Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Seventy-two colorful stories about the men and women, the places and events that have contributed to San Francisco's flamboyant history are included in this one-volume edition of Samuel Dickson's three popular books, San Francisco Is Your Home, San Francisco Kaleidoscope, and The Streets of San Francisco. Num Pages: 720 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5436 x 3429 x 36. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720977
- ISBN
- 9780804720977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.19
€ 57.19
Hardcover. "This is a 3-in-1 bargain: a gripping tale of adventure; a solid contribution to the history of World War II; and an illuminating introduction to the contemporary tragedy of Yugoslavia." --Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Lindsay's memoirs are largely based on newly declassified materials. 25 illustrations. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 half-tones 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 769.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804721233
- ISBN
- 9780804721233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.59
€ 166.59
Hardcover. Based on recently acquired internal party documents, this study of the roots of revolution in the Chinese province of Henan describes in detail more than two decades of the efforts of the Communist Party to build mass support for revolution. Num Pages: 492 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press California
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721424
- ISBN
- 9780804721424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.78
€ 103.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC95. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804721578
- ISBN
- 9780804721578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.54
€ 21.54
Hardback. This pathbreaking work argues that the major intellectual trend in China from the 17th through the early 19th century was Confucian ritualism, as expressed in ethics, classical learning, and discourse on lineage. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721738
- ISBN
- 9780804721738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.96
€ 102.96
paperback. Long described as lost, this report was the result of Mao Zedong's investigation in 1930 of the people, economy, society, and history of the obscure rural county of Xunwu in South China. Translator(s): Thompson, Roger R. Num Pages: 292 pages, 21 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804721820
- ISBN
- 9780804721820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Paperback. A collective biography of the Americans who volunteered to fight in the Spanish civil war that provides the first comprehensive, objective, and deeply researched account of the brigade's experience in Spain and what happened to the survivors when they returned to the United States. Num Pages: 460 pages, 25 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804722773
- ISBN
- 9780804722773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
Hardback. This examination of republicanism in an Anglo-American and European context gives weight not only to the thought of the theorists of republicanism but also to the practical experience of republican governments in England, Geneva, the Netherlands, and Venice. Editor(s): Wootton, David. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 929.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723565
- ISBN
- 9780804723565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.23
€ 109.23
paperback. Looking at the history of communist China as a history of consciousness, this book makes an innovative departure from previous studies. It charts a journey that led from utopianism to nihilism and then to the hedonism and consumerism that pervade China today. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5193 x 3233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804723732
- ISBN
- 9780804723732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.11
€ 37.11
Hardback. This is a powerfully documented argument which contributes to the current reassessment of the Cold War and its origins. It shows that Stalin hoped for a general European war well before Hitler began World War II. Num Pages: 280 pages, 27 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724159
- ISBN
- 9780804724159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.22
€ 86.22
Paperback. Bringing local history to bear on major questions in Chinese social history and anthropology, this volume comprises a series of historical and ethnographic studies of the Pearl River Delta from late imperial times through the 1940's. Editor(s): Faure, David; Siu, Helen. Num Pages: 300 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724357
- ISBN
- 9780804724357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.20
€ 40.20
Paperback. This wide-ranging inquiry into the socio-cultural forces that define the three nations of North America seeks out ways in which the countries can become more comfortable with their collective future on the continent. Editor(s): Earle, Robert L.; Wirth, John D. Series: Comparative Studies in History, Institutions & Public Policy. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724876
- ISBN
- 9780804724876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.74
€ 41.74
Hardback. This major work follows the reshaping of Franco-Jewish identity from legal emancipation after the French revolution through the creation in 1860 of the Alliance Israelite Universelle, the first international Jewish organization devoted to the struggle for Jewish rights throughout the world. Translator(s): Todd, Jane. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 705.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804725712
- ISBN
- 9780804725712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.03
€ 92.03
