Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. In 1911, when a professor took his students to tour Nanjing's shantytowns, one student was grateful as his eyes had been opened to the poverty in his own city. Years later, when another professor showed his students a film on the poor quarters of Nanjing, they demanded his expulsion. This book explores the reasons for these different reactions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 b/w figures, 5 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021327
- ISBN
- 9780674021327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.50
€ 54.99
€ 45.50
Hardback. Tells the story of postwar America's political evolution through two fascinating figures: Lionel Trilling and Whittaker Chambers. Born at the turn of the twentieth century, they were college classmates who went on to intellectual prominence, sharing the questions, crises, and challenges of their generation. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032583
- ISBN
- 9780674032583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.85€ 58.64
€ 64.85
€ 58.64
Hardback. Tracing teachers' experiences in the Third Reich and East Germany, this title analyzes developments in education of crucial importance to both dictatorships. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBTB; JN; JPFC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050532
- ISBN
- 9780674050532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21€ 60.65
€ 67.21
€ 60.65
Hardback. An examination of the factors which led to the breakdown of the Soviet Union. The author argues the main factor was that weak mechanisms for controlling bureaucrats within Soviet organizations meant they were able to seize the organizational assets they were supposed to be managing. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPA; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674836808
- ISBN
- 9780674836808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.18€ 82.46
€ 93.18
€ 82.46
Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156163
- ISBN
- 9780691156163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.19
€ 37.99
€ 27.19
Hardback. A study of US imperialism that argues America's leaders have chosen to go to war for influence and power ever since the declaration of independence. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745327655
- ISBN
- 9780745327655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.32€ 82.07
€ 100.32
€ 82.07
Paperback. A complex, analytical yet accessible portrait of Bert Hoffmeister, who won more awards than any Canadian officer in the Second World War. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811491
- ISBN
- 9780774811491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.99
€ 40.99
€ 39.99
Hardback. Digs into the human drama behind the Eighth Wonder of the World Num Pages: 320 pages, 56 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; TBX; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814742990
- ISBN
- 9780814742990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.13
€ 50.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 170 halftones, 26 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 191 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1275.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816648368
- ISBN
- 9780816648368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.88
€ 47.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 178 b/w, 190 colour plates, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JJ; 3JM; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816675913
- ISBN
- 9780816675913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.86
€ 41.99
€ 41.86
Hardback. A spirited account of the life and times of one of the seminal figures in history of English grammar which dispels the myth of Lowth as the icon of prescriptivism, and establishes him as a key figure in the history of English grammar. It will appeal to everyone interested in the history of English the long-running debate on linguistic correctness. Num Pages: 360 pages, Figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780199579273
- ISBN
- 9780199579273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.96
€ 173.96
Paperback. Robinson chronicles the early use of film as vaudeville sideshow; as sheer spectacle of moving images precluding any notion of plot development or drama; and as a fledgling dramatic effort, ranging from prizefights to Passion plays. Num Pages: 248 pages, 158 photos, 16 in co. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103398
- ISBN
- 9780231103398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.42
€ 40.99
€ 28.42
Hardback. Documenting a transitional period in the life of the preeminent American social activist and writer Editor(s): Bryan, Mary Lynn; Bair, Barbara; Angury, Maree de. Series: Selected Papers of Jane Addams. Num Pages: 808 pages, 67 photographs; 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; JKS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 808
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252033490
- ISBN
- 9780252033490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.07
€ 109.07
Paperback. A history of the largest and longest-lasting people's revolt in the Arab East, which attempted to liberate Syria from French rule in 1925. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Series. Num Pages: 223 pages, 7 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292706804
- ISBN
- 9780292706804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Hardback. Documents Edmond Charles Genet's challenges to American neutrality and Jefferson's diplomatic and political responses. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 650 pages, 2 halftones 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 170 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047782
- ISBN
- 9780691047782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.59€ 124.44
€ 167.59
€ 124.44
Paperback. Drawing on legal records and other archival documents, Jonathan Swainger considers the growth and development of the ostensibly apolitical Department of Justice in the eleven years after the union of 1867. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPH; JPQB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807937
- ISBN
- 9780774807937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.45
€ 40.99
€ 40.45
Paperback. The Seven Years' War was the world's first global conflict, spanning five continents and the critical sea lanes that connected them. Winner of the 2005 France-Ameriques Prize, this book is the account written of the French navy's role in the hostilities. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 472 pages, 5 maps, 12 appendixes, index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260245
- ISBN
- 9780803260245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.77
€ 24.99
€ 24.77
Hardback. The author, Saiokuken Socho (1448-1532)-the preeminent linked-verse (renga ) poet of his time-provides in his journal a vivid portrayal of cultural life in the capital and the provinces, together with descriptions of battles and great warrior families, the dangers of travel through war-torn countryside, and the plight of the poor. Translator(s): Horton, H. Mack. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5893 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732833
- ISBN
- 9780804732833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.63
€ 169.63
Paperback. These essays discuss members of the "other" New York Jewish Intellectuals, men and women who lived in New York during the 1930s and 40s, and who wrote and worked in a different intellectual circle from the one inhabited by those known as the New York Jewish Intellectuals. Num Pages: 394 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814746608
- ISBN
- 9780814746608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813511559
- ISBN
- 9780813511559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35