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Hardcover. This selection of letters represents every major private and public event in Adams's life from 1858 to 1918 and confirms his reputation as one of the greatest letter writers of his time. The letters are to an array of correspondents including American presidents, Henry James and young children. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 halftones and 2 line drawings on a 12-page black & white insert. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674387577
ISBN
9780674387577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.36
€ 72.85

Paperback. "Representing the Race" tells the story of African American lawyers who, during the era of segregation, confronted a tension between their racial and professional identities. Their untold stories pose the unsettling question: What, ultimately, does it mean to represent a minority group in the give-and-take of American law and politics?" Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; LAZ; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416956
ISBN
9780674416956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 1600 pages, 50ill. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 90. Weight in Grams: 2360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674454453
ISBN
9780674454453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.41
€ 100.34

Hardcover. The first full-length biography of a premodern Japanese nun, The Princess Nun is the story of Bunchi (1619-1697), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo and founder of Enshoji. The study incorporates issues of gender and social status into its discussion of Bunchi's ascetic practice to rewrite the history of Buddhist reform and Tokugawa religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; BGX; HBJF; HRE; JFSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674491977
ISBN
9780674491977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.37

Hardcover. Melek Ortabasi reassesses the influence of Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962), a folk scholar and elite bureaucrat, in shaping modern Japan's cultural identity. Only the second book-length English-language study of Yanagita, this book moves beyond his pioneering work in folk studies to reveal the full range of his contributions as a public intellectual. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGL; DSB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674492004
ISBN
9780674492004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.51

Hardcover. Volume 12 opens with John Adams's inauguration as president and closes just after details of the XYZ affair become public in America. Through private correspondence, and with the candor and perception expected from the Adamses, family members reveal their concerns for the well-being of the nation and the sustaining force of domestic life. Editor(s): Martin, Editor in Chief Adams Papers Sara (Massachusetts Historical Society); Taylor, Former Editor in Chief Adams Papers C James (Massachusetts Historical Society); Millikan, Assistant Editor Neal E (Massachusetts Historical Society); Norton, Assistant Editor Adams Papers Amanda Mathews (Massachusetts Historical Society); Woodward, Associate Editor Adams Papers Hobson (Massachusetts Historical Society); Sikes, Assistant Editor for Digital Projects Adams Papers Sara B (Massachusetts Historical Society); Lint, Series Editor of the Papers of John Adams Gregg L; Georgini, Assistant Editor Adams Papers Sara (Massachusetts Historical Society). Num Pages: 677 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Belknap Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504660
ISBN
9780674504660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.48
€ 88.56

Hardcover. No U.S. president has faced the problems Lincoln confronted, nor expressed himself with such eloquence on issues of great moment. Harold Holzer and Thomas Horrocks explore his writings on slavery, emancipation, racial equality, the legality of secession, civil liberties in wartime, and the meaning of the terrible suffering caused by the Civil War. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504837
ISBN
9780674504837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.51

Hardcover. A document in the history of the Kennedy years, these letters give us a firsthand look at the working relationship between the president and one of his close advisors, John Kenneth Galbraith. His letters are a source of advice about economics, public policy, and the federal bureacracy. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674528376
ISBN
9780674528376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.53

Hardcover. Volume 18 of the Papers of John Adams chronicles John Adams' tenure as minister to Great Britain and his joint commission, with Jefferson, to negotiate treaties with Europe and North Africa. Adams found it impossible to do "any Thing Satisfactory" with Britain, and the volume ends with his decision to resign his posts. Editor(s): Lint, Gregg L.; Martin, Sara; Taylor, C. James; Georgini, Sara; Woodward, Hobson; Sikes, Sara B.; Norton, Amanda M. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Belknap Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674545076
ISBN
9780674545076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.08
€ 85.61