Hardback. This book reexamines the historical thinking of Liang Qichao (1873-1929), one of the few modern Chinese thinkers and cultural critics whose appreciation of modernity was based on first-hand experience of the world space. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804725835
- ISBN
- 9780804725835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.55
€ 80.55
Paperback. On May 14, 1944 in German-occupied Yugoslavia, four American OSS (Office of Strategic Services) officers were dropped by parachute and met by a group of Tito's Partisans. This is an eye witness account of the battle by "Tito's partisans" against the Nazi occupiers in Yugoslavia during World War II. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 half-tones 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804725880
- ISBN
- 9780804725880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.46
€ 49.46
Paperback. This collection of essays is built around a major but previously unstudied theme in Japanese history - the extent to which the exaggeration of antiquity has distorted historical understanding. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3JB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725927
- ISBN
- 9780804725927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Paperback. This masterful, richly illustrated account of the planning and building of the most important and influential early American railroad contributes not only to the railway history but to the history of the development of the United States in the 19th century. 80 illustrations. Num Pages: 496 pages, 80 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804726290
- ISBN
- 9780804726290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.54
€ 69.54
Paperback. This book addresses a central problem often ignored by students of twentieth-century Mexico: the breakdown of the old order during the first years of the revolutionary era. That process was more contested and gradual in Yucatan than in any other Mexican region. Num Pages: 420 pages, 2 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804726566
- ISBN
- 9780804726566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Hardback. Cacciari discusses Vienna at a crucial turning point in Western thinking, as the 19th century ended, treating this extraordinarily rich concentration of people and events as the hub upon which wheeled into the 20th century. Translator(s): Friedman, Roger. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; DSBH; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727099
- ISBN
- 9780804727099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.15
€ 122.15
Paperback. Placing women at the center of the High Qing era shows how gender relations shaped the economic, political, social, and cultural changes of the age, and gives us a sense of what women felt and believed, and what they actually did, during this period. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5944 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727440
- ISBN
- 9780804727440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
Paperback. More than 800 people lost their lives when the steamer Eastland capsized in the Chicago River in 1915. This is the full story, with more than 100 illustrations, of the worst disaster of any kind in the history of Chicago and the worst in the history of the Great Lakes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 100 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804728010
- ISBN
- 9780804728010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Hardback. This pioneering collection of 15 essays argues that Japan's medieval age began in the 14th century rather than the 12th, and marks the beginning of a fundamentally new debate about how Japan's lengthy classical period finally ended. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 524 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804728942
- ISBN
- 9780804728942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.30
€ 167.30
Hardback. This book examines British naval policy during the mid-Victorian period, emphasising the political, economic, and foreign relations contexts within which naval policy was formulated. Num Pages: 376 pages, 17 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804729819
- ISBN
- 9780804729819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.24
€ 97.24
Paperback. An account of the history and significance of an armed rebellion which took place in northwestern Mexico in the early 1890's. The author gives an account of the roots of the conflict and discusses its present day significance to culture and government. Num Pages: 444 pages, 36 half-tones 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804730396
- ISBN
- 9780804730396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.46
€ 49.46
Paperback. This book examines the experience of the British volunteers in the Spanish Civil War and places them in a broad intellectual, political, social, and cultural framework. Num Pages: 500 pages, 21 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DSE; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 677.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804731270
- ISBN
- 9780804731270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
paperback. Based on the recollection of the author's mother, other relatives, and family records, this is a vivid picture of the everyday life of a samurai household in the last years of the Tokugawa period. Translator(s): Nakai, Kate Wildman. Num Pages: 228 pages, 18 half-tones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804731492
- ISBN
- 9780804731492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
Paperback. This is a history of student protests in Shanghai from the turn of the century to 1949, showing how these students experienced and help shape the course of the Chinese Revolution. Num Pages: 444 pages, 19 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804731669
- ISBN
