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Coins, Trade, and the State: Economic Growth in Early Medieval Japan

Ethan Isaac Segal

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Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages: 276
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SKU: V9780674060685
ISBN: 9780674060685

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The History of Beyhaqi: The History of Sultan Mas‘ud of Ghazna, 1030...

Paperback. This is the first complete translation, with detailed commentary, of the surviving volumes of Beyhaqi's massive project. The historian's writings, dealing with the years 1030--1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages: 406
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SKU: V9780674062368
ISBN: 9780674062368

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Population, Disease and Land in Early Japan, 645-900

William Wayne Farris

Paperback. W. Wayne Farris has developed the first systematic analysis of early Japanese population, the role of disease in economic development, and the impact of agricultural technology and practices. In doing so, he reinterprets the nature of "ritsury " institutions. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8M. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Harvard University Press United States
Edition: Revised ed.
Number of pages: 256
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SKU: V9780674690059
ISBN: 9780674690059

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Stealing the State: Control and Collapse in Soviet Institutions

Steven L. Solnick

Hardback. An examination of the factors which led to the breakdown of the Soviet Union. The author argues the main factor was that weak mechanisms for controlling bureaucrats within Soviet organizations meant they were able to seize the organizational assets they were supposed to be managing. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPA; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1998
Publisher: Harvard University Press United States
Edition: 1St Edition
Number of pages: 352
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SKU: V9780674836808
ISBN: 9780674836808

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Hadrian and the City of Rome

Mary T. Boatwright

Paperback. The description for this book, Hadrian and the City of Rome, will be forthcoming.

Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 598.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1989
Publisher: Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages: 336
Condition: New
SKU: V9780691002187
ISBN: 9780691002187

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Debtor Nation: The History of America in Red Ink

Louis Hyman

Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Edition: Reprint
Number of pages: 392
Condition: New
SKU: V9780691156163
ISBN: 9780691156163

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War and Empire: The American Way of Life

Paul L. Atwood

Hardback. A study of US imperialism that argues America's leaders have chosen to go to war for influence and power ever since the declaration of independence. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages: 288
Condition: New
SKU: V9780745327655
ISBN: 9780745327655

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African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology

Glasrud Braithwaite

Paperback. An Anthology. 404 pages. Editor(s): Glasrud, Bruce A.; Braithwaite, Charles A. Describes the part African Americans played in the frontier army and as homesteaders, community builders, and activists. This title tells of the struggle for civil rights and against Jim Crow, and examines African American cultural growth and contributions as well as economic and political aspects of black life on the Great Plains. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight: 536.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages: 404
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SKU: V9780803226678
ISBN: 9780803226678

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East Asia at the Center: Four Thousand Years of Engagement with the Wo...

Warren I. Cohen

Hardback. Cohen charts the course of cultural, intellectual, economic, and political developments in East Asia-particularly China and Japan-from the beginning of recorded time to the present day and examines such events as the rise and fall of key dynasties, the ascendance of the British empire, and the development of democracy in Asia. Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 817.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2001
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Edition: 0th Edition
Number of pages: 528
Condition: New
SKU: V9780231101080
ISBN: 9780231101080

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The History of King Richard the Third: A Reading Edition

Thomas More

Paperback. "The History of King Richard the Third" is Thomas More's English masterpiece. This book intends to make More's work accessible to 21st-century readers. It presents More's text with modern English spelling and punctuation, and with full annotation of linguistic difficulties and the historical background. Editor(s): Logan, George M.; More, Saint Thomas. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Indiana University Press United States
Edition: A reading ed
Number of pages: 208
Condition: New
SKU: V9780253217998
ISBN: 9780253217998

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The Puritan Origins of the American Self: With a New Preface

Sacvan Bercovitch

Paperback. Deals with the development of the concept of American identity. Centering upon the interaction of language, myth, and society, this title explores the Puritan achievement in its broadest cultural context. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC93. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Yale University Press United States
Edition: Reissue
Number of pages: 260
Condition: New
SKU: V9780300172416
ISBN: 9780300172416

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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 26: 11 May-31 August 1793

Thomas Jefferson

Hardback. Documents Edmond Charles Genet's challenges to American neutrality and Jefferson's diplomatic and political responses. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 650 pages, 2 halftones 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 170 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1466.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Princeton University Press United States
Edition: Illustrated
Number of pages: 650
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SKU: V9780691047782
ISBN: 9780691047782

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The Canadian Department of Justice and the Completion of Confederation...

Jonathan Swainger

Paperback. Drawing on legal records and other archival documents, Jonathan Swainger considers the growth and development of the ostensibly apolitical Department of Justice in the eleven years after the union of 1867. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPH; JPQB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 272.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages: 192
Condition: New
SKU: V9780774807937
ISBN: 9780774807937

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The Days Are Gods

Liz Stephens

Paperback. Liz Stephens has come from Los Angeles to Utah for graduate school, and her brief stint working on a Taco Bell commercial is not much in the way of preparation for taking on the real West. In The Days Are Gods Stephens chronicles a move that is far more than a shift in geographical coordinates. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages: 216
Condition: New
SKU: V9780803243545
ISBN: 9780803243545

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The French Navy and the Seven Years´ War

Jonathan R. Dull

Paperback. The Seven Years' War was the world's first global conflict, spanning five continents and the critical sea lanes that connected them. Winner of the 2005 France-Ameriques Prize, this book is the account written of the French navy's role in the hostilities. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 472 pages, 5 maps, 12 appendixes, index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages: 472
Condition: New
SKU: V9780803260245
ISBN: 9780803260245

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The Journal of Socho

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Hardback. The author, Saiokuken Socho (1448-1532)-the preeminent linked-verse (renga ) poet of his time-provides in his journal a vivid portrayal of cultural life in the capital and the provinces, together with descriptions of battles and great warrior families, the dangers of travel through war-torn countryside, and the plight of the poor. Translator(s): Horton, H. Mack. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5893 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 762.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages: 368
Condition: New
SKU: V9780804732833
ISBN: 9780804732833