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History of World Famine
First book and author to win the Annual Nutrition Foundation Award, THE CONQUEST OF FAMINE by W. R. Aykroyd was published in 1975 by the Reader’s Digest Press, New York, and distributed by E. P. Dutton & Co.
Famine, says the author, is as old as civilization itself, and one of the world’s most pressing problems. Here he traces the history of the world’s great famines from Biblical times to more recent times in Ireland, Indian, China, Africa and Bangladesh. And this catastrophic situation is now looming even larger due to over population.
Still, he says, the hopeful theme is that periodic famine is outdated. The principal natural cause of famine – drought – and such other causes as floods, parasites, locusts, even wars, can be prevented or controlled by adjusting world food supplies and world population.
The 216-page hardbound book is illustrated with black/white photos. It is in Very Good condition, although ex lib with the usual library markings. Covers show very minor edge/corner wear. Inside pages show no apparent defects. End flaps from the dust jacket at glued inside the front cover. (6004/rN)
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Interpreting 1970 American Census
The 1970 Census of the American people was and is the most detailed examination of a large population ever attempted and successfully carried out. Costing millions and employing tens of thousands of part-time interviewers, the Census explored the makeup of our multiracial populace; the great interior migrations of modern times, both black and white; the social mobility of individuals and groups; the changes in relative income levels between the poor and the working and middle classes; the damping of the population explosion; the new immigrants; and much, much more.
E. J. Kahn, Jr., well-known author and New Yorker writer, immersed himself in census questionnaires, statistics, and computer printouts for three years as the initial raw information was first collected, sorted, and digested, and this book was the result. He looked for the significant detail, the confirming or unexpected trend, anything that might shed light not only on where we were but, tentatively and gingerly, where, as groups or as a nation, we might be heading.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: FINDINGS OF THE 1970 CENSUS is a reference work without a single chart, graph, or map -- a book that can be read and enjoyed as much for its style and enquiring attitude as for the rich stew of information it so appetizingly serves up. Here is where we were, reflected in an immense mirror, beauty spots, warts, and all in as intimate an exploration as was ever made.
The 340-page hardbound book was published in this 1974 second printing by Weybright and Talley, New York. It is in Very Good condition, although ex lib with the usual library markings. There are no other apparent defects on the covers or inside. The dust jacket end flaps are glued inside the front cover. (6113/6)
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1950s City & Urban Housing Issues
Published in 1957 by the H. W. Wilson Co., New York, CITY AND SUBURBAN HOUSING is Vol. 29, #6 in the publisher’s ‘Reference Shelf’ series. It was edited by Poyntz Tyler.
The 1950s housing problem – increasing demand and deteriorating supply, sub-urbanization and a nationwide search for bigger and better living facilities – is the subject of this book. It is approached from many levels, viewpoints and callings by authorities who discuss public and private housing; prefabricated housing; the government in housing; specialized and minority housing; the federal slum clearance program; housing for Negroes; the housing squeeze on white collar workers; anti-discrimination; housing for the aged; the city versus the suburbs; and beyond the suburbs – exurbia. Specific details of housing problems in Chicago and Philadelphia areas are covered.
The 190-page hardbound book is in Very Good condition, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. Coves show some edge/corner/spine end wear. Inside pages are clean, crisp and without apparent defects. (5613/r35)
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Man in the City of the Future
A symposium of Lions Clubs International on cities and urban problems led to the publication of Man in the City of the Future -- A symposium of Urban Philosophers. It was edited by Richard Eells and Clarence Walton and published in 1968 by Macmillan Publishing, New York.
Included here are Margaret Mead's The Crucial Role of the Small City in Meeting the Urban Crisis and Masatoshi Matsushita's Tokyo in 2000 A. D.
The 242-page hardbound book is in Very Good+ condition, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. The dust jacket is present and sealed in protective covers. There are no other apparent defects. (4077/rE)
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Town’s Strength, Weakness, Resources
OUR COMMUNITY was written for people who love their community, but at the same time do not believe that their community is as good as it should be. American community life is in danger of being lost in our changing urban society, say the editors, and this offers an approach to preserving the sense of community and to finding it where it has been lost.
Written by local community leaders who have worked to improve their home towns, it was edited by Dorothy and Curtis Mial and published in 1960 by New York University Press. Hardbound. 269 pages.
Appendix includes variety of forms for analyzing communities. Ex lib with usual library markings. Very Good+ condition with no defects we can see on the covers or inside pages. Dust jacket is present and covered with Mylar. There is slight discoloration on the endpapers.
A timely subject with important information from a project that worked! The book is scarce now and we found only two copies available for sale on the web. Both were in the $25 range of prices. (2052/rF)
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Land Economics, Utilizing Resources
Written by Roland R. Renne, president of Montana State College, this is Land Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies in Utilizing Land Resources. It is the 1958 Revised Edition, published by Harper & Brothers, New York.