- 9780804731669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Hardback. This exploration of the life and times of a poet in late medieval Japan is a companion volume to the author's translation of "The Journal of Socho", the travel diary and poetic memoir of Saiokuken Socho (1448-1532), the preeminent linked-verse (renga) poet of his generation. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5893 x 4522 x 32. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732840
- ISBN
- 9780804732840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.02
€ 118.02
Paperback. This work analyzes the link between the awakening of China as a historical narrative and the awakening of the Chinese people as a political technique for building a sovereign and independent state. In sum, it asks what we mean when we say that China woke up in the last century. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 27. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733373
- ISBN
- 9780804733373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Hardback. The medieval clergy, aristocracy, and commercial classes tended to regard peasants as objects of contempt and derision, yet, at the same time, they were not viewed like other condemned groups. This text examines these conflicting images from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733724
- ISBN
- 9780804733724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.51
€ 177.51
Hardback. This is the story of Lady Sarah Cowper, based on a diary that she kept from 1700 to 1716. She reveals not only her personal life, but also her thoughts about religion, politics, and society, weaving her own words with unattributed quotations from conduct manuals, sermons, periodicals, and other sources. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; DSB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804734189
- ISBN
- 9780804734189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.30
€ 91.30
Paperback. This work explores challenges to male hegemony throughout continental Europe. It focuses especially on France, but it also offers comparative material on developments in the German-speaking countries and in the smaller European nations and aspiring nation-states. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804734202
- ISBN
- 9780804734202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56
€ 52.56
Paperback. The devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe has been an important element in the development of a specifically Mexican tradition of religion and nationality over the centuries. This volume presents an English translation of the original Nahuatl on which the legend is based. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 2ADS; HBJK; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804734837
- ISBN
- 9780804734837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.56
€ 35.56
Hardback. This volume explores the appropriation of the past in modern British culture. The twelve essays argue that to distinguish between "the new" and "the traditional" today often draws a false dichotomy. It argues that Britishness, in fact, has been the product of continuous creation throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Editor(s): Behlmer, George K.; Leventhal, Professor Fred M. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 plan. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734899
- ISBN
- 9780804734899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.84
€ 85.84
Paperback. Taking the perspective of native Americans, this work aims to explain some of the general principles on which pre-Hispanic Andeans lives were based. It also describes how the imposed Spanish colonial system altered the organization and belief systems of the native inhabitants of northern Peru. Num Pages: 252 pages, 2 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735209
- ISBN
- 9780804735209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.64
€ 39.64
Hardback. This long-awaited study, the magnum opus of a leading railroad historian, describes the conception, construction, and early operation of the first narrow gauge railroads in northern California. It is lavishly illustrated by some 600 photographs and drawings, almost three-quarters of which have never before been published. Num Pages: 720 pages, 600 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNGT; TBX; TRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 7747 x 5817 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735506
- ISBN
- 9780804735506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.56
€ 96.56
Hardback. This book is a much expanded and wholly rewritten treatment of the subject of the author's first book, Warrior Government in Early Medieval Japan, published in 1974. In this new version, the "warrior" and "medieval" character of Japan's first shogunate is significantly de-emphasized, thus requiring not only a new title, but also a new book. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrationsmap. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735919
- ISBN
- 9780804735919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.13
€ 91.13
Hardback. Assessing the English Reformation's legacy of increasing religious diversification, this book explores the complex ways in which England's gradual transformation from a Roman Catholic to a Protestant nation presented men and women with new ways in which to define their relationships with society. Editor(s): MacDonald, Michael; Ward, Joseph; McClendon, Muriel. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC7; HRCC9; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736114
- ISBN
- 9780804736114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.43
€ 102.43
Paperback. This book presents both a biography of a Stanford University professor, one of the first academics of Asian ancestry in the United States, and, through Ichihashi's wartime writings, the only known comprehensive first-person account of life in U.S. "relocation centers" for persons of Japanese ancestry. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 584 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BG; HBJK; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736534
