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Paperback. Blending political, cultural and economic perspectives, this text traces the evolution of Asian countries in the 20th century. Its aim is to determine the mix of culture, experience, scale, timing, leadership and policy that shapes individual developing nations. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJ; GTF; HBJF; JFC; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674687585
- ISBN
- 9780674687585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.20
€ 41.99
€ 35.20
Hardcover. Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene genealogies (phylogenetics) and geography. This book aims to capture the field's conceptual and empirical richness, plus the sense of innovation that phylogeographic perspectives have brought to evolutionary studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 113 line illustrations, 13 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674666382
- ISBN
- 9780674666382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 90.07
€ 99.82
€ 90.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659032
- ISBN
- 9780674659032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.69
€ 53.99
€ 45.69
Hardcover. These two volumes consist of over 600 letters and documents that Adams sent to, and received from, numerous correspondents in Europe and America. It chronicles Adam's efforts to convince the British that peace was essential, as well as other diplomatic efforts and more personal correspondence. Editor(s): Revelas, Joanna M.; Ryerson, Richard Alan; Walker, Celeste; Decker, Anne M. Series: Adams Papers: General Correspondence & Other Papers of the Adams Statesmen. Num Pages: 1192 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 94. Weight in Grams: 3082.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674654457
- ISBN
- 9780674654457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 310.29€ 282.71
€ 310.29
€ 282.71
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kline, Mary-Jo; Lint, Gregg L. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 888 pages, volume 1: 410 pages, 10 halftones volume 2: 482 pages; 11 halftones; 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 103. Weight in Grams: 2097.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 888
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674654419
- ISBN
- 9780674654419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 310.29€ 282.71
€ 310.29
€ 282.71
Paperback. This study of exploration during the Renaissance shows how the evidence of the New World shook the foundations of the old, upsetting the authority of the ancient texts that had guided Europeans so far afield. This text was awarded the "Los Angeles Times" Book Prize in 1993. Num Pages: 296 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 205 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674618763
- ISBN
- 9780674618763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.49
€ 51.99
€ 43.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 208 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press Cambridge, MA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674557758
- ISBN
- 9780674557758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.15
€ 36.99
€ 31.15
Hardcover. Examines the rise, development and ultimate failure of the German Social Democrats, the largest of the European socialist parties, from 1887 to 1912. Prominent figures are discussed but the book focuses primarily on the younger generation - Paul Kampffmeyer, Max Schippel, Conrad Schmidt and others. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674551237
- ISBN
- 9780674551237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.25€ 86.97
€ 96.25
€ 86.97
Hardcover. Volume 18 of the Papers of John Adams chronicles John Adams' tenure as minister to Great Britain and his joint commission, with Jefferson, to negotiate treaties with Europe and North Africa. Adams found it impossible to do "any Thing Satisfactory" with Britain, and the volume ends with his decision to resign his posts. Editor(s): Lint, Gregg L.; Martin, Sara; Taylor, C. James; Georgini, Sara; Woodward, Hobson; Sikes, Sara B.; Norton, Amanda M. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674545076
- ISBN
- 9780674545076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 90.07
€ 99.82
€ 90.07
Hardcover. A document in the history of the Kennedy years, these letters give us a firsthand look at the working relationship between the president and one of his close advisors, John Kenneth Galbraith. His letters are a source of advice about economics, public policy, and the federal bureacracy. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674528376
- ISBN
- 9780674528376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.69
€ 53.99
€ 45.69
Hardcover. Num Pages: 672 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674526662
- ISBN
- 9780674526662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.20€ 130.44
€ 146.20
€ 130.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 640 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First edition.
