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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. Thomas Jefferson is overjoyed by American victories late in the War of 1812 and highly interested in the treaty negotiations that ultimately end the conflict. This title presents 591 documents of Jefferson dated from 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 800 pages, 10 duotones. 25 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 840
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153186
- ISBN
- 9780691153186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.26
€ 208.26
Hardback. The American racial order - the beliefs, institutions, and practices that organize relationships among the nation's races and ethnicities - is undergoing its greatest transformation since the 1960s. This title takes a look at the reasons behind this dramatic change, and considers how different groups of Americans are being affected. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones. 14 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152998
- ISBN
- 9780691152998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99
€ 50.99
Paperback. Examines the channels of cooperation between American and West German student movements throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, and the reactions these relationships provoked from the US government. This title demonstrates the strong transnational connections between New Left groups on both sides of the Atlantic. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBLW3; HBTB; JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152462
- ISBN
- 9780691152462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Hardback. In the early twentieth century poverty became the focus of an anguished national conversation about the future of China. Investigating the lives of the urban poor in China during this critical era, this book examines the solutions implemented by a nation attempting to deal with "society's most fundamental problem." Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152103
- ISBN
- 9780691152103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.80
€ 85.80
Hardback. Situating Tocqueville in the context of the crisis of authority in post revolutionary France, this title shows that Tocqueville was an ambivalent promoter of democracy, a man who tried to reconcile himself to the coming wave, but who was also nostalgic for the aristocratic world in which he was rooted. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGA; HBJD; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Translation
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152042
- ISBN
- 9780691152042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.29
€ 60.29
Hardback. Looks at the rise of humanitarian intervention in the nineteenth century, from the fall of Napoleon to the First World War. Examining the concept from a historical perspective, this title explores the understudied cases of European interventions and noninterventions in the Ottoman Empire. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 halftone. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151335
- ISBN
- 9780691151335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Hardback. Provides an interpretation of the emergence of British socialism in the late 19th century. This title shows that British socialists responded to the dilemmas of economics and faith against a background of diverse traditions, melding economic theories opposed to capitalism with theologies which argued that people were bound in divine fellowship. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150833
- ISBN
- 9780691150833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive look at the social engineering process that ensued. This title examines how collectivization assaulted the foundations of rural life, transforming village communities that were organized around kinship and status hierarchies into segments of large bureaucratic organizations, forged by the language of "class warfare". Num Pages: 520 pages, 24 halftones. 2 line illus. 9 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJPG; JHBL; JPA; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149738
- ISBN
- 9780691149738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.40
€ 61.40
Paperback. Brings together some of the top American historians to offer a look at one of the most controversial US presidencies. This book examines the successes as well as the failures, covering different major aspect of Bush's two terms in office. Editor(s): Zelizer, Julian E. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149011
- ISBN
- 9780691149011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.11
€ 57.11
Paperback. Offers a fresh way to understand the divisions that organize twentieth-century poetry. The author argues that the most important conflict is not between styles or aesthetic politics, but between poets who seek to preserve or produce the incommensurable particularity of experience by making powerful objects. Series: 20/21. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148663
- ISBN
- 9780691148663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.67
€ 49.67
Paperback. What does it mean to say that some of the best Chinese contemporary art is made in America, by Americans? This book challenges the artificial and narrowly conceived definitions of Chinese art, revealing the great diversity of Chinese art and showing just how complex and uncertain the labels 'contemporary', 'Chinese', and 'American' have become. Editor(s): Silbergeld, Jerome; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 color illus. 172 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JM; ABA; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148601
- ISBN
- 9780691148601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.29
€ 44.29
Hardback. Editor(s): Miller, Joseph C. Num Pages: 568 pages, 24 halftones. 1 line illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 182 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1164.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Edition
- Vincent Brown, Jorge Canizares-Esguerra, Laurent D
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148533
- ISBN
- 9780691148533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.42
€ 106.42
Paperback. An exploration of Scandinavian literature and art. It guides us through the most startling works created by the writers and artists of Scandinavia over the past two centuries. It helps readers gain fresh perspectives on canonical giants such as Soren Kierkegaard, Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Edvard Munch, Knut Hamsun, and Ingmar Bergman. Num Pages: 544 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JH; 3JJ; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 908.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148243
- ISBN
- 9780691148243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
Paperback. The delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention blocked the establishment of Christianity as a national religion. But they could not keep religion out of American politics. This title shows that religion became sectarian and partisan whenever it entered the political fray, and that religious agendas have always mixed with nonreligious ones. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HRAM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146133
- ISBN
- 9780691146133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.89
€ 30.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 269 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145334
- ISBN
- 9780691145334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.40
€ 48.40
Paperback. Reveals how the Muslim world is in the throes of an ideological struggle that extends far beyond the Middle East, and how struggles like it have been a recurring feature of international relations since the dawn of the modern European state. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 line illus. 4 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HRAM2; JFSR2; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142395
- ISBN
- 9780691142395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Paperback. Presenting a portrait of engaged, activist lives in the 1930s, this book features a global network of individuals and organizations that posed challenges to the racism and colonialism of the era. It positions race at the center of the British, imperial, and transatlantic political culture of the 1930s. Num Pages: 408 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTQ; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141862
- ISBN
- 9780691141862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.58
€ 43.58
Paperback. Traces the history of Republican Party foreign policy since World War II by focusing on the conservative leaders who shaped it. This title shows how Republicans shifted away from isolationism in the years leading up to World War II and oscillated between realism and idealism during and after the cold war. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPFM; JPL; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141824
- ISBN
- 9780691141824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.49
€ 57.49
Paperback. The US Food and Drug Administration is the most powerful regulatory agency in the world. How did the FDA become so influential? This book traces the history of FDA regulation of pharmaceuticals, revealing how the agency's organizational reputation has been the primary source of its power, yet also one of its ultimate constraints. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 856 pages, 13 halftones. 17 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; JPH; KNDP; LNTM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141800
- ISBN
- 9780691141800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.17
€ 80.17
Hardback. Provides a look at the joint development of representative assemblies and public borrowing in Europe during the medieval and early modern eras. This title argues that advances in political representation allowed certain European states to gain early and advantageous access to credit. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 line illus. 10 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140575
- ISBN
- 9780691140575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04