Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Maps a series of historical events - since the Raj in the mid-nineteenth century - through which India was made fashionable to Western audiences within the popular cultural arenas of the imperial metropole. This book presents an examination of India as represented in department stores, exhibitions, painting, and picture postcards of the era. Num Pages: 230 pages, 48 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JJ; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252318
- ISBN
- 9780520252318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
Hardcover. In 1911, when a professor took his students to tour Nanjing's shantytowns, one student was grateful as his eyes had been opened to the poverty in his own city. Years later, when another professor showed his students a film on the poor quarters of Nanjing, they demanded his expulsion. This book explores the reasons for these different reactions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 b/w figures, 5 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021327
- ISBN
- 9780674021327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
Paperback. Beginning with Germanic invasions that undermined the Roman Empire and culminating with the establishment of the modern nation, this book explores the dynamic exchange between outsider and "native," liberally illustrated with interpretations of the foreigners drawn from a range of sources. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030336
- ISBN
- 9780674030336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Hardback. Tells the story of postwar America's political evolution through two fascinating figures: Lionel Trilling and Whittaker Chambers. Born at the turn of the twentieth century, they were college classmates who went on to intellectual prominence, sharing the questions, crises, and challenges of their generation. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032583
- ISBN
- 9780674032583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.08€ 59.21
€ 65.08
€ 59.21
Hardback. Part Regency mystery, part imperial history, this title presents a tale of adventure and deceit across two worlds - British aristocrats and Australian felons - bound together in an emerging age of opportunity and individualism, where personal worth was battling power based on birth alone. It illuminates the darker side of this age of liberty. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1M; BTC; HBJD1; HBJM; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052789
- ISBN
- 9780674052789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.73
€ 35.99
€ 30.73
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060685
- ISBN
- 9780674060685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.91
€ 45.99
€ 37.91
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
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062368
- ISBN
- 9780674062368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.62
€ 33.99
€ 28.62
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
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674690059
- ISBN
- 9780674690059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.53
€ 27.99
€ 24.53
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
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674836808
- ISBN
- 9780674836808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.50€ 83.98
€ 93.50
€ 83.98
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 51.18
€ 65.14
€ 51.18
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.60
€ 37.99
€ 27.60
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.66€ 83.19
€ 100.66
€ 83.19
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
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803226678
- ISBN
- 9780803226678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.22€ 79.21
€ 104.22
€ 79.21
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.77
€ 19.99
€ 19.77
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
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
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047782
- ISBN
- 9780691047782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 125.73
€ 168.17
€ 125.73
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.62
€ 18.62
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.15
€ 24.99
€ 23.15
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.83
€ 158.83
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813513539
- ISBN
- 9780813513539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813517865
- ISBN
- 9780813517865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780813529929
- ISBN
- 9780813529929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.17
€ 51.99
€ 46.17