Search Results: Titles starting with N from House of Our Own Books

Lexington, MA, U.S.A: Lexington Books / D. C. Heath, 1983. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. This book originated in a conference organized by the World Peace Foundation and co-sponsored by the Ditchley Foundation of Britain on the post-independence prospects for Namibia; the first chapter by Nicholas Watts examines the roots of the controversy over South-West Africa before and after the demise of the League of Nations; the second chapter by Robert Rotberg examines the political and economic realities of the settlement of the controversy; the third chapter by Wolfgang Thomas examines the economy in transition to independence: the fifth chapter by Kate Jowell analyzes the economic priorities for an independent Namibia; the sixth chapter by Stanley Uys examines SWAPO's prescriptions for post-independence Namibia (light yellow decorative cloth with red lettering, very slight shelfwear, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)

Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.: Princeton University Press, 2003. Trade Paperback. As New. This book, sponsored by the University of Montreal-McGill Research Group in International Security and the University of Pennsylvania Center for International Politics, brings together prominent scholars from comparative politics, international relations, and sociology to assess the condition of the nation state in an era of rapid social change

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1974. Trade Paperback. Very Good. This is a study of the Swedish health services which details the structures, processes, and methods of national and regional health planning, with comparisons to health planning in the United Kingdom and the United States; because health planning does not occur in a vacuum, it also describes the political structure of the country, the structure of its health services, and the process of its socioeconomic development (plain white cover with blue lettering, slight edgewear, otherwise a good, clean, tight copy)

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Praeger Publishers, 1980. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Inscribed by Editor. A collection of essays on the resurgence of ethnic identity in Europe; the editor has chosen nine linguistic territorial regions which could be defined as nations without states, including Scotland, Wales, the Basque and Catalan regions, Corsica, Brittany, South Tyrol, and the Jura; the essays examine the causes and effects of political mobilization of the various groups; two of the regions, South Tyrol and the Jura, are in states in which the central government has made accomodations for their political and economic self-determination, the others are in various stages of revolt (brown textured cloth with bright gold lettering, inscribed by the editor in 1983 on the front end paper)

Canberra, Australia: Aboriginal Studies Press, 1966. Originally published in 1904, this is a facsimile edition (not print-on-demand) of a classic work of Australian anthropology, based on forty years of explorations of central Australia and investigations of the social organization, customs, and beliefs of the indigenous Australians (pictorial cover, pages very slightly tanned; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy in nearly perfect condition; in stock & available for immediate shipment from an independent bookstore). Reprint. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Facsimile.

Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.: Princeton University Press, 1952. This history of Roman comedy is primarily a study of the work of two comic poets, Plautus and Terence; it examines the background and history of Roman comedy, the staging and presentation of the plays, the nature of the comedies, including stage conventions, plot structures, suspense and irony, delineation of character, moral tone of the plays, humor in situation, character and language, the originality of the authors and their relation to the Greek originals, their influence on later comedy in the 16th and 17th centuries; includes illustrations (dark red cloth with silver lettering, ends of spine slightly creased, foredge has light foxing; yellow dustjacket with brown lettering is slightly shelfworn; otherwise a good, clean, tight copy). Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Hanover, NH, U.S.A.: Wesleyan University Press, 1993. Trade Paperback. Very Good. This volume of new poems and selections from seven previous collections won the 1994 Pulitizer Prize and the Kingsley-Tufts Poetry Award; inscribed, signed, and dated by the author on the title page (pictorial cover with Romare Bearden painting on front, author's photo on back, slight edgewear, creases on spine and back cover; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)

Cambridge, MA, U.S.A: Schenkman Publishing Company, 1980. Trade Paperback. Very Good. The essays in this volume evolved from two conferences, both of which focused on issues relating to managing urban decline, the first titled "Alternate Futures for Older Metropolitan Regions" held at Youngstown State University and the University of Akron in May, 1978, and the second titled "Managing Mature Cities" held at the Cincinnati Convention Center in June, 1978; the authors offer several perspectives on the aging of older metropolitan regions, suggesting that aging need not be synonymous with decline and that slow-growth or no-growth offers opportunities for improving the quality of life for city residents (very slight edgewear, three sentences lightly underlined, otherwise a good, clean, tight copy)

New York , NY, U.S.A.: New Directions, 1949. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. A volume of the annual editions published by New Directions, it presents a highly varied selection of new avant garde and experimental writing from America and abroad, including stories, poems, plays, and essays by forty-five authors; the highlights listed on the dust jacket include a study of Rimbaud by Henry Miller, excerpts from Genet's Our Lady of Flowers, a story and three poems by Tennessee Williams, an essay on the painter Dove by Duncan Phillips (with reproductions), a dance play by Kenneth Rexroth, an essay on the situation of American writers by Stephen Spender, poems by contemporary Japanese poets, a short novel by John Hawkes, two stories by Borges (including The Circular Ruins), and new poems by William Carlos Williams; introduction by the editor (tan cloth with green lettering has slight creases at ends of spine; yellow dust jacket with small photos of some of the contributors on the front has edgewear with… Read More

