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History: earliest times to present day
Hardcover. Focusing on the marginal region of Toyama, this book explores the interplay of central and regional authorities, local and national perceptions of rights, and the emerging political practices in Toyama and Tokyo that became part of the new political culture in Japan following the Meiji Restoration. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 376 pages, 36 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002425
- ISBN
- 9780674002425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.91
€ 52.99
€ 43.91
Hardcover. Ancient Greek thought provides the basis for the intellectual, ethical and political civilization of the West. This collection of over 60 essays explores the full length and breadth of Greek thought - showing the Greeks looking at themselves, their knowledge, poetics and rhetoric. Editor(s): Brunschwig, Jacques; Lloyd, G. E. R. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 76 color illustrations, 5 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 181 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2126.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 1056
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002616
- ISBN
- 9780674002616
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Condition: New
€ 97.39€ 92.46
€ 97.39
€ 92.46
Hardcover. This work examines the theories of reading developed by John Locke to show how a revolutionary attitude towards authority was disseminated throughout the colonies. The book traces the Lockean legacy through 18th century children's literature to show how his emphasis on "consent" was influential. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSY; HBJK; HBLH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002982
- ISBN
- 9780674002982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.20€ 86.33
€ 96.20
€ 86.33
Hardcover. This study of Brandenburg directly challenges the "antifascist" paradigm employed by East German historians and the "sovietization" model of Western interpretation. The author argues that denazification was a failure, offering an analysis based on the continual reformulation of policy. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 line illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674003408
- ISBN
- 9780674003408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.20€ 86.33
€ 96.20
€ 86.33
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kirby, William C.; etc. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPHC; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674003675
- ISBN
- 9780674003675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30€ 63.21
€ 65.30
€ 63.21
Paperback. What caused the emergence of nationalist movements in many post-communist states? This text answers this and many other questions, starting by tracing the Russian nationalist movement from its origins, to its institutionalization in electoral alliances, and political movements of the early 1990s. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674004382
- ISBN
- 9780674004382
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.75
€ 42.99
€ 35.75
Paperback. This text discusses the early Calvinist divorces of Reformation Geneva, examining grounds for divorce and highlighting several notable cases. It also discusses the work of the Consistory of Geneva, an institution established in 1541 that was designed to help control the behaviour of the population. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005211
- ISBN
- 9780674005211
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.75
€ 36.99
€ 30.75
Paperback. This text tells the disturbing history of racial boundaries along the USA/Mexican border. It focuses on the case of some Irish orphans who were placed with Mexican families, and the resulting anger of the town's Anglos who formed a vigilante squad to kidnap the children away from the Mexicans. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 halftones in one 24 page insert, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005358
- ISBN
- 9780674005358
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.71
€ 34.99
€ 29.71
Hardcover. This work reasserts the importance of the French Revolution to an understanding of the nature of modern European politics and social life. It argues that the European model of democracy was created in the Revolution, a model with stark differences to Anglo-American liberal democracy. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006249
- ISBN
- 9780674006249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.39€ 87.36
€ 97.39
€ 87.36
Paperback. Girolamo Cardano was a leading astrologer of his day, and his predictions won him access to some of the most powerful people in 16th-century Europe. The author invites readers to follow the astrologer's career and explore the art and discipline of astrology in the hands of a brilliant practitioner. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; BG; HBJD; HBLH; VXFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006706
- ISBN
- 9780674006706
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.63
€ 34.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren was the most revolutionary and controversial Supreme Court in America. But in what sense? Challenging the reigning consensus that the Warren Court was protecting minorities, this text looks at the Supreme Court in a wide political environment. Num Pages: 600 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JP; LNAA; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006836
- ISBN
- 9780674006836
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.91
€ 40.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. This work analyzes the 7500 people who travelled from London to America and Europe in 1635, recreating individual careers, exploring colonial societies and delineating a world sustained and defined by migration. Together, the migrants' stories offer a social history of the 17th century. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones, 38 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; HBG; HBLH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007024
