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Paperback. Analyzes the development of Indian diasporas in the United States and England from 1947 onwards. This work suggests that carefully reading the production of a diasporic sensibility, one that is not simply an outgrowth of the nation-state, helps us to conceive of multiple imaginaries, of America, England, and India, as articulated to one another. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 1KBB; 3JJP; JFC; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780691092676
- ISBN
- 9780691092676
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.09
€ 52.99
€ 38.09
paperback. Presents the social and cultural history of the rise of consumer credit in America. This book focuses on the years between 1890 and 1940, when the legal, institutional, and moral bases of consumer credit were established. It challenges the idea that consumer credit has eroded traditional values. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691074559
- ISBN
- 9780691074559
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Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.57
€ 59.15
€ 46.57
Paperback. Explains why youth gangs emerged, how they evolved, and why young men found membership and the violence it involved so attractive. This book describes how postwar urban renewal, slum clearances, and ethnic migration pitted African-American, Puerto Rican, and Euro-American youths against each other in battles to dominate changing neighborhoods. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 halftones, 3 line illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691074542
- ISBN
- 9780691074542
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Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.23
€ 53.24
€ 42.23
Paperback. Offers information on how race-sensitive admissions policies work and defines the effects they have had on over 45,000 students of different races. This book reveals demonstrates what effect the termination of these policies would have on the number of minority students at different kinds of selective institutions. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 544 pages, 103 line illus. 93 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMF; JNMN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050195
- ISBN
- 9780691050195
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.01
€ 42.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Steven E.; Lynn-Jones, Sean M.; Van Evera, Stephen. Series: International Security Readers. Num Pages: 328 pages, genealogical tables. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9780691023496
- ISBN
- 9780691023496
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Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 51.02
€ 65.07
€ 51.02
Paperback. Presents a systematic reexamination of the evolution of party politics in Japan since the end of the second World War. This study provides a set of interpretations based on a microanalytic approach that highlights the incentive and bargaining power of individual political actors, and their competitive and strategic behavior. Num Pages: 172 pages, 33 tables 8 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780691015965
- ISBN
- 9780691015965
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Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.67
€ 59.15
€ 46.67
Paperback. Traces the story of the postwar labor movements supported by a blend of historical investigation and sophisticated statistical analysis in a framework for comparative research. This book integrates institutional explanation and comparative method in a way that balances comparative generality with the historical experiences of specific cases. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JFSL3; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691010335
- ISBN
- 9780691010335
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Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.67
€ 59.15
€ 46.67
Paperback. Fits, trances, visions, clairvoyance, and possession. Believers have viewed these experiences as religious - as manifestations of God, or the Christ within. This book explores the myriad ways in which believers and detractors interpreted these experiences in Anglo-American culture between the mid-eighteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 halftones 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HRCS; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010243
- ISBN
- 9780691010243
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Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 51.02
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Paperback. Looking at how the Korean nuclear crisis originated, escalated, and was ultimately defused, this work explores a web of intelligence failures by the US and intransigence within South Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency. It pays attention to an American mindset that prefers coercion to cooperation in dealing with aggressive nations. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010069
- ISBN
- 9780691010069
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Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.67
€ 59.15
€ 46.67
Paperback. Playing in the storied Mexican League (an AAA affiliate of major league baseball), the "Tecos" had home parks on both sides of the US-Mexico border, in Laredo, Texas and in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. This book tells the story of the rise and demise of this team. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 halftones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691007441
- ISBN
- 9780691007441
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Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.27
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€ 42.27
Paperback. From data on disparities between Brazilian whites and non-whites in areas of health, education, and welfare, it is clear that vast racial inequalities do exist in Brazil, contrary to earlier assertions in race relations scholarship that the country is a "racial democracy." This title explores the implications of this evident racial inequality. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002705
- ISBN
- 9780691002705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Hardback. It was in response to the dramatic economic shifts of the 20th century that the institution of private pensions was born. The rise and growth of this financial support system that commands millions of dollars of investment is the subject of this book. Series: A Pension Research Council book. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674945203
- ISBN
- 9780674945203
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 48.36
€ 51.99
€ 48.36
Hardback. When Hitler assumed the German Chancellorship in January 1933, 34 per cent of Germany's work force was unemployed. By 1936, most of the jobless had disappeared from official unemployment statistics. Dan Silverman explores how the Nazis put Germany back to work, and asks: was the recovery genuine? Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674740716
- ISBN
- 9780674740716
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Condition: New
€ 100.50€ 90.52
€ 100.50
€ 90.52
Hardcover. A chronicle of the collision between educational reformer Paul Geheeb, who founded the Odenwaldschule, and fascist ideology during Hitler's rise to power. By examining one individual's story it shows how education in general, and progressive education in particular, fared in Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674687592
- ISBN
- 9780674687592
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Condition: New
€ 83.93€ 76.12
€ 83.93
€ 76.12
hardcover. Russian Mensheviks were driven out of Soviet Russia and their party stripped of legal existence, this book examines the Soviet experience through the eyes of the best informed observers of the 1920s and 1930s. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 halftones; 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPFF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 801.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780674325173
- ISBN
- 9780674325173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.93€ 75.74
€ 83.93
€ 75.74
Paperback. This is the history of the disintegration of the Russian Empire, and the emergence, on its ruins, of a multinational Communist state. The book explores the Communist's exploitation of the new nationalism in order to sieze power. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27 halftones, 3 maps,1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674309517
- ISBN
- 9780674309517
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 48.36
€ 51.99
€ 48.36
Hardback. Series: Study in Business History. Num Pages: 448 pages, 9 tables, 3 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674087255
- ISBN
- 9780674087255
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Condition: New
€ 82.75€ 74.77
€ 82.75
€ 74.77
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
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.20
€ 54.99
€ 46.20
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
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.19
€ 49.99
€ 42.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024274
- ISBN
- 9780674024274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.07
€ 45.99
€ 38.07