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1956The story of the repatriated Geek Americans. A timely study on how our ways can influence a foreign culture , and an understanding account of the impact of cultural diversities in individuals.153p. bibliography, index. Crisp unmarked text in A neat tight binding. Minor signs of library ownership - neat call # on spine and DJ, library bookplate over-stamped as "Discarded" 153p. bibliography. index Ex-Library
2004ref. 41607ABWeinheim [u.a.], Beltz, PVU, 2004. gr.8°, XVII, 279 S., illustr. original Pappband (Hardcover), sehr schönes, sauberes Exemplar ohne nennenswerte Mängel
1931ref. 56679Berlin : Mittler 1931. X, 153 S. : 1 Karte farbig von Argentinien ; gr. 8°, Schrift: Antiqua nachgebundene Ausgabe, Leinen, Exemplar in gutem Erhaltungszustand
1977ref. 5543BMünchen, edition text + kritik, 1977. Gr.-8°, 194, (12) Seiten Illustr. OKt. (Schnitt angestaubt)
1943pp. xviii, 524. Illustrated. Map endpapers. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, faded at extremities. Original dust jacket, chipped with loss. Second edition. Hardbound. Good. W11
19814to. 27 pages. Illustrated with tables and charts. "Paper presented at the 27th International Institute on the Prevention and Treatment of Alcoholism (Epidemiology Section) , Vienna, Austria, June 15-20, 1981." SUBJECT(S) : Alcoholism - Finland; Social surveys - Finland. SERIES: Reports from the Social Research Institute of Alcohol Studies, ; no. 155; Variation: Alkoholipoliittisen tutkimuslaitoksen tutkimusseloste; no. 155. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (National Library of Finland, British Library, Library of Congress. ) . ISBN: 9519192107. Good condition. (FIN-13-37)
19578vo. 316 pages. SUBJECT (S) : World War, 1939-1945 - fiction. Ends of spine worn, owner's name on flyleaf, very good condition. (FIN-10-25)
1973128 pages. Bibliography. Index. "Using contemporary accounts, vividly reconstructs the story of emigration from the British Isles - through the dark tunnel of the nineteenth century and into the happier conditions of the twentieth." - from dust jacket. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Price-clipped dust jacket bears light wear and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Book
Rear inside hinge starting, otherwise Very Good Condition. Lacks Jacket; 8vo; 645 pages; 35-page index & 11-page bibliography. The standard text on the subject
ref. 1527936201.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1853ref. 35234ALondon, Arthur Hall, Virtue, 1853. Gr. 8°. XII, 240 pages. With 28 engravings on steel on plates and 31 woodcuts in text. / 28 Stahlstiche auf Tafeln. 31 Holzschnitte im Text. Red half-leather / Roter Halblederband mit dreiseitig gefärbtem Schnitt. (Plates and pages near to the plates foxed, binding rubbed. Names on title page, owners notice on paste-down / Tafeln sowie Seiten nahe des Tafeln stark stockfleckig, Einband berieben. Besitzervermerk auf dem Innendeckel, Name sowohl neueren Datums als auch von alter Hand auf dem Titelblatt). [6 Warenabbildungen]
1977289 pages. Bibliography, glossary and index. Footnotes. Charts, maps and diagrams. Topics include: English Migration; Folk Architecture in Trinity Bay; Peopling of Central Bonavista Bay; Sealing and the spread of settlement in Northeastern Newfoundland; Initial permanent settlement in the Strait of Belle Isle; Ethnic diversity and settler location on the Eastern Lower North Shore of Quebec; Highlands Scots Migration to Southwestern Newfoundland; Settlers and Traders in Western Newfoundland. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
1941ref. 3173258New York, Columbia University Press, 1941. XVI, 190 S. OLwd.
