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Hardback. Explores the modern recategorization of religious practices and people and examines how state power affected the religious lives and physical order of local communities. This book looks at how politicians conceived of their own ritual role in an era when authority was meant to derive from popular sovereignty. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HRA; JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 868.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035997
- ISBN
- 9780674035997
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€ 54.99€ 46.12
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Hardback. Urbanization was central to development in late imperial China. Yet its impact is heatedly debated. This book argues that this conceptual impasse derives from the fact that the seemingly continuous urban expansion was in fact punctuated by a wide variety of 'dynastic urbanisms'. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 370 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 704.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035614
- ISBN
- 9780674035614
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€ 50.99€ 42.03
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Hardback. A translation of "Jacqueries et revolution dans la Chine du XXe siecle" that focuses on 'spontaneous' rural unrest, uninfluenced by revolutionary intellectuals. It raises issues inspired by the perennial concerns of revolutionary leaders, such as peasant 'class consciousness' and China's modernization. Translator(s): Liddell, Philip. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 300 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035423
- ISBN
- 9780674035423
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.03
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€ 42.03
Hardback. The years 1790 to 1793 marked the beginning of the American republic. Vice President John Adams chaired Senate sessions even as he was prevented from participating in any meaningful fashion. Abigail joined him when her health permitted. This volume offers insight into the family and a commentary on life that many expected from the Adamses. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James; Barzilay, Karen N.; Claffey, Mary T.; Woodward, Hobson; Karachuk, Robert F.; Sikes, Sara B.; Lint, Gregg L. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032750
- ISBN
- 9780674032750
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Condition: New
€ 130.66€ 115.76
€ 130.66
€ 115.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027367
- ISBN
- 9780674027367
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Condition: New
€ 52.23€ 48.17
€ 52.23
€ 48.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024274
- ISBN
- 9780674024274
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.93
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€ 37.93
Paperback. How could anyone believe he or she was abducted by aliens? Or want to believe it? To answer these questions, the author interviewed and evaluated "abductees" - old and young, male and female, religious and agnostic. This book is not only an exploration of the workings of memory, but an inquiry into the nature of belief. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFH; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 252.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780674024014
- ISBN
- 9780674024014
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.64
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Paperback. Philosophers have often reflected on the Ancient Greeks' concepts of time, but an anthropological approach is necessary to understand their practical concept of time as tied to space. This work shows how the Ancient Greeks' collective memory was based on a remarkable faculty for the creation of ritual and narrative symbols. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674021242
- ISBN
- 9780674021242
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.52
€ 23.99
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Paperback. The development of crime policy in the United States for many generations has been hampered by a drastic shortage of knowledge and data, an excess of partisanship and instinctual responses, and a one-way tendency to expand the criminal justice system. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021068
- ISBN
- 9780674021068
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.81
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€ 32.81
Paperback. Winner of the Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title and the A B Thomas Book Award Sponsored by the Southeastern Council on Latin American Studies, this book sheds light on the controversial and pressing problem of anti-US sentiment in the world by examining the roots of anti-Americanism in Latin America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019973
- ISBN
- 9780674019973
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.78
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Paperback. An intimate menoir of Jewish adolescence and life, from a young woman's perspective in an Eastern European shtetl at the end of the nineteenth century. Translator(s): Cammy, Justin Daniel. Num Pages: 126 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard Center for Jewish Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674019706
- ISBN
- 9780674019706
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.48
€ 19.99
€ 18.48
Hardcover. This study focuses on postwar Japan's foreign policy making in the political and security areas, the core UN missions. The intent is to illustrate how policy goals forged by national security concerns, domestic politics, and psychological needs gave shape to Japan's complicated and sometimes incongruous policy toward the UN since World War II. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; JPQB; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019638
- ISBN
- 9780674019638
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.03
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Hardcover. In this bold new book, Linda McClain offers a liberal and feminist theory of the relationships between family life and politics, a topic dominated by conservative thinkers. McClain agrees tha a stable family life is a vital component in forming persons into capable, responsible self-governing citizens. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019102
- ISBN
- 9780674019102
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Condition: New
€ 121.15€ 107.56
€ 121.15
€ 107.56
hardcover. Editor(s): Molony, Barbara; Uno, Kathleen S. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017801
- ISBN
- 9780674017801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.55€ 55.34
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Hardback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 300 pages, 23ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017733
- ISBN
- 9780674017733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
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Hardback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 376 pages, 30 illus & 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN; HRLF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 185 x 32. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016538
- ISBN
- 9780674016538
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.45
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Hardback. As in the previous volumes in this series of the Adams Papers, the correspondence presented here offers a unique perspective on the eighteenth century from a preeminent American family. Editor(s): Taylor, C. James; Hogan, Margaret A.; Cecere, Anne Decker; Walker, Celeste; Lint, Gregg L.; Woodward, Hobson; Claffey, Mary T. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 600 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165. Weight in Grams: 1442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674015746
- ISBN
- 9780674015746
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Condition: New
€ 131.85€ 116.78
€ 131.85
€ 116.78
Paperback. Enka, a sentimental ballad genre, epitomizes for many the nihonjin no kokoro (heart/soul of Japanese), and to older members of the Japanese public this music evokes a direct connection to the traditional roots of "Japaneseness". Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, 7 halftones, 8 musical examples, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVGJ; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012769
- ISBN
- 9780674012769
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.69
€ 27.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. These essays deal with the origins and historical development of Helotry, with its sociological, economic and demographic aspects, and with its ideological construction and negotiation. Editor(s): Luraghi, Nino (Assistant Professor of the Classics, Harvard University, USA); Alcock, Susan. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBTS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012233
- ISBN
- 9780674012233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.71
€ 33.99
€ 28.71
Hardcover. Beginning with the presidential campaign of 1864 and ending with his shocking assassination, Lincoln's ability to master the daunting affairs of state during the final nine months of his life proved critical to his apotheosis as saviour and saint of the nation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674011991
- ISBN
- 9780674011991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.97
€ 47.99
€ 39.97