Category: World Studies

U.S.-Japan Economic Relations: A Symposium on Critical Issues (Research Papers and Policy Studies, No. 1)

By: Abegglen, James C. et al

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley : 1980

Seller ID: 25369

ISBN-13: 9780912966250

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Authors include James C. Abegglen, Tadao Kato, Louis J. Mulkern, Keiske Yawata, Walter E. Hoadley, and Koei Narusawa. 57p.
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Nuclear Liability: A Key Component of the Public Policy. Decision to Deploy Nuclear Energy in Southeast Asia

By: Abraham, Mohit

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: The American Academy of Arts and Sciences : 2014

Seller ID: 26827

ISBN-13: 9780877240990

Binding: Paperback (Saddle Stitched)

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. 50p. Topics include historical context, international law, domestic approaches, challenges, India's Nuclear Liability Act, and more. 3 Appendices.
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Decolonizing the Map: Cartography from Colony to Nation (The Kenneth Nebenzahl Jr. Lectures in the History of Cartography)

By: Akerman, James R. (editor)

Price: $46.00 USD

Publisher: University of Chicago Press : 2017

Seller ID: 32991

ISBN-13: 9780226422787

Binding: Hardcover

Unmarked. Dust jacket (unclipped) under clear mylar cover. Index. 409p. Measures 7.25x10.25 inches. Essays, originally delivered as the 2010 Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., Lectures in the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library, encompass more than two centuries and three continents--Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Ranging from the late eighteenth century through the mid-twentieth. Topics include mapping and national identity in late colonial Mexico, the enduring complications created by the partition of British India, the racialized organization of space in apartheid and post-apartheid Sout...
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Global Civics: Responsibilities and Rights in an Interdependent World

By: Altinay, Hakan (editor)

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press : 2011

Seller ID: 27334

ISBN-13: 9780815721413

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Articles include "Ten Perspectives on Global Crisis," "Beyond the UN Charter," Global Civics through Global Solidarity," and more. Index. 146p.

Argues that we cannot achieve the international cooperation that is needed for a globalizing and interdependent century without embracing and implementing global civics.
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Amnesty International Report 2007

By: Amnesty International

Price: $24.00 USD

Publisher: Amnesty International : 2007

Seller ID: 26661

ISBN-13: 9781887204460

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Maps and illustrations. Documents the state of human rights in 153 countries during 2006. 337p.
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A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal

By: Aronoff, Kate; Battistoni, Alyssa; Cohen, Daniel Aldana; Riofrancos, Thea

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Verso : 2019

Seller ID: 33662

ISBN-13: 9781788738316

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Foreword by Naomi Klein. 191p. Measures 5x7.75 inches.

Explores the political potential and concrete first steps of a Green New Deal. It calls for dismantling the fossil fuel industry and building beautiful landscapes of renewable energy, guaranteeing climate-friendly work and no-carbon housing and free public transit. And it shows how a Green New Deal in the United States can strengthen climate justice movements worldwide.
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Asian American Policy Review (Volume VII, 1997)

By: Asian American Policy Review

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Asian American Policy Review : 1997

Seller ID: 19278

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

A few light pencil marks. Issue focus: Transnationalism. Forum: Welfare reform with Andrew Leong, Karen K. Narasaki, Jayne Park, Yeh Ling Ling. Interviews with Benjamin Cayetano, Connie Chung and Bong Hwan Kim. Also includes feature articles, student notes and book reviews. 225p.
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A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters

By: Barnes, Julian

Price: $14.00 USD

Publisher: Random House : 1989

Seller ID: 33244

ISBN-13: 9780394221212

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Dust jacket (unclipped) under clear mylar cover. 308p. Measures 6x9 inches.

This book is a complete, unsettling, and frequently exhilarating vision of the world, starting with the voyage of Noah's ark and ending with a sneak preview of heaven.
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Climate Data: Insights and Observations

By: Baumert, Kevin; Pershing, Jonathan

Price: $16.00 USD

Publisher: Pew Center : 2004

Seller ID: 25123

Binding: Paperback (Saddle Stitched)

Condition: Good

Unmarked text. Some rubbing on cover. References. Notes. Tables. 42p. With contributions by Timothy Herzog and Matthew Markoff. Some rubbing on cover.

