Author: Dennis McCalibPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Shadows of Voices
Author: Dennis McCalibBiographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Author: John Langdon SibleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Vol. 1 includes "an appendix, containing an abstract of the steward's accounts, and notices of non-graduates, from 1649-50 to 1659."
Russia Engages the World, 1453-1825
Author: Cynthia H. WhittakerPublisher: Belknap Press
ISBN: 9780674011939
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Russia Engages the World, 1453-1825, an elegant new book created by a team of leading historians in collaboration with The New York Public Library, traces Russia's development from an insular, medieval, liturgical realm centered on Old Muscovy, into a modern, secular, world power embodied in cosmopolitan St. Petersburg. Featuring eight essays and 120 images from the Library's distinguished collections, it is both an engagingly written work and a striking visual object. Anyone interested in the dramatic history of Russia and its extraordinary artifacts will be captivated by this book. Before the late fifteenth century, Europeans knew virtually nothing about Muscovy, the core of what would become the "Russian Empire." The rare visitor--merchant, adventurer, diplomat--described an exotic, alien place. Then, under the powerful tsar Peter the Great, St. Petersburg became the architectural embodiment and principal site of a cultural revolution, and the port of entry for the Europeanization of Russia. From the reign of Peter to that of Catherine the Great, Russia sought increasing involvement in the scientific advancements and cultural trends of Europe. Yet Russia harbored a certain dualism when engaging the world outside its borders, identifying at times with Europe and at other times with its Asian neighbors. The essays are enhanced by images of rare Russian books, illuminated manuscripts, maps, engravings, watercolors, and woodcuts from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries, as well as the treasures of diverse minority cultures living in the territories of the Empire or acquired by Russian voyagers. These materials were also featured in an exhibition of the same name, mounted at The New York Public Library in the fall of 2003, to celebrate the tercentenary of St. Petersburg.
Harvard University Tercentenary Gazette
Author: Harvard UniversityTHE PURSUITS OF PHILOSOPHY
Author: Annette C. BaierPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674061682
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Marking the tercentenary of Hume's birth, Annette Baier has created an engaging guide to the philosophy of one of the greatest thinkers of Enlightenment Britain. Drawing on a lifetime of scholarship and incisive commentary, she finds in Hume’s personal experiences new ways to illuminate his ideas about religion, human nature, and the social order.
The Manchu Way
Author: Mark C. ElliottPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804746847
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
In 1644, the Manchus, a relatively unknown people inhabiting China's northeastern frontier, overthrew the Ming, Asia's mightiest rulers, and established the Qing dynasty, This book supplies a radically new perspective on the formative period of the modern Chinese nation.
Notes on the Harvard Tercentenary ...
Author: Harvard UniversityJust One Child
Author: Susan GreenhalghPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520253396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Population politics are a major issue in China. Susan Greenhaigh explores the origins and development of the one-child policy from the late 1970s to the present day, showing how sociopolitical life in China has been subject to scientization and statisticalization.
Governing China's Population
Author: Susan GreenhalghPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804748803
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
'Governing China's Population' tells the story of political and cultural shifts, from the perspectives of both regime and society.
The Philosophy Chamber
Author: Ethan W. LasserPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030022592X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
"This publication accompanies the exhibition The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard's Teaching Cabinet, 1766-1820, on view at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from May 19 through December 31, 2017, and at The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Scotland, in 2018."