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Hardback. From the Constitution's adoption, presidents, Congress, judges, scholars, the press, and the public have debated the appropriate scope of presidential power during a crisis, especially when presidents see bending or breaking the rules as necessary to protect the country from serious, even irreparable, harm. This book examines this quandary. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031616
- ISBN
- 9780674031616
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Condition: New
€ 65.80€ 59.37
€ 65.80
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Hardback. Drawing from a range of social science analyses, campus interviews, and examples of university-industry partnerships, this book reveals the ways that economic development has been incorporated into university commitments. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1 line art, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JNMN; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031289
- ISBN
- 9780674031289
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Condition: New
€ 59.92€ 54.40
€ 59.92
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Paperback. A history of American immigration policies and the political and social factors that produced them. It shows how America has struggled to shape the immigration process to construct the kind of population it desires. Num Pages: 672 pages, 22 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 892.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030749
- ISBN
- 9780674030749
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.38
€ 36.99
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Paperback. Do our ideas about social movements travel successfully beyond the democratic West? This book offers an opportunity to explore this question and to consider how popular contention unfolds in places where speech and assembly are tightly controlled. Editor(s): O'Brien, Kevin J. Series: Harvard Contemporary China Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JF; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030619
- ISBN
- 9780674030619
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.29
€ 41.99
€ 34.29
Paperback. Looking at India, this book reveals that the forces of the Hindu right pose a disturbing threat to its democratic traditions and secular state. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030596
- ISBN
- 9780674030596
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.50
€ 35.99
€ 30.50
Paperback. College education is one of the most important investments a family will make. But between the view-books, websites, insider gossip, and magazine rankings, students and their worried parents face a dizzying array of options. What do the rankings really mean? Is it wise to choose the most prestigious school a student can get into? Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 line illustrations; 6 tables. BIC Classification: JNM; VSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030466
- ISBN
- 9780674030466
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.27
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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
€ 81.09€ 72.52
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Hardback. Sets the Italian-American political confrontation within the context of the two countries' cultural perceptions of each other, different war experiences, and ideas about participatory democracy and peace. This book highlights the impact of American ideology and sense of mission in the world. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, 2 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028241
- ISBN
- 9780674028241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.03€ 66.48
€ 74.03
€ 66.48
Hardback. The sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy is an acute crisis that Catholicism has faced since the Reformation. This book documents how church and government policymakers responded to the problem of clergy sexual abuse only under the pressure of private lawsuits. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; JFFE2; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028104
- ISBN
- 9780674028104
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Condition: New
€ 54.04€ 49.38
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€ 49.38
Hardback. Documents the government's isolation from the rest of the American economy and arrays the stark choices we confront for narrowing, or accommodating, the divide between public and private work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 line illustrations, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027886
- ISBN
- 9780674027886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.04€ 49.38
€ 54.04
€ 49.38
Paperback. The Center for International Affairs (CFIA) was founded in 1958. This book documents the maturation of this academic institution. It traces the institutional and intellectual development of a research center that facilitates innovative scholarships. It explores the connection between knowledge and politics.s Series: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027770
- ISBN
- 9780674027770
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.20
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Paperback. Editor(s): Trodd, Zoe. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 576 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027633
- ISBN
- 9780674027633
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.27
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Paperback. Seventy deeply troubled teenagers spend weeks, months, even years in a locked psychiatric ward. They are out of control - violent or suicidal, in trouble with the law, unpredictable, and dangerous. Twenty years later, most of them still struggle. This title portrays edgy teenagers developing into thoughtful, responsible adults. Series: Adolescent Lives S. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027343
- ISBN
- 9780674027343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.51€ 46.36
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Paperback. Bridging the space between "Apocalypse Now Redux" and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," this work intends to break down barriers of ignorance and arrogance that have segregated art forms from each other and from the world at large. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 200 x 80. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027329
- ISBN
- 9780674027329
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.37
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Paperback. Ranging across Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, and eastern California, this title places Native peoples squarely at the center of a story that chronicles two centuries of Indian and imperial history. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps, 1 graph. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027206
- ISBN
- 9780674027206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.48
€ 34.99
€ 29.48
Paperback. Spinal cord injury, or SCI, is frequently sudden and unexpected. This book covers the causes of and prognosis for SCI through case studies, review common courses of rehabilitation, and answer the "what now?" questions - from daily routines to larger issues concerning sex, education and employment, childbearing, and parenting with SCI. Series: The Harvard University Press Family Health Guides. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027152
- ISBN
- 9780674027152
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.27
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Hardback. Takes readers through the changing landscape of academic freedom. This book examines the tension between institutional and individual interests. It shows how courts increasingly restrict professorial judgment, and how the feeble protection of what is posted on the Internet and written in email makes academics more vulnerable than ever. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674026605
- ISBN
- 9780674026605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.22€ 50.78
€ 55.22
€ 50.78
Paperback. Offers a multi-archival review of the history of Chinese-American conflict and cooperation in the 1970s. Editor(s): Kirby, William C.; Ross, Robert S.; Li, Gong. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 143 x 29. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025943
- ISBN
- 9780674025943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.31
€ 27.99
€ 24.31
Hardback. Between the 6th and 20th centuries, the civil service examinations created and maintained political coherence across the Chinese polity. This book explains the restructuring of the examination field during a critical point in its history, the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JPP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025882
- ISBN
- 9780674025882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Hardback. Reconstructs civic education and citizenship training in secondary schools in the lower Yangzi region during the Republican era. This book also analyzes how students used the tools of civic education introduced in their schools to make themselves into young citizens and explores the social and political effects of educated youths' civic action. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH1; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025875
- ISBN
- 9780674025875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36