2004This book examines one of Europe's newest and most dramatic mass migrations--the exodus of a significant share of the Albanian population since 1990,and in particular their presence in Greece. It is based on some of the papers presented at an international conference held at the University of Sussex on 6-7th Sepetember 2002. 218p.maps, bibliography.index Book
19544to. Published weekly during the school year. Includes Vol. 66, Sept 5, Sept 12 , Sept 19, Sept 26; Vol. 68, Jan 8, 22, Feb 5, 19, Mar complete, May complete; Vol. 69 complete except for Dec. 2, all of Jan. , Apr 28, and all of May; Vol. 70 complete except for Sept 29, Nov 17, Dec 15, 22, and all of May; Vol. 71, complete; Vol. 72, Dec-Jan complete, Mar complete, May 8, 15, 22, 29; Vol. 73, Sept 4, 11, 18, Oct 9, 16, 30, Feb-Mar complete. SUBJECT (S) : Lutherans - United States; Finnish Americans; Suomi Synod. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Yellowed, some pages have small tears around the end and some have been taped, overall good condition. (FIN-8-52) xx
ref. Ca18-HUniversity of Toronto Press 1998 large hbk. 619pp ISBN:0802081460 no dj as issued excellent as new. University of Toronto Press, 1998, large hbk hardcover
12mo. 31 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish Americans; Lutherans. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (Graduate Theological Union, JKM Library, Univ of Illinois, Wittenberg Univ, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysgurg) . Very good condition. (FIN-8-5)
12mo. 31 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish Americans; Lutherans. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (Graduate Theological Union, JKM Library, Univ of Illinois, Wittenberg Univ, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysgurg) . Bottom corner creased, good condition. (FIN-8-3)
12mo. 31 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish Americans; Lutherans. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (Graduate Theological Union, JKM Library, Univ of Illinois, Wittenberg Univ, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysgurg) . Stain on cover, good condition. (FIN-8-3)
12mo. 31 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish Americans; Lutherans. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (Graduate Theological Union, JKM Library, Univ of Illinois, Wittenberg Univ, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysgurg) . Small tear on spine, water stain on cover, good condition. (FIN-8-2)
1992208 pages including index and bibliography. Virtual slaves, these children were uprooted from their villages in central and southern Italy to perform as barrel-organists, harpists, violinists, fifers, pipers, and animal exhibitors. "This extremely, unusual study, enlivened by photographs, throws a floodlight on ethnic prejudice, cultural constructs of childhood, Tammany Hall politics and 19th-century immigration and working conditions." - Publishers Weekly. Very light wear. Glossy laminated covers. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
1981271 pages including bibliography, index and black and white photographic plates. Between 1870 and the depression of the 1930s, more than 80,000 children from the poverty of England were sent to Canada by well-meaning philanthropists to live and work with Canadian farm families. "Superbly readable... one of the finest pieces of Canadian social history ever to be written. It is, in every way, an exceptional book." - Calgary Herald. Address label inside front cover. Well-used copy with lean to spine. Unmarked. Remains a worthy reading copy. Book
1983159 pages. Black and white plates. "The story of a British family which crossed the Atlantic in the mid 19th century. It is told in their own words in letters written home from Canada West (Ontario) and Prince Edward Island. From the letters emerges a portrait of a fascinating family which included portrait painter Robert Harris and architect William Harris. Here we encounter the beliefs, values and attitudes of a mid-Victorian family, and a view of their daily lives at home and at work." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Lovely copy. Book
1986255 pages. Whether they came from Britain or Europe, these newcomers all wove new vigour and spirit into the Canadian cultural, economica and social fabric. And they all vividly remember their first hours, days and momths in a new country. This book is about their memories: sad, happy, sometimes incredible and always moving. The often felt frustrated and homesick and were at times resourceful or bewildered, weak or determined. But always they felt like immigrants in a strange land. Book clean, unmarked and very lightly worn. Some yellowing at edges. Slight lean to spine. Dust jacket in excellent condition but for scratch in lower corner of back panel. Very nice copy. Book
1988ref. 23943University of Queensland, 1988. XVI, 414 SS., einige Abbildungen. 8°, orig. flexibler Pappband im illustr. original Schutzumschlag.
