, 618pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Card wrapper (which has been neatly covered in permanent adhesive film by previous owner) minimally surface indented. Written by Eric Kaufmann, professor of politics at Birkbeck College, University of London. Contents include: 13 chapters over four 'parts'. Acks. Refs. and Notes. Index. Book… Read more about this item

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya: University of Malaya Press, 1962. xxv, + 233pp. Unpaginated, b/white halftone plate section, fold-out maps and tables, plus intext maps, tables, and diagrams througout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain green cloth boards nominally bumped on foredge corners only. Tape ghosts on free endpapers, flecks on half-title page and textblock… Read more about this item

Malvern, Victoria, Australia: Author (Elaine Walters) (Printed By Associated Prtinters, Moorabbin), 1993. 176pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Printed card wrapper has minor surface damage to front wrap, else very good. A tipped-in 'Foreword' leaf, else textblock unmarked. "This book focuses on the drug cannabis - its effects, its sociological and political dimensions and its relationship to other… Read more about this item

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. x, + 274pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper trivially bumped on lower front foredge corner. Textblock unmarked. " 'Physical Punishment in Childhood: The Rights of The Child' explores the fine line between normalized physical punishment and illegal or unacceptable physical and emotional abuse of children . . . "… Read more about this item

Koln, Germany: Konemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1998. 363pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Original blue cloth boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. " 'A Vindication of the Rights of Men' is Mary Wollstonecraft's spirited answer to Edmund Burke's 'Reflections on the Revolution in France' (1790). In 'A Vindication of the Rights of Women', Mary Wollstonecraft… Read more about this item

South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Oxford University Press, 2014. xii, + 318pp. Several small, intext illustrations, plus tables and figures. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Art-illustrated (Jennai Le Fai) card wrapper lightly bumped on foredge corners. Textblock ditto bumped. In this revised and expanded Third Edition, 'Youth and Society' by leading experts in the field, remains the most comprehensive… Read more about this item

Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2003. xii, + 236pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped and edgeworn. A small light brown mark on foot of textblock, else leaves unmarked. From the rear wrap: "How can we build thriving political communities? In this provocative account of how societies are bound together, Rogers Smith examines… Read more about this item

Stanmore, NSW, Australia: Cassell Australia, 1980. (viii), + 211pp. Intext graphs and tables. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped, and chipped on heel. Illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped. Leaves age-toned, else unmarked. "In his radical assessment of recreational drug use in Australia, Professor F.A. Whitlock debunks a lot of myths on which a large drug abuse control… Read more about this item

The Hague, Netherlands : Mouton & Co., 1970. 95pp. Unpaginated b/white halftone plates (all called-for plates extant and attached), plus two intext diagrams and a line-drawn 'Spheres of Influence of the Mwari Cult' map. Book clean. Spine firm, mildly canted. Printed (illustration on rear) card wrapper mildly edgeworn, with a sticker ghost on plain verso of front wrap. Textblock… Read more about this item

New York: Hachette Books, 2016. viii, + 368pp. Unpaginated, b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Opulant wealth attracts many personality types - scammers, con-artists, ambitious people - honest people, hair-trigger narcissists and many more . . . The author, Laurence Leamer, has lived in the 'rarified' exclusive community of… Read more about this item

London: Omnibus Press , 2000. x, + 243pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper nominally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. "Through interviews, anecdotes, extracts and analysis, this book documents the massive cultural impact of the drug Ecstacy . . . " Contents include: Prelims. Foreword. Acks. 38 chapters. Bibliography. more. Book weight approx. 470g. . First Edition.… Read more about this item

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. ix, + 214pp. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over firm spine. Plain blue, original cloth boards undamaged. A place and date written in margin of colophon page, else textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn only. This first English edition translated from the French by Hannah Taieb. From the jacket flap:… Read more about this item

South Yarra, VIC, Australia: Macmillan Australia, 1998. x, + 446pp., intext tables, and several cartoon-style illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped and edgeworn only. Half-title page corner-clipped, else textblock unmarked. This book is about marriage and the family in Australia, as moulded by our culture (up to publication date). From the rear… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: R.T. Kelly (Printed by). The Australian Hospital Association , 1981. vii, + 231pp., intext, cartoon-style b/white illustrations (Peter Meldrum), plus tables and graphs. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on head. Monochrome, cartoon-style illustrated (Peter Meldrum) card wrapper mildly bumped and edgeworn, with random foxing flecks and pressure marks, mainly on rear wrap.… Read more about this item

Basingstoke & London, United Kingdom: Macmillan Press, 1995. viii, + 179pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Printed card wrapper nominally bumped and edgeworn only. Textblock unmarked. " . . . offers a lively, discursive and jargon-free introduction to sociology, acessible to the lay reader as well as to the student . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Preface, 7… Read more about this item

Intercourse, PA 17534, U.S.A.: Good Books, 1986. 160pp., illustrated throughout: b/white halftone plates and line-drawings. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped, with a small abrasion and blind indentation on rear wrap. An 'autographed copy' circular sticker affixed to front wrap. Signed by author on title-page, else text-block unmarked. "People's Place Book No. 7." Written by… Read more about this item

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Prentice Hall of Australia, 1990. x, + 174pp, intext tables and figures throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped on lower foredge corner, else minimal edgewear, and a blind pressure indentation on rear wrap. Textblock unmarked. " . . . this enlightening book contains some serious and thought-provoking information . . .… Read more about this item

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England: Pitman Medical, 1979. ix, + 239pp., intext tables and graphs. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Printed card wrapper minimally bumped only. Text-block unmarked. Dating somewhat, never-the-less this book will be of interest to anyone studying the problems faced by people assisting or otherwise involved with those with a mental 'handicap'. Contents include: Prelims., Preface, 4… Read more about this item

New York: Touchstone 444pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, mildly tanned. Illustrated card wrapper has two small, soft corners creases. From the rear panel: "This ground-breaking, provocative work dispels some of the most common myths, misconceptions, misunderstandings, and misinformation about African-American families. 'Climbing Jacob's Ladder' takes a fresh look at the evolution of Black families, describes… Read more about this item