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1	Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal more books like this by Eric Schlosser add to wishlist To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Schlosser, a National Magazine Award-winning journalist, charts the fast food industry's enormous impact on our health, landscape, economy, politics and culture as he transforms the way America thinks about what it eats. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.77! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship more books like this by Jeffrey Zaslow add to wishlist From the co-author of the bestselling "The Last Lecture" comes a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring story of 11 girls and the women they became. see all copies from $8.41! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed more books like this by Jared Diamond add to wishlist In this fascinating book, Diamond seeks to understand the fates of past societies that collapsed for ecological reasons, combining the most important policy debate of this generation with the romance and mystery of lost worlds. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Sociology: A Global Perspective more books like this by Joan Ferrante add to wishlist This introductory text takes a comparative global approach to teach sociological concepts and ideas. It provides an in-depth examination of life in other countries to help students understand sociological concepts while also providing comparison to the United States. By integrating throughout each chapter the connections to American society, this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul more books like this by Karen Abbott add to wishlist Step into the perfumed parlors of the Everleigh Club, the most famous brothel in American history. Culminating in a dramatic last stand between brothel keepers and crusading reformers, this book presents a vivid snapshot of Americas journey from Victorian-era propriety to 20th-century modernity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Conformity & Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology more books like this by James P Spradley add to wishlist An ideal complement to standard anthropology texts or as a stand-alone text/reader, the best-selling Conformity and Conflict continues to offer an in-depth look at anthropology as a powerful way to study human behavior and events. The 37 articles cover a broad range of theoretical perspectives and demonstrate basic anthropological concepts. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Chalice and the Blade-Our History, Our Future more books like this by Riane Tennenhaus Eisler add to wishlist This thought-provoking book looks to the origins of culture as a means of assessing the current state of civilization and the direction in which it is heading. Drawing from art, archaeology, religion, social science, and history, the author concerns himself with the cruelty and inequality that has been a mark of human civilization since the dawn ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	A History of World Societies more books like this by John P McKay add to wishlist With unparalleled coverage of social history, A History of World Societies explores the lives of peoples of the world within a political framework. The text is known for its readability, integration of strong scholarship, and new historical interpretations. A range of technology resources, including Houghton Mifflin's Eduspace online learning tool ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The great transformation more books like this by Karl Polanyi add to wishlist One of the twentieth century's most thorough and discerning historians, Karl Polanyi sheds "new illumination on . . . the social implications of a particular economic system, the market economy that grew into full stature in the nineteenth century." -R. M. MacIver see all copies from $16.05! new only from $22.88! \| SVS
10	Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World more books like this by Nicholas Ostler add to wishlist Noted linguist Nicholas Ostler brings together the tales of the world's languages in all their glorious variety in this unusual and authoritative "natural history of languages," offering a unique perspective on civilization through the ages. Maps. Charts. see all copies from $3.97! new only from $6.84! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Practice of Everyday Life more books like this by Michel de Certeau, Steven F Rendall (Translator) add to wishlist Michel de Certeau considers the uses to which social representation and modes of social behavior are put by individuals and groups, describing the tactics available to the common man for reclaiming his own autonomy from the all-pervasive forces of commerce, politics, and culture. In exploring the public meaning of ingeniously defended private ... see all copies from $7.94! new only from $13.99! \| SVS
12 view cover	The City of Falling Angels more books like this by John Berendt add to wishlist A murder in Savannah inspired John Berendt's previous book, the blockbuster bestseller MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL. This time, the location is Venice, and the 1996 inferno which destroyed Venice's beloved opera house, La Fenice, serves as the touchstone for John Berendt's quirky exploration of the city and its most colorful inhabitants ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology more books like this by David W McCurdy (Editor), James P Spradley (Editor) add to wishlist An ideal complement to standard anthropology texts or a stand-alone text/reader, the best-selling Conformity and Conflict continues to offer students an in-depth look at anthropology as a powerful way to study human behavior and events. The 37 articles cover a broad range of theoretical perspectives and demonstrate basic anthropological concepts. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	Happiness: A History more books like this by Darrin M McMahon add to wishlist Drawing on numerous sources, including art and architecture, poetry and scripture, music and theology, literature and myth, McMahon offers a sweeping intellectual history of man's most elusive yet coveted goal--happiness. see all copies from $2.15! new only from $8.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race more books like this by Edwin R Black add to wishlist Genetics is in the news. What is not in the news are its origins in a racist twentieth century pseudoscience called eugenics, which was based on selective breeding. In 1904, the United States launched a large-scale eugenics movement that was championed by the medical, political and religious elite. History has recorded the horrors of ethnic ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $16.82! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Servile State more books like this by Hilaire Belloc add to wishlist "The Serville State" has endured as his most important political work. The effect of socialist doctrine on capitalist society, Belloc wrote, is to produce a third thing different from either - the servile state, today commonly called the welfare state. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $8.31! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction more books like this by Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein, Immanuel Wallerstein add to wishlist In World-Systems Analysis, Immanuel Wallerstein provides a concise, accessible, and comprehensive introduction to the revolutionary approach to understanding the history and development of the modern world that he pioneered thirty years ago. Since Wallerstein first developed world-systems analysis, it has become a widely utilized methodology ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $14.44! \| SVS
18 view cover	Revolutionary Wealth more books like this by Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler add to wishlist Bursting with practical ideas about when, where, and how America and the world are changing, "Revolutionary Wealth" provides a clear, coherent framework that gives readers powerful tools for thinking about--and preparing for--what the Tofflers call the most massive, most creative, fastest expansion of the money economy in human history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Human Geography: Culture, Society, and Space more books like this by Harm J De Blij add to wishlist Taking us from our hominid ancestors to the megacities of today, this text brings an emphasis to the political and economic issues of human geography. Covering the major elements of the subject, this book addresses the two binding themes of geography; the spatial perspective, and the relationships between human societies and natural environments. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.84! \| first editions
20 view cover	Future Shock more books like this by Alvin Toffler add to wishlist Examines the effects of rapid industrial and technological changes upon the individual, the family, and society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy more books like this by Barbara Ehrenreich add to wishlist From a bestselling social commentator and cultural historian comes a fascinating exploration of one of humanity's oldest traditions: the celebration of communal joy expressed in ecstatic revels of feasting, costuming, and dancing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Third Wave more books like this by Alvin Toffler add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt more books like this by Barbara Mertz add to wishlist In this classic work, now revised for a new generation, Mertz gives readers a fascinating, erudite, and witty glimpse of the human side of ancient Egypt. 16-page color photo insert and b&w photos throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Upside Down: A Primer for the Looking-Glass World more books like this by Eduardo H Galeano add to wishlist This Third World perspective on the First World sees nothing but folly, lies, terror, and misuse of power. Galeano is one of Latin America's most respected historians, and his trenchant analysis of a world-turned-upside-down teaches as it entertains. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $12.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Global Perspectives: A Handbook for Understanding Global Issues more books like this by Ann Kelleher, Laura F Klein add to wishlist For courses in International Relations and any social science course that is designed to introduce students to world issues, in departments of anthropology, sociology, history, or political science. This book provides a multidisciplinary vocabulary for explaining general issues and trends facing the contemporary world involving cultural diversity, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| SVS

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