This paper presents insights and observations from an analysis of emissions, energy and socio-economic data for the world's largest gas-emitting countries. It is a part of the Pew Center's series on Advancing the International Effort Against Climate Change.
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New Worlds: Maps From The Age of Discovery

By: Baynton-William, Ashley and Miles

Price: $18.00 USD

Publisher: Quercus : 2009

Seller ID: 33561

ISBN-13: 9781848660182

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Dust jacket (unclipped) under clear mylar cover. 224p. Measures 9.75x10.75 inches. Color reproductions.

Gathered from five centuries of exploration, over 120 maps of oceans and continents, mountains and forests, cities and shires, presented in chronological order.
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The Paths of Culture: A General Ethnology

By: Birket-Smith, Kaj

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Madison and Milwaukee, The University of Wisconsin Press : 1965

Seller ID: 32278

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Dust jacket under clear mylar cover. 64 black-and-white plates. Bibliography. Index. Chronological chart. 537p. Measures 6.5x9.5 inches.

Topics include Australian Aboriginal art, burial customs, intertribal relations, laws and ceremonies, marriage customs, material culture, myths, religion and magic, social structure, tools and weapons, and totemism.
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Dialogues on Local Government and Metropolitan Regions in Federal Countries (Global Dialogue on Federalism Booklet Series, volume 6)

By: Blindenbacher, Raoul; Pasma, Chandra (editors)

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press : 2007

Seller ID: 28779

ISBN-13: 9780773533196

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Explores the topic of local government and metropolitan regions. Provides a comparative snapshot of how power is distributed in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. 58p. Measures 6x9 inches. Glossary.

Contributors include Nico Steytler, Graham Sansom, Robert Young, Martin Burgi, Boris Graizbord, and others.
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Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam

By: Bowden, Mark

Price: $14.00 USD

Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press : 2006

Seller ID: 33041

ISBN-13: 9780871139252

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Dust jacket (unclipped) under clear mylar cover. Map. Notes. Index. 680p. Measures 6.25x9.5 inches.

A riveting, definitive chronicle of the Iran hostage crisis, America's first battle with militant Islam.
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Foreign Affairs (Volume 71, No. 4, Fall 1992)

By: Brzezinski. Zbigniew; Lewis, Bernard et al

Price: $18.00 USD

Publisher: Foreign Affairs : 1992

Seller ID: 29053

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. 70th anniversary issue. 220p. Advertisements. Recent books.

Articles include Brzezinski on the Cold War and its aftermath, Daniel Yankelovich on foreign policy after the 1992 election, Bernard Lewis on Rethinking the Middle East, John M. Deutch on the new nuclear threat and more. William G. Hyland writes on Foreign Affairs at 70.
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Disease and History: The Influence of Disease in Shaping the Great Events of History

By: Cartwright, Frederick F.; Biddiss, Michael D.

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. : 1972

Seller ID: 20913

ISBN-13: 9780690241167

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Closed tear on unclipped dust jacket. Previous owner's initials inside cover. Bibliography. Index. A good overview of the influence of disease on the civilizations, armies, and leaders that dominate history, with a particular emphasis on psychosomatic disease. 248p.
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The New World Order (Open Magazine Pamphlet Series)

By: Chomsky, Noam

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Open Magazine Pamphlet Series : 1991

Seller ID: 21295

Binding: Paperback (Saddle Stitched)

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Includes the Bates College, Lewiston, Maine January 30, 1991 lecture, printed on heavy cover stock with recycled paper. This booklet is Pamphlet No. 6 in the Open Magazine Pamphlet series, second printing. 26pp. Information about Common Courage Press on the last page of the booklet and a page on the pamphlet series products inside. Measures 11x4.2 inches.
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English as a Global Language

By: Crystal, David

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Cambridge University Press : 1997

Seller ID: 26995

ISBN-13: 9780521592475

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Dust jacket. Includes a historical summary of the global development of English; an analysis of the current status of English internationally; and an informed assessment of the language's future. Maps. 150p. Index. Further reading.
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Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America: Climate Change, the Rise of China, and Global Terrorism

