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Published by Cambridge University Press, London , UK, 1941
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/scuffing. Stain spots on inside covers. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Previous owner's inscription on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!.
Published by Harvard University Press, The Belknap Press, Cambridge (MA) and London (UK), 2003
ISBN 10: 0674010175ISBN 13: 9780674010178
Seller: Mnemosyne, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 2nd Edition, Revised & Expanded. DEFINITIVE: MASTERPIECE: AS-NEW 2nd revised ed. hardcover (printing unstated), as-new mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp new edges & corners showing orig. $39.95 publisher's price at top-right of inside-front flyleaf, new cover w/ rust-orange silk-finish linen wrapping spine & extending 2.26" onto front & back panels covered in mustard rag-paper w/ sharp new edges & corners & titles handsomely gilt-stamped on spine, excellent smooth-cut text-block exterior w/ only the merest suggestion of shelf-dust to top edge only, impeccable mustard card-rag-stock end-papers, new sewn binding w/ tight signatures & yellow-white-checked cloth bands at spine-caps, pristine interior printed w/ impeccable clarity on excellent unblemished archival paper * 6.26" x 9.50" x 1.78", 1.68 kg, xx+565 (585) pp. * Upon its publication in 1991, Albert Hourani's masterwork was hailed as the definitive story of Arab civilization, & became a bestseller & an instant classic. In a panoramic view encompassing 12 centuries of Arab history & culture, Hourani brilliantly illuminated the people & events that have fundamentally shaped the Arab world. Now this seminal book is here available in this expanded 2nd edition. Noted Islamic scholar Malise Ruthven brings the story up to date from the mid-1980s, including such events as the Gulf War; civil unrest in Algeria; the change of leadership in Syria, Morocco, & Jordan; & the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001. The terrorist attacks in the United States, ongoing crisis in Iraq & renewed violence between Israelis & Palestinians all underscore the need for a balanced & well-informed understanding of the Arab world & make this insightful history of the Arab peoples more important than ever. * Albert Hourani was Emeritus Fellow, St. Antony's College, Oxford. He died in 1993. * Malise Ruthven is a former editor with the BBC Arabic Service & World Service in London & is the author of "Islam in the World" & "Islam: A Very Short Introduction.".
Published by Cambridge at the University Press, London, UK, 1966
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Cloth over Board. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Cover is in good condition, save for visible remnants of a removed sticker on front cover as well as corner bumping, especially to head of spine where significant damage has been done to top 1/4 inch. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. Ex library indications can be found on spine, title page, EP, and inside of back cover. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Ex Libris.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London, UK, 1956
Seller: Prairie Creek Books LLC., Torrington, WY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. G/G, used hc, 112 pp. Maroon colored cloth over boards with gilt text on spine; slight edge wear. Dust jacket has cream and black colored text on upper and black colored text on spine; edge wear; resulting in small tears and chips. Interior pages have some pencil markings and pg. 81 is torn on head edge. Binding is tight.
Published by Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge (MA) & London (UK), 1995
ISBN 10: 0674387368ISBN 13: 9780674387362
Seller: Mnemosyne, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Paperback Edition. POWERFUL: CLASSIC: INDISPENSABLE: AS-NEW First Edition paperback (orig. 1995) probable first printing: AS-NEW cover w/ sharp AS-NEW edges & corners, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, PRISITNE pristine interior handsomely printed on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 6.0" x 9.22" x 1.36", 0.76 kg, xiv+504 (518) pp. * ABOUT THE BOOK: Henry Adams sought, late in life, to thwart prospective biographers by writing his own biography. Published soon after his death in 1918, "The Education of Henry Adams" was rightly greeted as a masterpiece. Not until 30 years later, w/ the appearance of the first volume of Ernest Samuels' biography, did it become apparent how much the story had been colored by Adams' singular philosophy of history & how great was the disparity between the protagonist of the "Education" & Adams as he actually was. Upon its completion in 1964, Samuels' life of Henry Adams was hailed as one of the great biographical achievements of our time; its laurels included a Pulitzer Prize. Ernest Samuels has now distilled his ample narrative into a single absorbing volume. We see Adams as a lively undergraduate, in contrast to the jaded young man of the "Education"; as budding writer, newspaper correspondent, eager participant in political maneuvering in Washington & at the American embassy in London; as teacher at Harvard & editor of the North American Review; settled in Washington, as scholar, biographer, historian & novelist; as insatiable traveler; as friend & adviser to statesmen; as elderly cosmopolitan spending half of each year abroad; & always as witty chronicler of the social scene & trenchant commentator on the events of his time. We are drawn into the personal drama of Adams' middle years: his married life w/ Clover; the halcyon period in Washington in the early 1880s, catastrophically terminated by Clover's depression & suicide; his growing passion for Elizabeth Cameron; & his flight to the South Seas. Throughout the book we follow the genesis & progress of his writings, from his muck-racking journalism in President Grant's Washington, through the social & political criticism of his novels, his biographies, & his great History, to the classic "Mont Saint Michel & Chartres", the daring theories of the "Education", & his last essays. Few biographies have so broad a canvas: 60 years of American political, social & intellectual life, from the pre-Civil War years to the First World War. And few offer so revealing a portrait of a complex human being & an extraordinary career. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "One of the most POWERFUL literary-intellectual biographies ever done of an American." -R.W.B. Lewis * SHIPPING: We custom wrap & label & securely package this superb book for shipment via USPS Media Mail at no charge (or via USPS Priority Mail for a nominal $10.00 charge) within the United States or at our posted rates to international destinations via USPS First Class Airmail (recommended) or USPS Priority Airmail.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London, U.K, 1979
ISBN 10: 0521221978ISBN 13: 9780521221979
Seller: Doss-Haus Books, Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover 1979 edition. Ex-library book with stamps and labels attached. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. Boards and text in very good condition.{278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm}.