Paperback. "Mother father deaf" is the phrase commonly used within the deaf community to refer to hearing children of deaf parents. Based on 150 interviews with adult hearing children of deaf parents, these stories challenge many of mainstream society's myths about hearing and deafness. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFG; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674587489
ISBN
9780674587489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Hardcover. These two volumes consist of over 600 letters and documents that Adams sent to, and received from, numerous correspondents in Europe and America. It chronicles Adam's efforts to convince the British that peace was essential, as well as other diplomatic efforts and more personal correspondence. Editor(s): Revelas, Joanna M.; Ryerson, Richard Alan; Walker, Celeste; Decker, Anne M. Series: Adams Papers: General Correspondence & Other Papers of the Adams Statesmen. Num Pages: 1192 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 94. Weight in Grams: 3082.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674654457
ISBN
9780674654457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 295.56
€ 268.49

Hardcover. Traces the Perry family of Devon (1615-1753) who created Perry and Lane, the most important London firm trading to the Chesapeake and North America in the 17th century. In doing so, the story reveals the interrelatedness of social, commericial and political history. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 105 pages, 4 tables, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
105
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674663060
ISBN
9780674663060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.24
€ 57.33

Hardback. Minister to Britain John Adams was unable to enforce the peace treaty of 1783 and renew Anglo-American commerce. But he saved U.S. credit, petitioned to release impressed sailors, saw the Prussian-American treaty ratified, and laid the groundwork for negotiations with the Barbary States. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 183 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728950
ISBN
9780674728950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.01
€ 92.49

Hardback. August Weismann's 1892 theory that inheritance is transmitted through eggs and sperm provided the biological mechanism for natural selection. In this full-length biography, Frederick Churchill situates Weismann in the swirling intellectual currents of his day and shows how his work paved the way for the modern synthesis of genetics and evolution. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674736894
ISBN
9780674736894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.84
€ 54.37

Hardback. This biographical work traces the life and career of Ademar of Chabannes (989-1034 AD), a monk, historian, liturgist and hagiographer. Utilizing the collection of over 1000 folios of manuscript that Ademar left behind, this text examines the development of Ademar's career and the events of his day. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; DSBB; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674755307
ISBN
9780674755307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.08
€ 85.61

Paperback. A biography of Federico Fellini that shows how his exuberant imagination has been shaped by popular culture, literature, and his encounter with the ideas of C G Jung, especially Jungian dream interpretation. It links his mature accomplishments to his first employment as a cartoonist, gagman, and sketch-artist during the Fascist era. Num Pages: 392 pages, 46 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DST; APFA; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691008752
ISBN
9780691008752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97
€ 40.69

Paperback. From the famous siege of Constantinople in 1453 through the numerous other campaigns that securely established the Ottoman Empire, this title covers various events in the life of the emperor Mehmed II. Editor(s): Hickman, William C. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 572 pages, 36 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691010786
ISBN
9780691010786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97
€ 40.56

Paperback. A collection of life stories of Russian women in the first half of the twentieth century. It brings together the testimony of Soviet citizens and emigres, intellectuals of aristocratic birth and Soviet milkmaids, housewives and engineers, Bolshevik activists and dedicated opponents of the Soviet regime. Editor(s): Fitzpatrick, Sheila; Slezkine, Yuri. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJG; 3JJH; BT; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Later Printing
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691019499
ISBN
9780691019499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.37
€ 43.19

Paperback. Tells the story of Nabokov's life that continues with his arrival in the United States in 1940. He found that supporting himself and his family was not easy - until the astonishing success of Lolita catapulted him to world fame and financial security. Num Pages: 800 pages, 59 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
804
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691024714
ISBN
9780691024714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.36

Paperback. Presents a study of the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, beginning with his work in Oak Park in the late 1880s and culminating in the construction of the Guggenheim museum in New York and the Marin County Civic Center in the 1950s. This book provides an introduction to Wright's remarkable accomplishments. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 color plates. 392 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AM; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691027456
ISBN
9780691027456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.69
€ 55.16

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