According to Renne, land has unique characteristics that distinguish it from other major factors of production. So, methods of using land and its share in the national income are determined according to principles different from those of other production factors.
So, Part I presents definitions and relationships for understanding of the field of land economics. In Part II is an analysis of the fundamental principles of land utilization, operating within the system of property rights. Part III describes the spatial requirements and important characteristics peculiar to the seven major land uses.
Part IV analyzes the major land use problems of tenure and tenancy, valuation and credit, taxation and conservation and the policies and programs established to solve them. Finally, Part V is devoted to analysis of planning and control of land use in the interests of improving the quality of human living.
The 599-page hardbound book is illustrated with numerous maps and charts. It is in Very Good condition, despite being ex lib with the usual library markings. The covers show only very slight edge/corner wear. Inside pages are without apparent defects. It's a well thought-out look at the problem -- and a difficult book to find in today's market. Don't miss it! (4568/r11)
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Question of Priorities - New Strategies
A Question of Priorities - New Strategies, Urbanized World by Edward Higbee. (Foreword: Buckminster Fuller) 1970, New York: William Morrow 214 pages. Ex Lib. DJ w/protective cover. A scarce edition.
This distinguished geographer and ecologist addresses himself to a subject of transcendent importance -- the need to remodel our social, political and economic institutions to meet the human requirements of an ireversibly urban age. Yet we remain in a society which has not succeeded in developing institutions for human well-being to match the capabilities of our technology.
Very Good, with DJ tape stains on inside covers. (3910)
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City Planning, Babylon to Brasilia, Hiller
Ever since man started to live in cities, he has planned their organization. Only recently, however, has a formal body of theory and knowledge come into general use. Carl E. Hiller’s Babylon to Brasilia is about the challenge city planning has presented in the past and the vital place it has in today’s concerns. It was published in this 1972 FIRST EDITION by Little, Brown & Co., Boston.
With the aid of more than 50 black/white photos and drawings, Hiller presents a short history of cities, how they have grown, the basic forms they’ve taken, and what is wrong with them today. Next he discusses the work of such gifted city planners as L’Enfant, Le Corbusier and Wright, then moves on to discuss the New Town Movement, urban renewal and ideas for future cities.
The 109-page hardbound book features and illustrated glossary, bibliography, index and appendix with the names of institutions offering bachelor’s degrees in urban planning. The book is an important reference for anyone who wants to know how man can attempt to successfully shape one part of his environment.
Condition of the book is Very Good, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. Neither the covers nor inside pages have any apparent defects. The dust jacket is present and protected with plastic covering. It’s a nice one! (4145)
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ALL about The American People, 1936
If you thought the wide range of information made public following the last census was unbelievable, you'll shake your head at this one! It's Volume 188 of The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, focusing on THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, STUDIES IN POPULATION.
It was edited by Louis I. Dublin -- a statistician for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., and president of the Population Association of America - and published in 1936 by the Academy.
Topics include: Birthrate, fertility, marriage, divorce, venereal diseases, sex abnormalities, population growth, death rates, infant mortality, decline of the birth rate, widowhood and orphanhood, American population by race and country of origin, immigration, agricultural population and agricultural resources, nutrition, unemployment, optimum population, internal migration and economic opportunity … and on and on and on!
We doubt you'll find this much detailed information on the American people in another single book!
Condition is Very Good, although the 396-page hardbound book is ex lib with the usual library markings. There are a few bumps and bruises on the covers, but it's a heavy library binding and has no serious problems. Inside pages are showing some yellowing and a few have a dog-ear on one corner, but all are clean and readable. We thought we noticed a few pencil marks inside, but can't find them again now, so there can't be many.
If you like reading data - or want some interesting information about the American people between the two great wars of the 20th Century, don't miss this one! (2065)
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Human Values in Urban Living
Growth of America's urban population in the mid 1900s could only be termed phenomenal, according to The Urban Complex - Human Values in Urban Life. An advisor on urban affairs to both Presidents Johnson and Kennedy, Weaver examines in depth the major problems of American cities and analyzes such controversial aspects as the impact of urbanization on American society; the middle-class flight to the suburbs and what could be done to reverse it; the tragic failures of certain urban renewal projects; and the acute shortage of low-income housing.
In conclusion, he describes what Federal, state and local governments were doing to help, as well as how they were planning for the future to alleviate slum ghettos, blight and crime -- to make American cities better places in which to live and raise families.
The 297-page hardbound book was published in this 1964 FIRST EDITION by Doubleday, Garden City NY. It is Ex Lib with the usual library markings. The dust jacket is present with a protective cover.
Condition of the book is Very Good with no apparent defects inside or out. (NF102/C)
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