Wraps. Condition: G/No Dustjacket. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). London, UK: Cambridge University Press. G/No Dustjacket. 1927. . Wraps. 12mo., 26 pp., yellowing .
Wraps. Condition: G/No Dustjacket. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). London, UK: Cambridge University Press. G/No Dustjacket. 1928. . Wraps. 12mo., 25 pp., yellowing on back cover .
Wraps. Condition: VG/No Dustjacket. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). London, UK: Cambridge University Press. VG/No Dustjacket. 1927. . Wraps. 12mo., 28 pp. .
Published by Cambridge MA & London UK. 2010. The Belknap Press Of Harvard University Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0674045661ISBN 13: 9780674045668
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
black & green 1/2 cloth hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. near fine cond. mint cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. several page corner turndowns, otherwise contents free of markings. (a few stray pencil marks have been erased). dustwrapper in fine cond. a little nick in the rear flap edge, not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition. first printing (NAP). xv+943p. references. index. psychology. sociology. anthropology. biology. pedagogy. ~ THIS BOOK is an intellectual tour de force: A comprehensive Darwinian interpretation of human devetopment. Looking at the entire range of human evolutionary history, Melvin Konner tells a compelling and complex story of how cross~cultural and universal characteristics of our growth from infancy to adolescnece became rooted in genetically inherited characteristics of the human form. A study of our evolution starts with one simple truth: humanfbeings take an extraordinarily long time to grow up. Wlhat does this extended period of dependency have to do with human brain growth and social interactions ? And why is play a sign of cognititve coplexity and a spur for cultural evolution? As Konner explores these questions, and topics ranging from bipedal walking to incest taboos, he firmly lays the foundation of psychology in biology. As his book eloquently explains, human learning and the greatest human intellectual accomplishments are rooted in our inherited capacity for attachments to each other. In our love of those we learn from,we find our way as individuals and as a species. Never before has this intersection of the biology and psychology of childhood been so brilliantly described. "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution," wrote Dobzhansky. In this remarkable book, Melvin Konner shows that nothing in childhood makes sense except in the light of evolution.
Published by Cambridge MA & London. UK. 2004. The Belknap Press Of Harvard Univ. Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0674015754ISBN 13: 9780674015753
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
black & black 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. pencil marked copy in good cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. approximately 29 pages in first three chapters with pencil underlining and/or margin notes. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice reading or study copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, no remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (same date on title & copyright pg. no additional printinds indicateed). endpaper maps. 327p. sources. index. world history. philosophy. religion. politics. middle east history. far east history. ~ THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER II, 2001, forever changed the world as we knew it. In their wake, the quest for international order has prompted a reshuffling of global aims and priorities. In a fresh approach, Gilles Kepel focuses on the Middle East as a nexus of international disorder and decodes the complex language of war, propaganda, and terrorism that holds the region in its thrall. The breakdown of the Israeli Palestinian peace process in 2000 was the first turn in a downward spiral of violence and retribution. Meanwhile, a neoconservative revolution in Washington unsettled U.S. Mideast policy, which traditionally rested on the twin pillars of Israeli security and access to Gulf oil. In Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, a transformation of the radical Islamist doctrine of Bin Laden and Zawahiri relocated the arena of terrorist action from Muslim lands to the West: Islamist radicals proclaimed jihad against their enemies worldwide. Kepel examines the impact of global terrorism and the ensuing military operations to stem its tide. He questions the United States' ability to address the Middle East challenge with Cold War rhetoric, while revealing the fault lines in terrorist ideology and tactics. Finally, he proposes a way out of the Middle East quagmire that triangulates the interests of Islamists, the West, and the Arab and Muslim ruling elites. That path leads through Muslim immigrant communities in the West~the ultimate battlefield where the struggle for the democratization of Islamic societies will be won or lost.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London,UK., 2008
ISBN 10: 0521883415ISBN 13: 9780521883412
Seller: Doss-Haus Books, Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover 2008, 1st edition. Dust jacket and boards in fine condition. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. (362 pages).
