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Hardback. Talks about the Reizei poets as participants in a collective institution devoted more to the continuity of family poetic practices and ideals than to the concept of individual expression that is central to modern poetic culture. This book features an appendix of 100 poems from over the centuries, by poets who were affiliated with the Reizei house. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 7 charts, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBB; DSC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 236 x 42. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024533
ISBN
9780674024533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.42
€ 50.42

Hardback. Between 1751 and 1784, the Qianlong emperor embarked upon six southern tours, travelling from Beijing to Jiangnan and back. This study elucidates the tensions and the constant negotiations characterising the relationship between the imperial centre and Jiangnan, which straddled the two key provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 11 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024540
ISBN
9780674024540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.10

Hardback. The decades following the French Revolution saw unprecedented political and social experimentation. This work offers a re-evaluation of the effects of the French Revolution, especially on women. It demonstrates that women remained highly visible in urban public life. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 274 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024595
ISBN
9780674024595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.29
€ 110.63

Hardback. From the mid-17th to the mid-19th Century, millions of Korean men trained in the arts of war to prepare not for actual combat but to sit for the state military examination (mukwa). This book provides a comprehensive socio-political history of the mukwa system. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages, 2 maps, 7 line illustrations, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025028
ISBN
9780674025028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.10

Hardback. By looking at the activities of Taoist clerics in Peking, this book explores the workings of religion as a profession in one Chinese city during a period of dramatic modernisation. It focuses on ordinary religious professionals, most of whom remained obscure temple employees. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 5 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HRAX; HRKN5; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025059
ISBN
9780674025059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

Hardback. The Honganji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism was a powerhouse that exercised its military will by fanning violent uprisings of ikko ikki, loosely structured "leagues of one mind". This title looks at the complex and often contradictory relationship between these ikko leagues and the Honganji institution. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HRE; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025097
ISBN
9780674025097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Hardback. The ending of absolute, centralized monarchy and the beginning of political combat between nobles and commoners make the years 1787 to 1788 the first stage of the French Revolution. The author examines how the French people became engaged in a movement of opposition that culminated in demands for the public's role in government. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 518 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
518
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025349
ISBN
9780674025349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.97
€ 131.07

Paperback. Religious beliefs and practices, which permeated all aspects of life in antiquity, travelled well-worn routes throughout the Mediterranean. New gods encountered in foreign lands by merchants and conquerors were often taken home to be adapted and adopted. This collection of essays offers a comparative perspective on this complex spiritual world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: HB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ancient Religions United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025486
ISBN
9780674025486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.85

Paperback. Plants seldom figure in the grand narratives of war, peace, or even everyday life, yet they are often at the center of high intrigue. In the 18th century, epic scientific voyages were sponsored by European imperial powers to explore the natural riches of the New World and uncover the botanical secrets of its people. This work covers this topic. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025684
ISBN
9780674025684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.29

Hardback. A collection of essays that cover several aspects of Maimonides' work and influence: from his work on Jewish law to his understanding of God; from his view of the soul to his understanding of other religions; from his influence on Jewish scholars in the eastern Mediterranean to his impact on the emergence of Judaism. Series: Harvard Center for Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard Center for Jewish Studies United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025905
ISBN
9780674025905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.08
€ 59.68

Hardback. Examines how China's three late imperial dynasties - the Yuan, Ming, and Qing - conquered, colonized, and assumed control of the southwest. This book also highlights the response to China's colonization of the southwest. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 b/w illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025912
ISBN
9780674025912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

Hardback. Pierre-Anthoine Pastedechouan was born into a nomadic indigenous community of Innu living along the St Lawrence River in Quebec. The author uses one man's compelling story to explore the collision of Christianity with traditional Native religion in colonial North America. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 318 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026087
ISBN
9780674026087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.00
€ 64.86

Hardback. In the late 1770s, as a wave of revolution and republican unrest swept across Europe, scholars looked with urgency on the progress of European civilization. The author examines their approaches to understanding human development by investigating the invention of a analytic category, "culture." Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 8 halftones, 1 line, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026179
ISBN
9780674026179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.29
€ 72.25

Hardback. After the worst thing in the world happens, then what? What is left to the survivors, the witnesses, those who tried to help? What can we do to prevent more atrocities from happening in the future, and to stop the ones that are happening right now? This work tells the story of the successes and failures of the modern human rights movement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026230
ISBN
9780674026230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.13

Hardback. In the fourth century a new narrative genre captured the imagination of the faithful - the moving accounts of the lives of Christian saints. This work argues that the saints' stories of medieval Europe were more than edifying entertainment; they retain an alternative theology, often quite different from the formal theology of the Church. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026476
ISBN
9780674026476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.66

Hardback. Renaissance humanists believed that the origins of peoples could reveal crucial facts about their modern political character. The author explores what happened when European historians turned to study the political history of a faith other than their own. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 370 pages, 8 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026568
ISBN
9780674026568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.10
€ 70.98

Paperback. Ranging across Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, and eastern California, this title places Native peoples squarely at the center of a story that chronicles two centuries of Indian and imperial history. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps, 1 graph. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027206
ISBN
9780674027206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. Since the Civil War, whites and blacks have struggled over the meanings and uses of the Southern past. This title argues that these battles are ultimately about who has the power to determine what we remember of the past, and whether that remembrance will honor all Southerners or only select groups. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 133 x 32. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027213
ISBN
9780674027213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Examines the transformation of global knowledge during the great age of scientific exploration. This book moves beyond the traditional focus on British and French travelers to include Germans, Russians, and some Americans, as well as the Tahitian, Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islanders they encountered. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027473
ISBN
9780674027473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.99

Paperback. Tracing the struggle to open the American workplace to all, this work shows how African-American and later Mexican-American civil rights activists and feminists concluded that freedom alone would not suffice: access to jobs at different levels is a requisite of full citizenship. Num Pages: 496 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027497
ISBN
9780674027497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.90

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