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Regional & national history
Hardback. This is an account of the life of German nationalist and revolutionary Charles Follen. His life embraces many historical issues, he conspired in the first political murder of modern German history, fled to Switzerland, then America where he was instrumental in the importation of German ideas. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674110113
- ISBN
- 9780674110113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.00€ 68.99
€ 76.00
€ 68.99
Hardback. Brahmanical Theories of the Gift constitutes the first critical edition and translation into any modern language of a d nanibandha, a classical Hindu legal digest devoted to the culturally and religiously important topic of gifting. David Brick has included an extensive historical introduction to the text and its subject matter." Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 470 pages. BIC Classification: D; DS; HBJF; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088481
- ISBN
- 9780674088481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.60€ 50.22
€ 54.60
€ 50.22
Hardback. Stigmatized throughout Japanese history as outcastes, the burakumin are contemporary Japan s largest minority. In this study of youths from two different communities, Christopher Bondy explores how individuals navigate their social world, demonstrating the ways in which people make conscious decisions about disclosing a stigmatized identity." Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088405
- ISBN
- 9780674088405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.10
€ 45.99
€ 38.10
Hardback. In Northern Song China, reform-minded statesmen sought to remove the tension between the Confucian Classics and statist ideals of big government. Jaeyoon Song illuminates the interplay between classics, thinkers, and government in statist reform, and explains why the uneasy marriage of classics and state activism had to fail in imperial China." Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088368
- ISBN
- 9780674088368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.36€ 54.32
€ 59.36
€ 54.32
Hardback. By the turn of the twentieth century, Japan's military and economic successes made it the dominant power in East Asia. This book explores how colonial and semicolonial writers discussed, adapted, translated, and recast thousands of Japanese creative works, both affirming and challenging Japan's cultural authority. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 550 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DSB; HBJF; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780674036253
- ISBN
- 9780674036253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.36€ 54.32
€ 59.36
€ 54.32
Paperback. The Great Depression was a global phenomenon - every economy linked to international financial and commodity markets suffered. This book shows that China could not escape the consequences of drastic declines in financial flows and trade, offering a fresh perspective for understanding modern Chinese history. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 19 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036178
- ISBN
- 9780674036178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.73
€ 32.99
€ 27.73
Hardback. A study of the late Mongol empire in Northeast Asia during mid-fourteenth century. It focuses on the themes such as: the need for a regional perspective encompassing all states and ethnic groups in the area; the process and consequences of pan-Asian integration under the Mongols; and, the need to see Koryo Korea as part of the wider Mongol empire. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLC1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780674036086
- ISBN
- 9780674036086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.12
€ 54.99
€ 46.12
Hardback. Explores the modern recategorization of religious practices and people and examines how state power affected the religious lives and physical order of local communities. This book looks at how politicians conceived of their own ritual role in an era when authority was meant to derive from popular sovereignty. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HRA; JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035997
- ISBN
- 9780674035997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.12
€ 54.99
€ 46.12
Hardback. Urbanization was central to development in late imperial China. Yet its impact is heatedly debated. This book argues that this conceptual impasse derives from the fact that the seemingly continuous urban expansion was in fact punctuated by a wide variety of 'dynastic urbanisms'. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 370 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035614
- ISBN
- 9780674035614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.03
€ 50.99
€ 42.03
Hardback. A translation of "Jacqueries et revolution dans la Chine du XXe siecle" that focuses on 'spontaneous' rural unrest, uninfluenced by revolutionary intellectuals. It raises issues inspired by the perennial concerns of revolutionary leaders, such as peasant 'class consciousness' and China's modernization. Translator(s): Liddell, Philip. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 300 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035423
- ISBN
- 9780674035423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.03
€ 50.99
€ 42.03
Paperback. An examination of how many people could read and write in the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans. Harris traces the partial transition to written culture, demonstrating continued reliance on oral communication. He also explores the role of literacy as an instrument of power. Num Pages: 406 pages, 9 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; CFC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674033818
- ISBN
- 9780674033818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.23€ 48.51
€ 52.23
€ 48.51
Hardback. The years 1790 to 1793 marked the beginning of the American republic. Vice President John Adams chaired Senate sessions even as he was prevented from participating in any meaningful fashion. Abigail joined him when her health permitted. This volume offers insight into the family and a commentary on life that many expected from the Adamses. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James; Barzilay, Karen N.; Claffey, Mary T.; Woodward, Hobson; Karachuk, Robert F.; Sikes, Sara B.; Lint, Gregg L. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032750
- ISBN
- 9780674032750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.66€ 115.76
€ 130.66
€ 115.76
Hardback. John Adams reached Paris on October 26, 1782, for the final act of the American Revolution: the peace treaty. This volume chronicles his role in the negotiations and the decision to conclude a peace separate from France. Editor(s): Lint, Gregg L.; Taylor, C. James; Woodward, Hobson; Hogan, Margaret A.; Claffey, Mary T.; Sikes, Sara B.; Graham, Judith S. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 640 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674026070
- ISBN
- 9780674026070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.17€ 123.95
€ 140.17
€ 123.95
Hardback. Contains stories of faithful slaves that expose the power and reach of the myth, not only in advertising, films, and literature about the South, but also in national monument proposals, child custody cases, white women's minstrelsy, New Negro activism, anti-lynching campaigns, and the civil rights movement. Num Pages: 302 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674024335
- ISBN
- 9780674024335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.97
€ 47.99
€ 39.97
Paperback. Philosophers have often reflected on the Ancient Greeks' concepts of time, but an anthropological approach is necessary to understand their practical concept of time as tied to space. This work shows how the Ancient Greeks' collective memory was based on a remarkable faculty for the creation of ritual and narrative symbols. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674021242
- ISBN
- 9780674021242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.52
€ 23.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. Winner of the Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title and the A B Thomas Book Award Sponsored by the Southeastern Council on Latin American Studies, this book sheds light on the controversial and pressing problem of anti-US sentiment in the world by examining the roots of anti-Americanism in Latin America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019973
- ISBN
- 9780674019973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.78
€ 37.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. An intimate menoir of Jewish adolescence and life, from a young woman's perspective in an Eastern European shtetl at the end of the nineteenth century. Translator(s): Cammy, Justin Daniel. Num Pages: 126 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard Center for Jewish Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674019706
- ISBN
- 9780674019706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.48
€ 19.99
€ 18.48
Hardback. As in the previous volumes in this series of the Adams Papers, the correspondence presented here offers a unique perspective on the eighteenth century from a preeminent American family. Editor(s): Taylor, C. James; Hogan, Margaret A.; Cecere, Anne Decker; Walker, Celeste; Lint, Gregg L.; Woodward, Hobson; Claffey, Mary T. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 600 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165. Weight in Grams: 1442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674015746
- ISBN
- 9780674015746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.85€ 116.78
€ 131.85
€ 116.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 800 pages, 13 halftones, 4 charts, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1271.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674014725
- ISBN
- 9780674014725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.03€ 188.46
€ 215.03
€ 188.46
Hardcover. After overthrowing the Tokugawa government in 1868, the new Meiji leaders devised a plan for a compulsory educational system modelled after those in Europe and America. However, many people resisted this new system and their efforts ultimately led to the growth of a new educational system, one with the imprint of local demands. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 4 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674013964
- ISBN
- 9780674013964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.03
€ 50.99
€ 42.03