Published by Cambridge MA & London UK. 1994. Cambridge Univ. Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0674474910ISBN 13: 9780674474918
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
Book
trade paperback soft cover 8vo. fine cond. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. text free of markings. third printing. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. xii+338p. bibliographic note. bibliography. index. ancient history. philosophy. religion. theology. ~ One of our century's greatest authorities on the ancient world gives us a vivid account of the Jewish people from the conquest of Palestine by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.E. to the revolt of the Maccabees. It is a rich story of Jewish social, economic, and intellectual life and of the relations between the jewish community and the Hellenistic rulers and colonizers of Palestine~a historical narrative told with consummate skill.
Published by Cambridge MA & London UK. 1992. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press., 1992
ISBN 10: 0674165365ISBN 13: 9780674165366
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
grey, black & metallic silver cloth hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. small erasure spot on front flyleaf, otherwise contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. a bit of minor rubbing, not torn or price clipped. first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ 462p. notes. works cited. acknowl. index. american history. consitutional history. legal history. politics. american civil right movement. american indians. american civil war. madison. jefferson. hamilton. lincoln. reconstruction. brown vs board of education. nixon tapes. abolition. death penalty. fourteenth amendment. andrew jackson. judicial supremacy. marbury vs madison. plessy vs ferguson. labor conflict. race conflict. secession. slavery. thirteenth amendment. supreme court.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London, U.K., 1971
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Paperback. Covers are a little sunned and have one or two small surface marks. Spine is a little creased. Marginal wear to spine ends. Light crease across upper leading corner of rear cover. Binding is sound and pages are tight and clean throughout. Text is clear. AF. Used.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London, UK, 1973
ISBN 10: 0521058473ISBN 13: 9780521058476
Seller: P Peterson Bookseller, Osseo, WI, U.S.A.
Book
Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Blue cloth binding. There is pencil underlining and notations in the text. There is a name written on the front end paper. The spine has some fading. 180 pages.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London, U.K., 1904
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Ex-library, with library labels, stamps and numbering on spine; front pastedown; FEP; title page; contents page; last page of index, and throughout text. Boards are rather scuffed and edge-worn, with one or two superficial scorings. Spine is cocked and very worn and nicked at ends. Spine edges are quite worn, with some damage to fabric on left side of spine, near spine head. Leading edges are very worn and also have fabric damage. Page block is grubby and sunned. Blue ink stain on page 57. Front hinge is cracked and binding is rather loose throughout most of book. Text is clear. AF. Ex-Library.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London, U.K. & New York, New York, U.S.A., 1978
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Paperback. Covers have a few small surface marks and abrasions. Upper leading corner of front cover is a little creased. Minor wear to spine and leading corners. Binding is sound, pages are tight and text is clear. AF. Used.