- ISBN
- 9780804736534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.21
€ 52.21
Hardback. This book examines the Jewish community of Morocco in the late 18th and early 19th centuries through the life of a merchant who was the chief intermediary between the Moroccan sultans and Europe . Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737777
- ISBN
- 9780804737777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.86
€ 85.86
Paperback. Shows that contrary to previous scholarly belief, the courts in Qing and Republican China dealt extensively with civil matters and, moreover, did so in a consistent and predictable way. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 356 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737791
- ISBN
- 9780804737791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56
€ 52.56
Hardback. This work examines stories about Jewish assimilation by four authors: Grigory Bogrov, a Russian Jew; Eliza Orzeszkowa, a Polish Catholic; and Nikolai Leskov and Anton Chekhov, both Eastern Orthodox Russians. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804738309
- ISBN
- 9780804738309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.63
€ 80.63
Paperback. In order to grasp what it means to call Rousseau an author of the Revolution, it is necessary to take full measure of the difficulties of literary interpretation to which Rousseau's work gives rise. This is a deconstructive analysis of Rousseau as an "author" of the French Revolution. Series: Atopia: Philosophy, Political Theory, Aesthetics. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804738644
- ISBN
- 9780804738644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 936 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBWN; JHBL; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 1425. Weight in Grams: 1569.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 936
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804738804
- ISBN
- 9780804738804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.72
€ 75.72
Paperback. Moving beyond the long-dominant emphasis on Florence, this book explores the diversity of Italian urban and provincial life from the 11th through the 17th centuries. A group of 16 urban social, religious, and economic historians present essays that reflect this shift and illustrate some of the significant new research directions of the field. Editor(s): Findlen, Paula; Fontaine, Michelle M.; Osheim, Duane J. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739351
- ISBN
- 9780804739351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.72
€ 45.72
Paperback. What does it mean for a society to be so closely identified with both inflicting and withstanding enormous suffering? This work reconsiders Germany's past according to the themes of pain and prosperity, focusing on such topics as welfare policy and urban history. Editor(s): Betts, Paul; Eghigian, Greg. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739382
- ISBN
- 9780804739382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Hardback. This volume consists of a selection of English translations from the extensive writings of Dr. Francisco Hernandez (1515-87). Celebrated in his own day as one of Spain s leading physicians and naturalists, he is now best remembered for his monumental work on the native plants of central Mexico. Editor(s): Varey, Simon. Translator(s): Chamberlin, Cynthia L.; Chabran, Rafael. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line diagram 65 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; PDX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 25. Weight in Grams: 945.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804739634
- ISBN
- 9780804739634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.78
€ 98.78
Paperback. This work reveals how South Korea was transformed from one of the poorest and most agrarian countries in the world in the 1950s to one of the richest and most industrialized states by the late 1980s. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HBJF; HBLW3; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740159
- ISBN
- 9780804740159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 32. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740449
- ISBN
- 9780804740449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.48
€ 109.48
Paperback. What changes occurred and what remained the same in Chinese civil justice from the Qing to the Republic? Drawing on archival records of actual cases, this study provides a new understanding of late imperial and Republican Chinese law. It also casts a new light on Chinese law by emphasizing rural areas and by comparing the old and the new. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741118
- ISBN
- 9780804741118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Paperback. What has the land of Israel meant for the Jewish imagination> This work provides an answer, covering Biblical times up to the present. Its aim is to pierce the mystery of the images of Israel, to grasp their meaning and function, and to trace their origins and history. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741668
- ISBN
- 9780804741668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.47
€ 41.47
paperback. This title is a detailed examination of social interaction in the city of Chihuahua, a major silver mining center of colonial Mexico. Founded at the beginning of the 18th century, the city attracted people from all over New Spain, all summoned by the voices of the mines of Chihuahua. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741682
- ISBN
- 9780804741682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.15
€ 40.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741866
- ISBN
- 9780804741866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Paperback. These essays focus on the growth of representative institutions and the mechanics of European state finance from the end of the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. Editor(s): Hoffman, Philip T.; Norberg, Kathryn. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741927