Yeovil, England, U.K: Dower House Publications, 1991. Trade Paperback. Very Good. This volume, published for the International Council on Agriculture and Trade, is the official proceedings of a conference convened at Budapest University of Economics, which brought together for the first time in forty years the political, business and farm leaders from every country in central and eastern Europe, as well as the Soviet Union, to discuss the problems of reforming agriculture in the region; includes appendices with an overview of agriculture in six different countries, and a section of statistical charts and tables (dark red cover with slight shelfwear, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)

New York, NY, U.S.A.: W.W. Norton & Company, 1986. Trade Paperback. Very Good. This volume is one of a series of short biographies derived from The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and includes five major Russian composers; each biography covers the composer's life and works, followed by a complete list of the works and a bibliography; includes photographs and other illustrations (black pictorial cover with white & red lettering, slight edgewear; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)

Newton Abbot, Devon, U.K: David & Charles, 1973. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. The study reviews the new international diplomacy that developed under the Roosevelt administration from the eve of American entry into World War II to the end of the Yalta Conference (black cloth with gold lettering, corners lightly bumped; black dust jacket with slight edgewear on front cover, repaired tears and creases on rear cover; otherwise a good, clean, tight copy)

Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.: Polonia Publishing Company, 1950. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. This Polish grammar presents grammatical principles of the language clearly and concisely, with ample repitition of salient points, emphasis on the study of pronunciation, a basic vocaulary containing numerous terms encountered in everyday usage, a variety of exercises for drill and practice in comprehension (maroon cloth with gold lettering on front & spine, slightly bumped corners; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)

Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.: Sage Publications, 1993. Reprint. Trade Paperback. As New. This book provides a new perspective on the status of class in modern society, as the fragmentation of established class structures and the emergence of new social movements have altered traditional expressions of class; it proposes a cultural conception of class as the basis for understanding modern societies; it re-evaluates the role of the middle classes and links class to social theories of power and cultural capital, producing a cultural theory of class which incorporates the changing forms of collective action and the new social movements (black & green cover with white lettering; a bright, clean, tight copy)

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. First Edition. Quarter Cloth. Very Good/Fine. Published 25 years after his first Selected Poems, this is a new selection of the poetry of the Pulitzer Prize poet Mark Strand, one that spans his entire career, which the poet Louise Gluck praised as an achievement of the highest order (tan cloth with gold lettering & red paper-covered boards has previous owner's name on the front end paper; pictorial dust jacket with Frederic Church painting on the front, author's photo on the back; a bright, clean, tight copy)

Westport, CT, U.S.A.: Greenwood Press, 1987. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. This is a collection of revised papers from sessions on the Pacific Community Movement at the the annual convention of the International Studies Asociation in Philadelphia in 1981; these essays by Pacific scholars emphasize the emerging framework of the region's economic cooperation; in addition to the editors, contributors include James William Morley, Yevgeny Primakov, Hiroshi Kimua, Vladimir Ivanov, John Stephan, France Conroy, Mark Borthwick, Norman Palmer (green cloth with gold lettering; a bright, clean, tight copy in nearly perfect condition)

New York , NY, U.S.A.: Routledge, 1996. This study of the revamping of central and inner cities in Europe, North America, and Australia during the previous three decades challenges conventional wisdom that gentrification is simply the outcome of new middle-class demand for urban living and reveals it as part of a larger shift in the political economy and culture of the late 20th century; it examines the connections between urban policy, investment, and eviction, showing that public policy and the private market are conspiring against minorities, workers, the poor, and the homeless (white pictorial cover with slight edge wear; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore). Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Albany, NY, U.S.A: State University of New York Press, 1995. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. A volume of original ethnographic studies of Hasidic communities in North America; according to Sander Gilman, "...the range of this book is unmatched in the more recent literature. The essays cover most of the major issues and problems, such as the questions of Jewish women in the Hasidim, Jewish culture, politics and social structure, and comparative fundamentalism. It is a substantial contribution of Jewish Studies and of anthropology." (dark brown cover with very slight edgewear and corner crease, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)

New York , NY, U.S.A.: Art Commission of the City of New York, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. 8 1/2" X 11. This is the catalog of the Art Commission's exhibition of photographs in City Hall in 1985; most of the 67 full-page black & white photographs, including images dating back to 1860, had been recently discovered and trace the Art Commission's involvement in the development of public spaces and the changing urban landscape; most of the buildings depicted in the photographs no longer exist, and most of the parks and public spaces have been dramatically reconstructed; includes a catalog essay, descriptions of the catalog entries, a list of known photographers, and a glossary of photographic terms (plain gray cover with black lettering, inked title on spine)

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Longman, 1996. Trade Paperback. As New. This book examines the course of modernity in writing about New York to reveal the complexities of both modernist and postmodernist responses to the city; In a series of readings, literary fiction is placed in the context both of recent theory and the social and economic narratives shaping the city (blue cover with black & white photo, A View from the Bridge, on the front; a bright, clean, tight copy)