Search Results: Nonfiction-Anthropology & Cultural Studies from The Brooklyn Bookman

GRASMUCK, Sheri and PESSAR, Patricia R.: Between Two Islands: Dominican International Migration. Berkeley, University of California Press, 1991. First Paperback Edition. Softcover, 247 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Sociology & Anthropology / Dominican Republic & U.S.- Emigration and Immigration. Condition: Very Good Minus. A bit of edge-wear to the lower tips of the book, which displays light smuding. Light blue highlighting of a small portion of the text in the middle of page 3. All other pages noticeably unmarked and clean, however. A lucid and scholarly analysis of the causes and patterns of migration and immigration from the Dominican Republic to the United States. Essential reading for an understanding of contemporary immigration issues. ISBN: 0520071506

PRINGLE, Heather: The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and The Everlasting Dead. New York, Theia, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 368 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Mummies / Human Remains (Archaeology) / Anthropology – Forensic and Physical / Body,Human – Social Aspects. Book and jacket condition: Very Good Plus. Gently used copy bearing library stamps, but with sturdy bright book boards. All pages bright and clean. This is an ex-library, near-fine copy in a near-fine Broadart-covered dust wrapper. An engrossing and most fascinating study of the subject by an internationally-acclaimed science journalist. Recommended. ISBN: 0786865512