- ISBN
- 9780804741927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.74
€ 41.74
Paperback. This book focus on the various constitutional problems surrounding the need to provide both enough union and public authority to guarantee defense and order, and a sufficient degree of individual liberty to satisfy the demands and expectations of private citizens who were wary of the arbitrary powers of government. Editor(s): Konig, David Thomas. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- V9780804741934
- ISBN
- 9780804741934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Paperback. This work argues that the formation of the Campesino as both a political category and a cultural identity in Mexico was one of the most enduring legacies of the great revolutionary upheavals that began in 1910. It provides information through oral histories, archival documents, and newspapers. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743563
- ISBN
- 9780804743563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Paperback. This pioneering collection of 15 essays argues that Japan's medieval age began in the 14th century rather than the 12th, and marks the beginning of a fundamentally new debate about how Japan's lengthy classical period finally ended. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 524 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804743792
- ISBN
- 9780804743792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.14
€ 49.14
Paperback. The Event and its Terrors undertakes a critical reimagining of one of the major events of Irish history-the Great Famine of the 1840s-and of its subsequent legacies. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804744409
- ISBN
- 9780804744409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Paperback. The only complete guide to the historical landmarks of California, this edition is enriched by 225 photographs and a historical overview. Num Pages: 688 pages, 201 photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6782 x 5182 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 5 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744836
- ISBN
- 9780804744836
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Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
Paperback. Founded during the Gold Rush years, the Chinese community of San Francisco became the largest and most vibrant Chinatown in America. This is a detailed social and cultural history of the Chinese in San Francisco. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745505
- ISBN
- 9780804745505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Paperback. This work compares extreme rightist organizations, ideas, and actions in different national settings in Latin America. The right in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile has changed over time and has contained moderate and extreme factions. Num Pages: 512 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745994
- ISBN
- 9780804745994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
Paperback. This volume is an ambitious study of efforts by twentieth-century states to reshape-either through social policy or brute force-their societies and populations according to ideologies based on various theories of human perfectibility. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JHBD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746304
- ISBN
- 9780804746304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.11
€ 57.11
Paperback. In the mid-18th century, the French naturalist Buffon contended that the New World was in fact geologically new and that it had recently emerged from the water. This text looks at the debate surrounding the geological history of the New World, and the effect on historiographical concepts. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 488 pages, 54 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746939
- ISBN
- 9780804746939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
Paperback. This work presents a thorough historicist account of the development of subjectivity in the medieval period, as traced in medieval literature and historical documentation. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747448
- ISBN
- 9780804747448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.21
€ 52.21
Paperback. This work covers politics in Britain during the period of industrialization, focusing on how political meanings were sustained. It covers the goal of defining a middle ground between E.P. Thompson's concept of cultural materialism and the postmodern view of culture as a system of signs and codes. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804747882
- ISBN
- 9780804747882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Paperback. This book argues that in addition to being a war of national liberation, Mexico's movement toward independence from Spain was also an internal war pitting classes and ethnic groups against each other, an intensely localized struggle by rural people, especially Indians, for the preservation of their communities. Num Pages: 720 pages, tables, figures, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1193.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748216
- ISBN
- 9780804748216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56
€ 52.56
paperback. Examining the polling practices of six presidential administrations - those of Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton - this work dissects the poll apparatus of each period. It contends that while White House polls significantly influence presidential messages, their impact is limited. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 tables, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748490
- ISBN
