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New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1996. The End of Racism goes beyond familiar polemics to raise fundamental questions that no one else has asked: Is racial prejudice innate, or is it culturally acquired? Is it peculiar to the West, or is it found in all societies? What is the legacy of slavery, and what does America owe blacks as… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 1993. Trade Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A publishing phenomenon--the subject of enormous media attention, lavish acclaim from reviewers, and extraordinary sales--this national bestseller explains why, contrary to all expectations, Americans are working harder than ever. Schor shows how labor supply, unemployment, and the addictive nature of consumption… Read more about this item

New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1995. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Drawing on the work of the pioneers of sociology, as well as that of the men and women conducting today's research, this best-selling collection of 77 classic, contemporary, and cross-cultural articles conveys sociology's diversity of viewpoints and methodologies. Important issues and debates are presented… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: The Free Press, 1996. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A popular textbook, now in its ninth edition, focuses on "participation-observation"--giving students a sense of "being-there" using expert firsthand reporting. 546 pages. 4 outside corners bumped, rubbed and curled up. Spine is creased. Top & bottom of spine rubbed. Two light… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Trade Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Friedan's The Feminine Mystique changed forever the way women thought about themselves and the way society thought about women. Today, she changes forever the way all of us, men and women, think about ourselves growing older and the way society… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Scribner, 1976. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In what is arguably one of the most famous and influential works of sociology and is certainly Weber's most famous, he argued that Calvinist asceticism helped sow the seeds of capitalism by promoting selfless labor and restricting material consumption. This brilliant study--the author's best-known… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday Publishing, 1989. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In this solidly researched book, the authors demonstrate that the knowledge and techniques exist to decrease the incidence of welfare dependency, poor-single parent families, and alienated, uneducated youth. Within Our Reach provides a detailed account of the problem, and describes 24 programs that… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Columbia University Press, 1989. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Belmonte describes life in an impoverished Naples, Italy, neighborhood, where casual criminality and anger set the tone. "At a time when we have so much difficulty understanding poverty in our own country, it is interesting to look at some other country's… Read more about this item