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Paperback. Reproduction is among the most basic of human biological functions, both for our distant ancestors and ourselves. Our reproductive biology unites us as a species, but it has also been an important engine of our evolution. This text tells the story of human reproduction and its evolution. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011120
ISBN
9780674011120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.84

Hardcover. Despite Taiwan's rise as an economic force in the world, modernity has not led to a Weberian process of disenchantment or curbed religiosity. To the contrary, other factors - social, economic, political - have stimilated religion. How and why this has happened are central issues in this book. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; ASZ; HRKN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010970
ISBN
9780674010970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.02

Hardcover. "Rulin waishi" (The Unofficial History of the Scholars) is an 18th century landmark in the history of the Chinese novel. Through a close reading of this novel, the author seeks answers to such questions as: what accounts for the literati's enthusiasm for writing and reading novels? Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010956
ISBN
9780674010956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardcover. How do smokers evaluate evidence that smoking harms health? Some evidence suggests that smokers over-estimate health risks from smoking. This book challenges this conclusion and finds that smokers tend to be overly optimistic about their longevity and future health if they quit later in life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 line illustrations, 25 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010390
ISBN
9780674010390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.14
€ 91.86

Hardcover. This study of the ways in which an ideology of terror becomes rooted in society explains the historical character of the revolutionary tradition to which so many Italians professed allegiance, examining its origins and internal tensions, the men who shaped it, and its impact and legacy in Italy. Num Pages: 292 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; JPFC; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010369
ISBN
9780674010369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.43
€ 65.34

Hardcover. How did the telegraph, a new and revolutionary form of communication, affect diplomats, who tended to resist change? This study, based on multinational research, examines the critical impact of the telegraph on the diplomacy of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: JPSD; PDR; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010352
ISBN
9780674010352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.55
€ 55.74

Paperback. Hearing about the destructive compulsion of bulimia nervosa, outsiders may wonder, "How could you ever start?" Those suffering from the eating disorder ask themselves in despair, "How can I ever stop?" This book describes recovery from bulimia. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; VFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010116
ISBN
9780674010116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.78

Paperback. In this study of the history of statistics, which begins with probability theory in the 17th century, Alain Desrosieres shows how the evolution of modern statistics has been inextricably bound up with the knowledge and power of governments. Translator(s): Naish, Camille. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009691
ISBN
9780674009691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.93

Paperback. The indigenous people of the Americas have resisted a 500-year assault. During this time, authorities insisted that the toleration of indigenous societies would undermine the states. However, they have started to reverse themselves. This work offers the history behind these times of transition. Series: David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 340 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFSL9; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press Massachusetts
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009646
ISBN
9780674009646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. The festival of the Panathenaia, held in Athens to celebrate the birthday of the city's goddess, was the setting for the Homeric "Iliad" and "Odyssey" by professional reciters or "rhapsodes". This text examines the testimony of Plato as an expert about the cultural legacy of these performances. Series: Center for Hellenic Studies: Colloquia S. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009639
ISBN
9780674009639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

Hardcover. Taking up topics as diverse and timely as the work of the FBI profilers, the pornography debates, and the ritual meanings of fraternity gang rape, this text illuminates the chronic masculine anxieties that seek compensation in fantasies of sexual coercion and in sexual offences against women. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009172
ISBN
9780674009172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.95
€ 90.59

Hardcover. In a blend of political, intellectual and cultural history, this volume explores the world of German nationalism during the first half of the 19th century. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 302 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009110
ISBN
9780674009110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.39
€ 87.08

Paperback. A study of the role of marriage in national policy, law and political rhetoric. This book examines the political history of marriage, analyzing the shaping of the accepted model of consensual, lifelong monogamy by legislators and judges throughout American history. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008755
ISBN
9780674008755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.75

Hardcover. Rather than focusing on the psychology of personal emotions at work, this study concentrates on emotions as role requirements, on workplace emotions that combine the private with the public, the personal with the social, and the authentic with the masked. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, 6 figures, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JMJ; JMS; KJU; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008588
ISBN
9780674008588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. In the midst of the largest wave of immigration in history, America is once again contemplating a future in which new arrivals will play a crucial role in reworking the fabric of the nation. This study offers an interdisciplinary view of who these children are and what their future might hold. Series: The Developing Child. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSP1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008380
ISBN
9780674008380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.68

Paperback. Looking at the ecological niche infants occupy, Rochat describes how infants develop capabilities and conceptual understanding in relation to three interconnected domains: the self, objects and other people. Series: The Developing Child. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008366
ISBN
9780674008366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

Hardcover. By approaching May Fourth from novel perspectives, the authors of the eight studies in this volume seek to contribute to the ongoing critique of the movement. Editor(s): Dolezelova-Velingerova, Milena; Kral, Oldrich. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 374 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; JFC; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007864
ISBN
9780674007864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 41.87

Paperback. Denise Lett argues that South Korea's contemporary urban middle class not only exhibits upper-class characteristics, but also has a culturally inherited disposition to seek high status. Combined with a favourable political and economic climate, many Koreans have thus been able to achieve it. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HBJF; HBLW; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007819
ISBN
9780674007819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.61

Hardcover. In this meditation on the relationship between East Asia and the United States, Warren I. Cohen examines how cultural influences have transformed - and benefited - both Asians and Americans. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 191 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007659
ISBN
9780674007659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Hardcover. Having a baby is surely one of the pinnacle events of a woman's life. The resulting depression - how it is experienced, and how it might be relieved - is the subject of this volume, which recounts the stories of new mothers caught between a cultural ideal and a far more complex reality. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBF; MMJ; VFXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007611
ISBN
9780674007611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.62
€ 66.36

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