Published by The Belknap Press, Harvard University Press, Cambridge (MA) & London (UK), 1996
ISBN 10: 0674615255ISBN 13: 9780674615250
Seller: Mnemosyne, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. More than 220 drawings & 250 musical examples (illustrator). 1st Edition. COMPREHENSIVE: AUTHORITATIVE: CONCISE: SUPERBLY WRITTEN: A "GODSEND" : AS-NEW First Edition hardcover (Orig. 1986) w/ full no. line showing First Printing, FINE virtually AS-NEW handsomely-designed mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp AS-NEW edges & corners, SUPERB AS-NEW striking emerald-teal linen-over-boards cover w/ titles ELEGANTLY gilt-stamped on spine, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, NEW perfect binding w/ tight signatures & ivory cloth banding at spine-caps, PRISTINE interior presenting texts & musical examples w/ exceptional clarity in two-column format * 7.26" x 10.0" x 1.96", 1.92 kg, xxiv+942 (966) pp. * ABOUT THE BOOK: This classic reference work is simply the best 1-vol. music dictionary available today. Its nearly 6,000 specially-commissioned entries, written by more than 70 top musicologists, are consistently lucid & based on recent scholarship. "The New Harvard Dictionary of Music" contains among its riches superb articles on music of the 20th century, including jazz, rock & mixed media as well as 12-tone, serial & aleatory music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America & the Near East; entries on all the styles & forms in Western art music & descriptions of instruments enriched by historical background. Short entries for quick reference (definitions & identifications) alternate w/ encyclopedia-length articles written by experts in each field. More than 220 drawings & 250 musical examples enhance the text. Combining authoritative scholarship w/ concise, lively prose, "The New Harvard Dictionary of Music" is the essential guide for musicians, students & everyone who listens to music. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "'The New Harvard Dictionary of Music' is easily the most useful of all musical dictionaries because of its accuracy, concision & ease of reference." - Charles Rosen, author, "The Classical Style" & "The Romantic Generation". / "Drawing on the latest musical research & buttressed by a large group of advisors & readers, Professor Randel has provided concise, accurate, & literate entries pertaining to the entire field of music . . . This is a book one can recommend to professionals, students, & laymen alike. I know that it will immediately assume an honored place on my own reference shelf." -Philip Gossett, Professor of Music, University of Chicago / "Superb . . . It manages to combine the most up-to-date scholarly views & information w/ a clear, readable presentation. The writing style is especially refreshing . . . It is a godsend to have this volume within reach of the reference desk at the New York Public Library." -Susan T. Sommer, Assistant Chief, Music Division, The New York Public Library * A NOTE ON SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE wraps, seals & labels this fine book w/ our greatest elegance & care to assure secure FREE shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL within the United States & its territories w/ USPS PRIORTY MAIL available within the United States for a nominal additional fee of $12.00. Due to the weight of this title, USPS REGULATIONS Mandate that we ship it to all international destinations via USPS INTERNATIONAL PRIORTY AIRMAIL. We require payment of a below-cost fee of $72.00 for this lowest-cost service, which reliably assures delivery to most addresses throughout the world within eight business days.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London, UK, 1969
Seller: Bookworm Books, Tifton, GA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Essays on the gulf between scientists and non-scientists. Pencil underlining on a few pages. Some wear and discoloration to rear cover. Good. Book.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London, U.K., 1931
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition Reprint 1931. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Two fold-out maps, of the Northern and Southern skies, respectively, are tipped in between rear endpaper and last page of text. Boards are faded around edges. Spine is faded and bumped at ends. Leading corners are a little worn. Faded page block with minor age-spotting. Front endpaper has been removed. Binding is sound and pages are tight throughout. Contents are clear. AF. Used.
Published by Cambridge University press, London, U.K./New York, NY, USA, 1971
ISBN 10: 0521096413ISBN 13: 9780521096416
Seller: Samuel S Lin, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. 112 pages. square tight, uncreased, unmarked and clean.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London, UK, 1968
Seller: Rainy Day Paperback, Bethel, CT, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: VERY GOOD+. Tight, faint page yellowing, clean, faint curl. Owner's name on title page. Red covers, sewn binding. 35 pages including Bibliography.
Cloth w/DJ. Condition: VG/G. Not Illustrated (illustrator). Reprint. London, UK: Cambridge University Press. VG/G. 1945. Reprint. Cloth w/DJ. First edition, February, 1945. . 12mo., viii, 131pp., Dj browned, soiled and frayed .
Published by Cambridge University Press, London , UK, 1941
Seller: Squirrel Away Books, Loveland, CO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good -. 1st Edition. Good Plus condition Hardcover Octavo in a Good Minus condition Dust Jacket, 1941, 1st edition. Book is in Good Plus condition with minor bumping alond edges of thin hard boards, jacket has wear to edges. Binding nice. NOT A REPRINT. Size: 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London, UK, 1964
Seller: Call Phil Now - Books, West Roxbury, MA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. ## FINE book is clean, tight and unmarked. 1965 reprint of 1964 First Edition. Dust jacket is Near Fine to Very Good with minor shelf/edge wear, closed tear back head of spine, toning, lower front corner clipped but price ($4.50) intact. Two page corners folded. Green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. No marks in or on book. NOT A REMAINDER. Not POD. Not ex library. 178 pages. Index. Dust jacket protected in a crystal clear MYLAR cover. In stock. Fine.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London, U.K., 1928
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Ex-library, with library lettering and labelling on front endpaper and first title page. Upper edges of boards are a little faded. Spine is slightly cocked and a little faded, with creasing and bumping to ends. Leading corners are a little worn, with some denting to front leading corners. Creasing and age-spotting across upper leading corners of pages 156-159. Some minor age spotting at a few points throughout. Binding is a little loose near beginning of book. Text and illustrations remain clear. AF. Ex-Library.
