Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019393
- ISBN
- 9780674019393
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Condition: New
€ 98.73€ 88.01
€ 98.73
€ 88.01
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019522
- ISBN
- 9780674019522
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.31
€ 44.99
€ 37.31
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard Divinity School
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019591
- ISBN
- 9780674019591
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.25
€ 32.99
€ 27.25
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019683
- ISBN
- 9780674019683
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.48
€ 34.99
€ 29.48
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021198
- ISBN
- 9780674021198
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.23
€ 27.99
€ 24.23
Hardcover. A bilingual (English - Portuguese) edition of William James's diaries and letters. It also includes reproductions of his drawings. The material belongs to the Houghton Archives at Harvard University and is of interest to both William James scholars and Brazilian studies experts. Series: David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 264 x 25. Weight in Grams: 780.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021334
- ISBN
- 9780674021334
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.23
€ 33.99
€ 28.23
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
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.93
€ 54.99
€ 45.93
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
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.21
€ 27.99
€ 24.21
Paperback. Japan's modern international history began in 1858 with the signing of the "unequal" commercial treaty with the United States. Over the next fifteen years, Japanese diplomacy was reshaped to respond to the Western imperialist challenge. This book explains the emergence of modern Japan through this early period of treaty relations. Num Pages: 276 pages, 4 halftones, 1 line illustration, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022270
- ISBN
- 9780674022270
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.23
€ 35.99
€ 30.23
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
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.35
€ 34.99
€ 29.35
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
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.23
€ 34.99
€ 29.23
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€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
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
€ 54.04€ 49.38
€ 54.04
€ 49.38
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€ 45.30
€ 54.99
€ 45.30
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
€ 131.66€ 115.59
€ 131.66
€ 115.59
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€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
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€ 27.37
€ 32.99
€ 27.37
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
€ 77.56€ 69.50
€ 77.56
€ 69.50
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€ 45.13
€ 54.99
€ 45.13
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
€ 44.99€ 37.59
€ 44.99
€ 37.59