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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.13
€ 47.99
€ 40.13
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023864
- ISBN
- 9780674023864
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.73
€ 32.99
€ 27.73
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
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Condition: New
€ 119.43€ 106.50
€ 119.43
€ 106.50
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
€ 54.99
€ 46.10
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
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.10
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.30
€ 54.99
€ 46.30
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
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Condition: New
€ 79.20€ 72.25
€ 79.20
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.13
€ 47.99
€ 40.13
Paperback. Includes chapters which treat men as well as women, theories of sexuality as well as gender prescriptions, and same-sex as well as heterosexual relations. This book examines how Japanese have (en) gendered their ideas, institutions, and society. Editor(s): Molony, Barbara; Uno, Kathleen S. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 143 x 46. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028166
- ISBN
- 9780674028166
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.96
€ 40.99
€ 33.96
Hardback. A collection of essays which reveal the Ming court as an arena of competition and negotiation, where a large cast of actors pursued individual and corporate ends, personal agency shaped protocol and style, and diverse people, goods, and tastes converged. Editor(s): Robinson, David M. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 475 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028234
- ISBN
- 9780674028234
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.10
€ 54.99
€ 46.10
Hardback. Shows how US officials during World War I discovered the enormous value of global communications. This book sheds light on the early stages of the global infrastructure that helped launch the United States as one of the predominant powers. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 358 pages, 6 maps, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JWK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028395
- ISBN
- 9780674028395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.57€ 74.07
€ 81.57
€ 74.07
Hardback. Drawing on archival sources to analyze a hundred-year perspective on sports in China, this book explores why the country became obsessed with Western sports at the turn of the twentieth century, and how it relates to China's search for a national and international identity. Num Pages: 392 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028401
- ISBN
- 9780674028401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.03
€ 51.99
€ 43.03
Paperback. Looking at the American Declaration of Independence, this book reveals the document through the eyes of the rest of the world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030329
- ISBN
- 9780674030329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.65
€ 31.99
€ 26.65
Hardback. Ever since Alexis de Tocqueville published his observations in "Democracy in America", Americans have recognized the distinctiveness of their voluntary tradition. This book traces the origins of this venerable tradition to the vexed beginnings of American democracy in Massachusetts. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030794
- ISBN
- 9780674030794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.47€ 67.91
€ 74.47
€ 67.91
Hardback. As the cold war took shape during the late 1940s, policymakers in the United States and Great Britain displayed a marked tendency to regard international communism as a 'monolithic' conspiratorial movement. This book explains the cold war mindset that determined global policy for much of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031791
- ISBN
- 9780674031791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.47€ 67.91
€ 74.47
€ 67.91
Paperback. Argues that only with consistent attention to research and development and an emphasis on long-term corporate strategies could firms remain successful over time. This work details these processes for various major chemical and pharmaceutical firms, demonstrating why some companies forged ahead while others failed. Series: Harvard Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 tables, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTK; KNDC; KNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032217
- ISBN
- 9780674032217
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.94
€ 34.99
€ 29.94
Paperback. Debt was an inescapable fact of life in early America. At the beginning of the 18th century, its sinfulness was preached by ministers. By 1800, imprisonment for debt was under attack, and insolvency was seen merely as an economic setback. This work focuses on this crucial transformation in early American society. Num Pages: 358 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; KCZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032415
- ISBN
- 9780674032415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.85
€ 34.99
€ 29.85
Hardback. On July 10, 1940, by a 570 to 80 margin, the representatives in the French parliament voted full powers to Philippe Petain, ending the Third Republic and paving the way for the collaborationist Vichy regime. This work offers a nuanced portrait of the individuals who determined the fate of France at this critical moment. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 map, 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032613
- ISBN
- 9780674032613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.29€ 66.88
€ 73.29
€ 66.88
Hardback. On the eve of World War I, Russia, not known as a nation of joiners, had thousands of voluntary associations. This work examines the crucial role of voluntary associations in the development of civil society in Russia from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 168 x 244 x 31. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032798
- ISBN
- 9780674032798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.02€ 71.22
€ 78.02
€ 71.22
Hardback. Liu Yuan's "Lingyan ge", a woodblock-printed book from 1669, re-creates a portrait gallery that memorialized 24 vassals of the early Tang court. This book presents a study that examines the dialogues created among the texts and images in "Lingyan ge" from multiple perspectives. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 218 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JD; AKLB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032804
- ISBN
- 9780674032804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.27€ 55.14
€ 60.27
€ 55.14