Search Results: Political Science, Sociology from The Brooklyn Bookman

MARANTZ, Andrew: Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation. New York, Viking, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 380 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Social Media and the Internet / Political Science / Social Media – Effects on U.S. Politics and Public Opinion. Book & jacket condition: Good Plus/Very Good. Book copy has a gently-used appearance. Book pages bright and clean with no marks (page 8 excepted, as few lines of text have been marked and underlined). Dust wrapper is in top-notch condition. "A chronicle of how the optimistic entrepreneures of Silicon Valley set out to create a democratic internet – and how the propagandists of the Alt-Right exploited that freedom to propel the extreme into the mainstream." An essential work to help one understand today's toxic political environment engendered by social media. ISBN: 9780525522263

ISAACSON, Walter (Ed.): A Benjamin Franklin Reader. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2005. First Paperback Edition. Softcover, 551 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History and Autobiography-Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790 / Selected Writings. Condition: Very Good Plus. Light sunning to the pages, but clean and not marked. A gently-used copy in near-fine condition that is pleasing to the eye. The living and inspirational writings of the most pre-eminent scientist, philosopher and statesman of eighteenth century America. Includes such classics as the famous Autobiography
and Poor Richard's Almanac. ISBN: 0743273982

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

SAVAL, Nikil: Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace. New York, Doubleday, 2014. FIRST EDITION / UNCORRECTED PROOF. Softcover wraps, 362 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Work – U.S. / Workplace – History. Condition: Very Good. Some ruffling to the first few pages - at the the fore-edge. Text is clean and unmarked. Front cover is reinforced with a clear plastic cover. A fascinating study into the origins and future of the workplace in general – and of the office in particular. A vital contribution to the literature of the subject since C. Wright Mills' ground-breaking work White Collar. ISBN: 9780385536578

RIDING, Alan: Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans. New York, Vintage Books, 1989. Originally published in 1984. Stated First Vintage Books Edition, October 1989. Softcover, 385 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Foreign Affairs / Mexico-Politics & Government, Economic & Social Conditions. Condition: Very Good. Pages toned but clean and unmarked. Miniscule edge-wear to extremities. Overall a copy in first-rate condition. Deft and scholarly analysis of Mexican society. Essential reading for those who wish to understand the contemporary background of Mexico and its people. ISBN: 0679724419

WIENER, Martin J.: English Culture and the Decline of the Industrial Spirit, 1850-1980. New York & Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1986. Originally published: 1981. Stated First Paperback Edition: 1982 (Reprinted: 1986.) Softcover, 217 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / England-Civilization-Nineteenth & Twentieth Centuries / Industry-Social Aspects / History. Condition: Very Good. Evidence of light wear to the covers. Otherwise a near first-rate copy with clean pages, unmarked. "England was the world's first great industrial nation. Yet the English have never been comfortable with industrialism. Drawing upon a wide array of sources, Martin Wiener explores the English ambivalence to modern industrial society." Superative cultural history and analysis at its best. ISBN: 0521270340

NEELY, Jr., Mark E.: The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties. New York & Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1991. Softcover, 278 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History-American-19th Century / Civil War, 1861-1865 / Civil Rights, Civil Liberties and Legislation, 1861-1865 / Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865. Condition: Very Good. A couple of the corners lightly bumped with clean and unmarked pages. An above-average copy overall. A critical historical analysis of Lincoln's policies concening the suspension of civil liberties during the American Civil War. ISBN: 0195080327

HELD, David & MCGREW, Anthony (Eds.): The Global Transformations Reader: An Introduction to the Globalization Debate. Cambridge, UK, Polity Press, 2003. Second Edition reprint. Trade Paperback, 602 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Political Science / International Relations. Condition: Very Good. Light traces of smudging to book's fore-edge. Otherwise a copy in near-excellent condition with clean, unmarked pages. Comprehensive and scholarly selection of writings covering globalization and its consequences. An essential text for the student of economics, political science and international relations. ISBN: 9780745631356

O'Meara, Patrick, MEHLINGER, Howard D. & KRAIN, Matthew (Eds.): Globalization and the Challenges of a New Century: A Reader. Bloomington & Indianapolis, Indiana University Press, 2000. Softcover, 500 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Political Science / International Relations / Economics. Condition: Used, Very Good. Some underling of pages but a gently-used copy all-in-all. Very faint traces of smudging at the fore-edge of the book. Comprehensive volume that frames the ongoing globalization debate. An essential text for the student and reader of political science, international relations and economics. ISBN: 025321355X