Published by Cambridge MA & London UK. 1978. Harvard Univ. Press / A Twentieth~Century Fund Study, 1978
ISBN 10: 0674468759ISBN 13: 9780674468757
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
tan full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. yellow highlighted copy in good cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. approximately 26 pages with yellow highlighter. dustwrapper in vg cond. minor rubbing & wrinkling at spine top & along rear panel, 2" tear along front flap edge, not price clipped (no price listed). reading or study copy. 26 pages with yellow highlighter, otherwise ok. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, no remainder markings. first edition. first printing (same date on title & copyright page, no additional printings indicated). x+264p. appendix. bibliography. index. world history. history of china. ~ "The Taiwan issue," writes John. K. Fairbank, "is the ticking time bomb in U.S.China policy." Now, before time runs out, Ralph N. Clough offers this masterly analysis of the Taiwan dilemma set against the background of the island's history, politics, and economic development. Clough begins by tracing the changing attitude of the United States toward Taiwan ~from disinterest after World War II to deep concern that began with the Korean War and continued until the peace in Vietnam. He then undertakes a thorough description of the island and its people. He discusses Taiwan's political strµcture, the strengths and weaknesses of its society, and the evolving relationship between native Taiwanese and the mainlanders who arrived after 1945. Clough fully examines the complex military situation and the unfinished civil war between the island and the mainland. He discusses, too, the war of diplomacy between the two Chinas, carrying his account into the 1970s and Taiwan's expulsion from the U .N. With insight and understanding, he describes Taiwan's fight for survival as an independent state and its effort to maintain commercial relations, particularly with Japan. The book concludes with a carefully reasoned analysis of Taiwan's role in U.S.~China relations. Clough's prognosis for the future is marred neither by a pessimist's despair over complexity nor by an optimist's blindness to unhappy facts. His book is a model of historical scholarship combined with the insights derived from practical experience and fieldwork. It will be invaluable to all students, scholars, legislators, and businessmen involved in the formulation of a U.S.~China policy.
Published by Cambridge MA & London UK. 1999. The Belknap Press Of Harvard Univ. Press, 1999
ISBN 10: 0674000668ISBN 13: 9780674000667
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
blue & green 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. vg cond. binding square & tight. covers clean, bit of sunfading along the top edges. tiny ding bottom of front cover. couple of tiny edge spots. front flyleaf missing. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in vg+ cond. couple of tiny scratches, not torn or price clipped. nice reading or study copy. good binding, clean text. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (same date on title & copyright page, no additional printings indicated). b&w frontis. portrait. xvi +394p. 3 b&w maps (one double page) notes. list of illustrations. list of documents. index. american history. biography. american indian history. french & indian war. american revolution. war of 1812. ~ In Thomas Jefferson's time, white Americans were bedeviled by a moral dilemma unyielding to reason and sentiment: what to de about the presence of black slaves and free Indians. That Jefferson himself was caught between his own soaring rhetoric and private behavior toward blacks has long been known. But the tortured duality of his attitude toward Indians is only now being unearthed. In this landmark history, Anthony Wallace takes us on a tour of discovery to unexplored regions of Jefferson 's mind. There, the bookish Enlightenment scholar~collector of Indian vocabularies, excavator of ancient burial mounds, chronicler of the eloquence of America's native peoples, and mourner of their tragic fate~sits uncomfortably close to Jefferson the imperialist and architect of Indian removal, Impelled by the necessity of expanding his agrarian republic, he became adept at putting a philosophical gloss on his policy of encroachment, threats of war, and forced land cessions ~ a policy that led, eventually, to cultural genocide. In this compelling narrative, we see how Jefferson's close relationships with frontier fighters and Indian agents, land speculators and intrepid explorers, European travelers, missionary scholars, and the chiefs of many Indian nations all complicated his views of the rights and claims of the first Americans. Lavishly illustrated with scenes and portraits from the period, Jefferson and the Indians adds a troubled dimension to one of the most enigmatic figures of American history, and to one of its most shameful legacies.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London, UK, 1964
Seller: Doss-Haus Books, Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover 1964 edition. Ex-library book with stamps and labels attached. Pages unmarked and clean. Binding firm. Boards and text in very good condition. {235 pages}.