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Published by Columbia University Press, 1945
ISBN 10: 0231085141ISBN 13: 9780231085144
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.
Published by Columbia University Press, 1945
ISBN 10: 0231085141ISBN 13: 9780231085144
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.
Published by Columbia University Press, 1945
ISBN 10: 0231085141ISBN 13: 9780231085144
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.
Published by Columbia University Press, 1975
Seller: Brothertown Books, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. "PLAINVILLE, U.S.A. is the revelation of the life of an American town, a community portrait, if you will. James West, a member of an anthropological research project, moved to Plainville in 1940 to observe how a typical 'backward' farming community reacted to the influences of its neighboring, more 'modern' communities. The result of his year's residency in Plainville is this detailed and intimate picture of its townspeople - a picture that is equally pertinent today. Written from an anthropological point of view, but with a minimum of technical language, 'Plainville U.S.A. is a study of the townspeople's daily lives. Here we see at close range the processes of socialization that mold a small child into the adult : the groups and informal cliques he joins for the purposes of work, entertainment, and gossip; the problems that concern him; and his relation to the world beyond his own community. The author studies the town itself - its history, resources, and economic structures as well as the social organization. " ******************************************************** The result is a book that was quickly to become a classic work in the fields of sociology and anthropology - a work that rose above any such classification - a work that became a classic. Surprisingly, the book is now out of print. ********************************************* TITLE : Plainville, U.S.A. / AUTHOR : James West (Pseudonym of Carl Withers) / IMPRINT : Columbia University Press / PLACE : New York / EDITION : Seventh Columbia Paperback Printing / DATE : (1961) . but no date given for this subsequent 7th printing [ circa 1975 ] / STATUS : OP / PROVENANCE : From the personal library of a college professor of anthropology. / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade paperback; contains a few charts; has an index; xviii + 238 pages; approximately 5 1/8" x 8"; pictorial wraps, glued. **************************************** CONDITION - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book that remains clean, solid and presentable, with the following particulars noted :: EXTERIOR -- Slight crackling effect to spine, but no reading crease; soft bumps to spine extremities and fore-edge corner tips; slight toning to spine and about the edges; near negligible minute spots and/or smudging; basically clean and attractive. There is a slight darkening of the paper on the bottom edge next to the spine, else the text -block edges are clean. / BINDING -- Solid / INTERIOR -- The professor's inked signature, with date is written at the top of the first page, else the interior is clean and presentable.