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674526655
- ISBN
- 9780674526655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.20€ 130.44
€ 146.20
€ 130.44
Hardcover. Series: Belknap Press S. Num Pages: 776 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1243.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674526631
- ISBN
- 9780674526631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.20€ 130.44
€ 146.20
€ 130.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 748 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 237 x 158. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 748
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674526624
- ISBN
- 9780674526624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.20€ 130.44
€ 146.20
€ 130.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 812 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 237 x 163. Weight in Grams: 1324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 812
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674526617
- ISBN
- 9780674526617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.20€ 130.44
€ 146.20
€ 130.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 658 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 238 x 160. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 658
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674526600
- ISBN
- 9780674526600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.20€ 130.44
€ 146.20
€ 130.44
Hardcover. Heroic figures such as Heracles, Perseus, and Jason were seen by the Greeks not as mythical figures but as real people from a bygone age. The people who shared this ancestry used it for many alliances of trade and war. This is a study of the political uses of perceived kinship. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 193 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; JHBK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674505278
- ISBN
- 9780674505278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.80€ 73.50
€ 80.80
€ 73.50
Hardcover. No U.S. president has faced the problems Lincoln confronted, nor expressed himself with such eloquence on issues of great moment. Harold Holzer and Thomas Horrocks explore his writings on slavery, emancipation, racial equality, the legality of secession, civil liberties in wartime, and the meaning of the terrible suffering caused by the Civil War. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504837
- ISBN
- 9780674504837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Hardcover. Volume 12 opens with John Adams's inauguration as president and closes just after details of the XYZ affair become public in America. Through private correspondence, and with the candor and perception expected from the Adamses, family members reveal their concerns for the well-being of the nation and the sustaining force of domestic life. Editor(s): Martin, Editor in Chief Adams Papers Sara (Massachusetts Historical Society); Taylor, Former Editor in Chief Adams Papers C James (Massachusetts Historical Society); Millikan, Assistant Editor Neal E (Massachusetts Historical Society); Norton, Assistant Editor Adams Papers Amanda Mathews (Massachusetts Historical Society); Woodward, Associate Editor Adams Papers Hobson (Massachusetts Historical Society); Sikes, Assistant Editor for Digital Projects Adams Papers Sara B (Massachusetts Historical Society); Lint, Series Editor of the Papers of John Adams Gregg L; Georgini, Assistant Editor Adams Papers Sara (Massachusetts Historical Society). Num Pages: 677 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504660
- ISBN
- 9780674504660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.39€ 93.18
€ 103.39
€ 93.18
Hardcover. In Defensive Positions, Noell Wilson shows how control of coastal defense by regional domains exacerbated the shogunate's inability to respond to major military and political challenges as Japan transitioned from an early modern system of parcelized, local maritime defense to one of centralized, national security in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 257 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 341 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504349
- ISBN
- 9780674504349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. The challenge of opening Africa and Australia to British imperial influence fell to a coterie of proto-professional explorers who sought knowledge, adventure, and fame but often experienced confusion, fear, and failure. Kennedy follows the arc of these explorations, from idea to practice, intention to outcome, myth to reality. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBJM; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503861
- ISBN
- 9780674503861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.99
€ 36.99
€ 30.99
Hardcover. Using the new tools of GIS and social network analysis, Nicolas Tackett shows that the great Tang aristocratic families were more successful than previously believed in adapting to social and economic changes in the seventh and eighth centuries. Tang political influence waned only after many of them were killed during the three decades after 880. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492059
- ISBN
- 9780674492059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Hardcover. Wai-yee Li examines the discursive space of women in seventeenth-century China. Using texts written by women or by men writing in a feminine voice, as well as writings that turn women into signifiers of lamentation or nostalgia, Li probes the emotional and psychological turmoil of the Ming-Qing transition and subsequent moments of national trauma. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 625 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBJF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492042
- ISBN
- 9780674492042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.10€ 64.03
€ 70.10
€ 64.03
Hardcover. Hiraku Shimoda places the origin of modern Japanese regionalism in the tense relationship between region and nation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This study shows that "region," often seen as a hard, natural place that impedes national unity, is in fact a supple spatial category that can be made to reinforce nationalist sensibilities. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 180 pages, map. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492011
- ISBN
- 9780674492011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32