LASKAS, Jeanne Marie: Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 318 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Working Classes – United States / Sociology / Working People-U.S.-Sociology & Reportage. Book and jacket condition: Very Good. Light smudges at the fore-edge of the book. Otherwise a near-fine copy with the interior pages clean and unmarked. Fine and on-target reportage on the unsung working heroes that help make this country work. Insightful and engrossing sociological and journalistic exploration reminiscent of the writings of Studs Turkel. Recommended. ISBN: 9780399159008

FOER, Franklin: How Soccer Explains The World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization. New York, Harper Perennial, 2005. Originally published in 2004. Trade Paperback, 261 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Sports – Soccer / Current Events / Reportage / Sports-Soccer-Political & Economic Aspects. Condition: Very Good Minus. Creasing to book spine and spine-roll evident. Sticker at the lower extremity of spine. Overall a nice copy with clean pages. A unique exploration regarding the world's most popular sport – and its interaction and relation to politics, economics and globalization. ISBN: 9780060731427

ROSEN, Ruth: The Lost Sisterhood: Prostitution in America, 1900-1918. Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1985. Stated Second Printing. (Originally published in 1982.) Paperback, 245 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History-U.S. Prostitution – early twentieth century / History-Women's Studies. Condition: Good Plus. Creasing to the front cover near the lower left hand corner. Corner chip at the upper part of the book-spine. All pages clean and unmarked. Cogent and well-researched history of a topic all too neglected by previous scholars. A necessary addition – from a feminist perspective - to the literature of American social history. ISBN: 0801826659

DOUGLAS, Susan J. & MICHAELS, Meredith W.: The Mommy Myth: The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has Undermined Women. New York, Free Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 383 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Family and Relationships / Motherhood / Womens Studies. Book & jacket condition: Very Good. Some edge-wear to the top front flap and light wear to extremities of jacket. Light sunning to pages but all clean and unmarked. A near-fine copy in a near first-rate dust wrapper. A deft scholarly analysis concerning the idealized notions and realities of the so-called New Motherhood. ISBN: 0743259998

TAPLIN, Mark: Open Lands: Travels Through Russia's Once Forbidden Places. South Royalton, VT, Steerforth Press, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 376 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Russian Federation-Description & Travel / Journeys-Russian Federation / Russia-Personal Narrative Accounts. Book and jacket condition: Very Good/Near Fine. Slightly used appearance to the dust wrapper but in near-fine condition overall. Sturdy wine-dark book boards with clean, white pages (no markings whatsoever). Unique and sobering account of the author's travels and encounters with the places and peoples of the varied regions of the former USSR – places that were considered off-limits to foreigners. A travel narrative account like no other! ISBN: 1883642019

PETERSON, Merrill D.: The Portable Thomas Jefferson. New York, Penguin Books, 1977. Reprint. Paperback, 589 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History-U.S. / Political Science. Condition: Good. Some wear, creasing to cover's extremities. Several pages underlined, but the text is very readable. The selected writings of one of the pillars of American political thought, philosophy and enlightenment. A must for all students and readers of history. ISBN: 0140150803

QUINN, Edward & DOLAN, Paul J.(Editors): The Sense of the Sixties. New York, The Free Press, 1968. First Printing. Softcover, 528 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / U.S.- History / 1960's - Politics, Social & Economic Conditons – Articles and Essays. Condition: Very Good. Very light edgewear and toning to covers. Otherwise a copy in first-rate condition with all pages clean and not marked. A collection or anthology of writings that present the social, economic and political milieu of one of the most tumultuous periods of upheaval and change in U.S. history. Includes writings by notable figures like Paul Goodman, Susan Sontag, Tom Wolfe and others.

HOFMANN, Paul: That Fine Italian Hand. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 238 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Italy – Civilization, National Characteristics. Book & Jacket Condition: Very Good. Almost few signs of wear to the jacket with a bit of wear to the central top extremity of dust wrapper but near-fine in appearance. Book copy itself is gently used with all pages unmarked and clean throughout. "A wry close-up of a resourceful people." In this book the author delves into the characteristics of adaptability and quirkiness that "makes the Italians Italian." ISBN: 0805009779

STERNBERG, Joseph C.: The Theft of a Decade: How the Baby Boomers Stole the Millennials' Economic Future. New York, PublicAffairs, 2019. Advanced Reading Copy / First Edition. Softcover wraps, 263 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Social Science / Economic History / The Great Recession, 2007-2009 / U.S. Economic Conditions, 2007-Present. Condition: Used, Like New. A couple of imperfections found on some of the page edges. Otherwise a clean unmarked copy in near-excellent condition. Cogent analysis regarding the origins of America's current economic morass afflicting the Millenial Generation. ISBN: 9781541742369