- ISBN
- 9780674007024
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.99
€ 42.99
€ 35.99
Hardcover. This text links two areas of inquiry: crime and delinquency with war and social change. In a study based on archival research, Sarah Fishman reveals the impact of the Vichy regime on one of history's most silent groups - children - and offers enlightening information about the Vichy administration. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JFSP1; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007550
- ISBN
- 9780674007550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.44€ 82.58
€ 91.44
€ 82.58
Paperback. Denise Lett argues that South Korea's contemporary urban middle class not only exhibits upper-class characteristics, but also has a culturally inherited disposition to seek high status. Combined with a favourable political and economic climate, many Koreans have thus been able to achieve it. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HBJF; HBLW; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007819
- ISBN
- 9780674007819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.61
€ 23.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. This text tells the story of the true provenance of rice in the Americas. It establishes, through agricultural and historical evidence, the vital significance of rice in West African society for a millennium before Europeans arrived and the slave trade began. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1K; KNAC; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008342
- ISBN
- 9780674008342
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.90
€ 36.99
€ 30.90
Hardcover. In a blend of political, intellectual and cultural history, this volume explores the world of German nationalism during the first half of the 19th century. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 302 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009110
- ISBN
- 9780674009110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.39€ 87.08
€ 97.39
€ 87.08
Paperback. Millions of immigrants were drawn to American shores, not by the mythic streets paved with gold, but rather by its tables heaped with food. This work tells the stories of three distinctive groups and their unique culinary dramas: the Italian, Irish, and East European Jewish immigrants. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFFN; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011113
- ISBN
- 9780674011113
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Condition: New
€ 42.18
€ 42.18
Paperback. Presents interpretations of the causes of the revolution in Bolivia of 1952 and compares them to the great social transformations that occurred in France, Mexico, Russia, China and Cuba. The essays also examine the political, social and economic development of the country after the revolution. Series: David Rockefeller Centre on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 figures, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011410
- ISBN
- 9780674011410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.53
€ 27.99
€ 24.53
Hardcover. These essays, first published in 1860, were developed from a series of lectures and show Emerson's interest in many practical aspects of human life and reflect his increasing involvement in politics - chiefly the anti-slavery movement - during the decade before the Civil War. Editor(s): Packer, Barbara L.; Wilson, Douglas Emory; Slater, Joseph. Num Pages: 560 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011908
- ISBN
- 9780674011908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.47€ 115.11
€ 129.47
€ 115.11
Paperback. This is an account of growing competitiveness in Southern party politics and elections. It tracks Southern votes shifting economic, cultural and religious loyalties, black/white conflicts and interests during and after federal civil rights intervention and the struggles of candidates and officials. Num Pages: 464 pages, 47 line illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012486
- ISBN
- 9780674012486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.23€ 48.00
€ 52.23
€ 48.00
Paperback. By revealing the ways in which the state and communities dealt with the Great Depression in Japan, this study brings us closer to a comparative, grassroots perspective on how average men and women addressed some of modernity's fundamental questions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 maps, 9 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012776
- ISBN
- 9780674012776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.69
€ 27.99
€ 24.69
Hardcover. Matthew Lenoe traces the origins of Stalinist mass culture to newspaper journalism in the later 1920s. In examining the transformation of Soviet newspapers during the New Economic Policy and the First Five Year Plan, Lenoe tells a dramatic story of purges, political intrigues, and social upheaval. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 326 pages, 6 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JPFC; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013193
- ISBN
- 9780674013193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.01€ 84.71
€ 95.01
€ 84.71
Hardcover. Drawing on a wealth of archival evidence, Sudhir Hazareesingh vividly reconstructs the symbolic richness and political complexity of the Saint-Napoleon festivities in a work that opens up broader questions about the nature of the French state, unity and lines of fracture in society. Num Pages: 322 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013414
- ISBN
- 9780674013414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.26€ 80.64
€ 90.26
€ 80.64
Hardcover. This is an examination of two eras of Chinese history that have commonly been viewed as periods of state disintegration or retreat. The text highlights variation in local state structures and practices between localities and between the central and local governments. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 375 pages, 16 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013988
- ISBN
- 9780674013988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96