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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. After Reconstruction, African Americans found themselves largely excluded from politics, higher education, and the professions. Martin Kilson explores how a modern African American intelligentsia developed amid institutionalized racism. He argues passionately for an ongoing commitment to communitarian leadership in the tradition of Du Bois. Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures. Num Pages: 210 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674283541
- ISBN
- 9780674283541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
Hardback. In this volume, Heather Munro Prescott shows how the mid-20th-century emergence of adolescent medicine resulted from a combination of social changes that reached far beyond the field of medicine - changes that placed teenagers themselves at the centre of the national agenda. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSP1; JFSP2; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674214613
- ISBN
- 9780674214613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.38€ 68.48
€ 76.38
€ 68.48
Paperback. A cross-disciplinary collection of 12 essays by scholars of the Mexican immigration to the United States. "Crossings" theorizes aspects of recent Mexican immigration that are new and that demarcate this wave of immigration from earlier experiences of the 20th century. Editor(s): Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 710.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674177673
- ISBN
- 9780674177673
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.19
€ 21.99
€ 20.19
Hardback. This volume of correspondence between Freud and Ferenczi opens in 1908 and closes on the eve of World War I. In their wealth of personal and scientific detail, the letters give us an intimate picture of psychoanalytic theory being made in the midst of an extraordinary friendship. Editor(s): Falzeder, Ernst; Giampieri-Deutsch, Patrizia. Translator(s): Hoffer, Peter T. Num Pages: 624 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; JFCX; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 944.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674174184
- ISBN
- 9780674174184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.67€ 98.62
€ 111.67
€ 98.62
Paperback. This text traces the history of contraception and abortifacients from ancient Egypt to the 17th century, and discusses the scientific merit of the ancient remedies and why this knowledge about fertility control was gradually lost over the course of the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 tables, 6 halftones, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFMA; JHBD; MBNH4; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674168763
- ISBN
- 9780674168763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.38
€ 38.99
€ 32.38
Hardback. Series: Economic Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; KJSM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674166356
- ISBN
- 9780674166356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.39€ 51.39
€ 56.39
€ 51.39
Hardback. A woman will one day occupy the Oval Office because women themselves have made it inevitable, says best-selling historian Ellen Fitzpatrick. She tells the remarkable 150-year story of the candidates, voters, activists, and citizens who, despite overwhelming odds against women in politics, set their sights on the highest glass ceiling in the land. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088931
- ISBN
- 9780674088931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.32
€ 29.99
€ 25.32
Hardback. Children's Chances urges a shift from focusing on survival to targeting children's full and healthy development. Drawing on comparative data on policies in 190 countries designed to combat poverty, discrimination, child labor, illiteracy, and child marriage, Heymann and McNeill tell what works to ensure equal opportunities for all children. Num Pages: 408 pages, 37 maps, 23 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 776.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066816
- ISBN
- 9780674066816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.39€ 51.39
€ 56.39
€ 51.39
Paperback. Even before the emergence of the civil rights movement with black churches at its center, African American religion and progressive politics were assumed to be inextricably intertwined. In this title, the author counters this assumption. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 201 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066274
- ISBN
- 9780674066274
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.27
€ 35.99
€ 30.27
Paperback. Over the twentieth century, American Indians fought for their right to be both American and Indian. This title traces how Indians defined democracy, citizenship, and patriotism in both domestic and international contexts. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066236
- ISBN
- 9780674066236
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.27
€ 35.99
€ 30.27
Paperback. As a young anthropologist, the author undertook fieldwork in Jamaica, Haiti, and Puerto Rico. This title presents a summation of his work in the region and is a reminder of how anthropology allows people to explore the deep truths that history may leave unexamined. Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSL3; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066212
- ISBN
- 9780674066212
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.48
€ 34.99
€ 29.48
Paperback. Looking at every kind of fatherhood - being a father in and out of marriage, fathering from a distance, stepfathering, and parenting by gay males, this book presents a picture of how being a parent fits with men's broader social and work lives, how fatherhood evolved, and how it differs across cultures and through time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK; JHM; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064188
- ISBN
- 9780674064188
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.39
€ 34.99
€ 29.39
Hardback. Sonia Ryang casts new light on the study of North Korean culture and society by reading literary texts as sources of ethnographic data. Ryang focuses critical attention on three central themes--love, war, and self--that reflect the nearly complete overlap of the personal, social, and political realms in North Korean society. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 244 pages, 4 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062474
- ISBN
- 9780674062474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.77
€ 44.99
€ 37.77
Paperback. Among the least-chronicled aspects of post-World War II European intellectual and cultural history is the story of the Russian intelligentsia after Stalin. Young Soviet veterans had returned from the heroic struggle to defeat Hitler only to confront the repression of Stalinist society. Num Pages: 464 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062320
- ISBN
- 9780674062320
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.69
€ 35.99
€ 30.69
Paperback. Sailing the tide of a tumultuous era of Atlantic revolutions, a remarkable group of African-born and African-descended individuals transformed themselves from slaves into active agents of their lives and times. This title alters our vision of the breadth and extent of the Age of Revolution, and our understanding of its actors. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062047
- ISBN
- 9780674062047
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.25
€ 26.99
€ 26.25
Paperback. Around the world, more than a million people die by suicide each year. Yet many of us know very little about a tragedy that may strike our own loved ones - and much of what we think we know is wrong. This book dismantles myth after myth to bring compassionate and accurate understanding of a massive international killer. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061989
- ISBN
- 9780674061989
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.21
€ 27.99
€ 24.21
Paperback. A study of law and imperialism, this title argues that modern settler sovereignty emerged when settlers in North America and Australia defined indigenous theft and violence as crime. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; HBTQ; JFSL9; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061880
- ISBN
- 9780674061880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.52
€ 34.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Between 1880 and 1930, close to 200 women were murdered by lynch mobs in the American South. This title provides a startling view into the Jim Crow South where the precarious and subordinate position of women linked black and white anti-rape activists together in fragile political alliances. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061859
- ISBN
- 9780674061859
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.21
€ 26.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. In the year 2000 the World Health Organization estimated that 85 percent of fifteen-year-olds in Botswana would eventually die of AIDS. This title tells the true story of lives ravaged by AIDS - of orphans, bereaved parents, and widows; and, of families who devote most Saturdays to the burial of relatives and friends. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFFH2; MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061835
- ISBN
- 9780674061835
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.27
€ 35.99
€ 30.27
Paperback. Explores the daily lives and shifting racial boundaries between groups as disparate as Apache resistance fighters, Chinese merchants, Mexican-American homesteaders, Midwestern dry farmers, Mormon polygamists, Serbian miners, New York mine managers, and Anglo women reformers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060531
- ISBN
- 9780674060531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.23
€ 35.99
€ 30.23