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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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
€ 45.96

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. 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. In 911, the French king ceded land along the river Seine to Rollo the Viking, on condition that he convert to Christianity. This work advances our understanding of early Normandy and the Vikings' transformation from pagan raiders to Christian princes. It also sheds light on the intersection of religious tradition, identity, and power. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map, 1 genealogical chart. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024434
ISBN
9780674024434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.79
€ 106.50

Paperback. The decision to fortify north-eastern France has usually been considered a tragic mistake, an example of bad planning and missed opportunities. Here, the author attempts to negate this, by providing a view of how France's military and political leaders tried to safeguard their nation and why they failed. Series: Harvard Historical Monographs S. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674023864
ISBN
9780674023864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.69

Hardback. Traces the path of electricity through early American culture, exploring how the relationship between human, natural, and divine powers was understood in the 18th Century. This book offers a view of the origins of American science and the cultural meaning of the American Enlightenment. It talks about the revolutionary New World of wonder. Num Pages: 378 pages, 15 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; PDX; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022997
ISBN
9780674022997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Hardback. By early 1787, John and Abigail Adams were planning their return home to Massachusetts from Great Britain. But they barely had time to settle in, before they were pulled back into the public sphere by John's election as the first vice-president under the new Constitution. This book offers a perspective on this crucial period in American history. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James; Rodrique, Jessie May; Woodward, Hobson; Lint, Gregg L.; Claffey, Mary T. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 592 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022782
ISBN
9780674022782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.85
€ 117.76

Hardback. Many scholars have noted the role of China's demand for silver in the emergence of the modern world. This book discusses the interaction of this demand and the early-19th Century Latin American independence movements, the resulting disruptions in the Qing dynasty, and the transformation from the High Qing to modern China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 maps, 12 graphs, 26 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022683
ISBN
9780674022683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.26

Hardback. What did it mean to run a large, commercialized agrarian polity according to the best Confucian principles? This book is intended as a contribution to both intellectual and political history. It offers a detailed view of members of an ostensibly Confucian government pursuing divergent agendas around the question of "state or merchant?" Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 550 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; JP; KCP; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 44. Weight in Grams: 888.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022621
ISBN
9780674022621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.53
€ 50.03

Paperback. At the height of the antagonism of the Cold War, the US State Department unleashed an unexpected tool in its battle against Communism: jazz. From 1956 through the late 1970s, America dispatched its finest jazz musicians to the far corners of the earth, in order to win the hearts of the Third World and to counter perceptions of American racism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022607
ISBN
9780674022607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. Presents the story of a Caribbean woman who helped inspire the rise of black Christianity in the Atlantic world. Born in 1718, Rebecca Protten embarked on an itinerant mission, preaching to hundreds of the enslaved Africans in the West Indies. Protten and other black preachers created the earliest African Protestant congregation in the Americas. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGX; HRCC9; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022577
ISBN
9780674022577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Aims to offer a concise history of the First World War based on the research and insights into the soldiers, commanders, battles, and legacies of the Great War. Num Pages: 416 pages, 89 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022515
ISBN
9780674022515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Hardback. Provides an understanding of early America, revealing the perilous choices of the founding fathers that shaped the nation's future. This book tells of revolutionary fervour arousing a struggle for freedom that spiralled into the largest slave rebellion in American history, as blacks fled servitude to fight for the British, who promised freedom. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 123 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021938
ISBN
9780674021938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.60

Hardcover. Begins with three case studies, each of which probes one facet of the relationship between women and fiction in the early 19th Century. This book examines in turn the prefaces written by four women for a novel about women; the activities of a woman editor and writer of fiction; and writings on fiction by three leading literary women. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021464
ISBN
9780674021464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.10

Paperback. By viewing Taiwan-China relations as a product of the history of Qing expansionism, the author contributes to our understanding of several political events in the region. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 1 halftone, 21 line illustrations, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021198
ISBN
9780674021198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. In this expansion of their widely acclaimed The Iraq War: A Military History, Williamson Murray and Robert Scales once again boldly enter the theatre of conflict while the struggle still rages. Num Pages: 368 pages, 78 color illustrations, 5 color maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019683
ISBN
9780674019683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. Not only sustains a bold thesis about Americanization but also affords the reader one of the freshest and most comprehensive histories of the seventh century New England mind and society. Series: Harvard Theological Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard Divinity School
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019591
ISBN
9780674019591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.59

Hardcover. Offers a broad picture of the way in whiich Western medicine, and Western knowledge, was absorbed and adapted in Japan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019522
ISBN
9780674019522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardcover. Addresses the distinctive characteristics of French economic and business development, including the pivotal role of the French State, the pervasive influence of French financiers, and the significance of labour conflict. This superb account is an invaluable contribution to business history and the history of modern France. Series: Harvard Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 588 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 966.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019393
ISBN
9780674019393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.62
€ 89.14

Hardcover. During the 1990s the United States undertook the greatest social policy reform since the Social Security Act of 1935. A crucial resourse for policy economists, social policy specialists, and other professionals concerned wi th welfare policy. Series: RAND Corporation Research Study. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 line illustrations; 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018914
ISBN
9780674018914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.19
€ 76.06

Hardcover. In the past twenty five years, the expansion of cable and satellite systems has transformed television. Examines the economics of this phenomenen, and the nature and logic of the broadcast network's response. Num Pages: 376 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018785
ISBN
9780674018785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.33
€ 65.78

Paperback. September 11, 2001, distinguished Cold War historian John Lewis Gaddis argues, was not the first time a surprise attack shattered American assumptions about national security and reshaped American grand strategy. We've been there before, and have responded each time by dramatically expanding our security responsibilities. Series: Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lectures on American Civilization & Government. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
1st Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018365
ISBN
9780674018365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. Based on a deep knowledge of Indonesia, its language, and its leaders, Friendtraces the history of this nation over the last 50 years, from its liberationfrom Dutch rule in 1949 to the present. Over 100 illustrations. Num Pages: 640 pages, 60 color illustrations, 50 halftones, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018341
ISBN
9780674018341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.90

Hardcover. A new chapter in John Adam's diplomatic career opened when the Dutch recognized the United States in April 1782. This volume chronicles Adam's efforts to achieve these objectives. Editor(s): Lint, Gregg L.; Taylor, C. James; Hogan, Margaret A.; Rodrique, Jessie M.; Claffey, Mary T.; Woodward, Hobson. Num Pages: 536 pages, 12halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 248 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018129
ISBN
9780674018129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.94
€ 79.62

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