By: de Blij, Harm

Price: $14.00 USD

Publisher: Oxford University Press : 2005

Seller ID: 32809

ISBN-13: 9780195183016

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Dust jacket under clear mylar cover. Maps. De Blij demonstrates how geography's perspectives yield unique and penetrating insights into the interconnections that mark our shrinking world. 308p. Measures 6.5x9.5 inches. Index. Bibliography.
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The Influence of the Foreign Heritage on the American City

By: De Selm, David

Price: $16.00 USD

Publisher: US Government Printing Office : 1976

Seller ID: 25225

Binding: Paperback (Saddle Stitched)

Condition: Good

Unmarked. Some rubbing on cover. Report for the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of International Affairs. Illustrated.

Topics include the colonies, the new nation, urbanism in the Republic, Rise of the Metropolis and transfer of ideas between the old and new worlds. Bibliography. 31p.
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Multicultural Iberia: Language, Literature, and Music

By: Dougherty, Dru; Azevedo, Milton M. (editors)

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Research Series (University of California, Berkeley International and Area Studies) : 1999

Seller ID: 25354

ISBN-13: 9780877250036

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Contributors include Charles B. Faulhaber, Francisco A. Marcos-Marin, August Bover i Font, Kathleen McNerney, Philip D. Rasico, Carol A. Hess, and others. Map.

Bibliographic Reference. 260p. Title in the University of California, Berkeley International and Area Studies Research Series.
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Power Politics: Equity and Environment in Electricity Reform

By: Dubash, Navroz K. (editor)

Price: $14.00 USD

Publisher: World Resources Institute : 2002

Seller ID: 30700

ISBN-13: 9781569735039

Binding: Paperback (Saddle Stitched)

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Illustrated. Shows how electricity reform is, at root, an issue of sustainable development. 175p. Measures 8x10.

Contributors include Daniel Bouille, Alix Clark, Hilda Dubrovsky, Elena Petkova, Sudhir C. Rajan, Frances Seymour, and others.

Looks at the global context, Argentina, India, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Ghana, and South Africa.
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Religions of the World (Home Reading Guide)

By: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica : 1955

Seller ID: 22252

Binding: Paperback (Saddle Stitched)

Condition: Good

Unmarked text. Sun-fading on edge. A mid 20th century guide prepared for the reader or student who wishes to gain a general knowledge of a subject through guided reading in the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Topics include the polytheism, monotheism, Christianity, the Greeks and Romans, etc. References. 40p.
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State of the World 2003: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society (Special 20th Anniversary Edition)

By: Gardner, Gary (Project Director); Starke, Linda (Editor)

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: New York, W. W. Norton : 2003

Seller ID: 21104

ISBN-13: 9780393323863

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Contributors include Chris Bright, Christopher Flavin, Mia MacDonald, Anne Platt McGinn, Danielle Nierenberg, Payal Sampat, Janet Sawin, Molly O'Meara Sheehan and Howard Youth. Notes. Index. Charts, tables and figures. Topics include demographics, disease, enegy, urban studies and more. 243p.
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World Archaeology: Culture Contact and Colonialism (Vol. 28, No. 3, February 1997)

By: Gosden, Chris (editor)

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Routledge : 1997

Seller ID: 32926

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Maps. Black-and-white illustrations. Tables. pp59-460. Measures 7.5x9.75 inches.

Contributors include Yvonne Marshall and Alexandra Maas; Lennox Honychurch; Peter van Dommelen; Jane Webster; Greg Woolf; Kenneth G. Kelly; Andrew Reid, Paul Lane, Alinah Segobye, Lowe Borjeson, Nonofo Mathibidi and Princess Sekgarametso; Mike Parker Pearson; Lesley Head and Richard Fullagar; and Steven R. James.
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National Geographic Magazine: Cumulative Index Volume I, 1899-1946

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert (editor)

Price: $16.00 USD

Publisher: Washington DC, National Geographic Society : 1952

Seller ID: 32063

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very good

Unmarked text. Previous owner's name and date on back of front end page. Bumped corner. 656p.

Founded in 1888, this magazine of geography, archaeology, anthropology, and exploration provides literate and accurate accounts with photographs and maps.
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Category: World Studies