- 9780804748490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Paperback. "Models of Voting in Presidential Elections" offers a comprehensive scholarly examination of the determinants of voter participation and vote choice at play in the 2000 presidential election. It examines the larger issues surrounding the election and its outcome. Editor(s): Weisberg, Herbert F.; Wilcox, Clyde. Num Pages: 320 pages, 59 tables, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748568
- ISBN
- 9780804748568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Hardback. The story of how the Nazi genocide of the Jews became an almost daily source of controversy in French politics. Joan Wolf argues that from the Six-Day War throughout the trial of Maurice Papon in 1997-98, the Holocaust developed from a Jewish trauma into a metaphor for oppression. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (L) ELT / TEFL; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748896
- ISBN
- 9780804748896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.53
€ 85.53
Hardback. Details Shanghai's beginnings as a treaty port in the mid-nineteenth century; its capitalist boom following the 1911 Revolution; the fifteen years of economic and social decline initiated by the Japanese invasion in 1937 and attempts at resistance; and the city's disgraced years under Communism. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 520 pages, 2 tables, 40 illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749046
- ISBN
- 9780804749046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.28
€ 156.28
Paperback. Details Shanghai's beginnings as a treaty port in the mid-nineteenth century; its capitalist boom following the 1911 Revolution; the fifteen years of economic and social decline initiated by the Japanese invasion in 1937 and attempts at resistance; and the city's disgraced years under Communism. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 520 pages, 2 tables, 40 illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749053
- ISBN
- 9780804749053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Hardback. Beyond Bilateralism analyzes how, and to what extent, crucial global and regional security, finance, and trade transformations have altered the U.S.-Japan relationship and how that bilateral relationship has in turn influenced those global and regional trends. Editor(s): Krauss, Ellis S.; Pempel, T. J. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749091
- ISBN
- 9780804749091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03
€ 124.03
paperback. Beyond Bilateralism analyzes how, and to what extent, crucial global and regional security, finance, and trade transformations have altered the U.S.-Japan relationship and how that bilateral relationship has in turn influenced those global and regional trends. Editor(s): Krauss, Ellis S.; Pempel, T. J. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749107
- ISBN
- 9780804749107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Paperback. One of the first evaluations of China's leadership transition with Jiang Zemin's 2002 retirement as Communist Party chief, this book probes the country's related institutional transitions--both those under way and those still needed if China is to remain stable and prosperous in the 21st century. Editor(s): Lin, Gang; Hu, Xiaobo. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749190
- ISBN
- 9780804749190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Paperback. This book reexamines the structure of Inca society on the eve of the Spanish Conquest. The author argues that native Andean cosmology organized the indigenous political economy as well as spatial and socio-kinship systems. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 table, 44 figures, 3 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804749220
- ISBN
- 9780804749220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Hardback. In the 1950s Sinhalese linguistic nationalism precipitated a situation in which the movement to replace English as the main language and replace with it with Sihala and Tamil was abandoned and Sinhala alone became the official language. This work looks at the subsequent outcome this had. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749237
- ISBN
- 9780804749237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.97
€ 152.97
Hardback. This is the first volume in which the fate of democracy is directly related to ethnic diversity. It highlights the crucial episodes in modern European political history, and shows in what sense ethnic diversity was of vital importance. Editor(s): Gerrits, Andre; Wolffram, Dirk. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JFSL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749756
- ISBN
- 9780804749756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.00
€ 122.00
Paperback. This is the first volume in which the fate of democracy is directly related to ethnic diversity. It highlights the crucial episodes in modern European political history, and shows in what sense ethnic diversity was of vital importance. Editor(s): Wolffram, Dirk; Gerrits, Andre. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JFSL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749763
- ISBN
- 9780804749763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.11
€ 37.11
Hardback. This book examines how Japan's naval leaders worked at both the elite political and local levels in society to secure the vast financial support necessary to assemble the world's third-largest naval force between 1868 and 1922. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749770
- ISBN
- 9780804749770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.94
€ 84.94
Hardback. The Black Middle is the first book-length study of the interaction of black slaves and other people of African descent with Mayas and Spaniards in the Spanish colonial province of Yucatan (southern Mexico). Num Pages: 456 pages, 39 tables, 4 figures, 13 illustrations, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749831
- ISBN
- 9780804749831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.79
€ 166.79