Harry Benda (64 results)

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Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

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Condition: Used: Very Good. 1978 hardcover no dj address stamp in book clean text 242 pages{{{ L-6.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible; VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Jacket present as described. First Edition. This hardcover book is Fine, being square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. The dustjacket is Very Good; with minor touching to the points, mild darkening to the spine, and a closed tear along the spine. Original Price is clipped. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 214 pages. Ex-university library marks, light wear, pages yellowed; a good sound binding. No jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Inventory No: 217393.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stapled, blue printed wraps; 1st thus, pp. pp.589-605 pages w/occasional lite pencil marginal lines.a a seminal essay from the Journal of Asian Studies, August. 1966 that describes a transition from a strict bureaucratic Beamtenstaat to disjointed modernization efforts that failed to address rising Indonesian nationalism. The study argues that these reforms were designed to maintain control rather than foster autonomy, reinforcing a rigid mindset that alienated local elites.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stapled, blue printed wraps; 1st thus, 16 clean and unmarked pages.a a seminal essay from theThe Yale Review, October 1966.the author argues that Asian communism was driven more by anti-colonial nationalism, social dislocation, and rural peasantry than by traditional Marxist-Leninist doctrines.Benda's analysis of what the contents of this movement mean can be broken down into three main ideas: peasantry over proletariat: nationalism as the core driver & lack of a Middle Class.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stapled, blue printed wraps; 1st thus, 36 clean and unmarked pages.a a seminal essay from the Journal of Southeast Asian History, March, 1962. outlines a structural framework for Southeast Asian history by analyzing the interaction between indigenous patterns, foreign religious influences, and Western colonial rule. The work emphasizes a comparative approach, focusing on the dichotomy between urbanized elite cultures and the rural peasantry, alongside the lasting impact of Indianized and Sinicized cultures on regional development.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stapled, blue printed wraps; 1st thus, pp. 65-79 clean and unmarked pages.a a seminal essay from the Occasional Papers of the East Asian Institute that argues that the Japanese occupation was a transformative epoch that permanently ended Western colonial rule, rather than a mere disruption & analyzes how this period shattered the myth of Western invincibility, reshaped local elites, and acted as a catalyst for modern nationalist movements.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stapled, blue printed wraps; 1st thus, pp. pp.589-604 page, w/a few very lite marginal pencil marks .a a seminal essay fromthe Journal of Asia Studies, August, 1966 & that points out the Key aspects of the essay :The Illusion of Continuity: Benda argues that while the closing decades of Dutch rule were seemingly dominated by constant themes of administrative reform, this continuity masked profound ideological shifts and disruptions.The Beamtenstaat: The article highlights how the colony functioned primarily as a Beamtenstaat—a bureaucratic state heavily dominated by civil servants and administrative apparatuses rather than democratic institutions.Nationalism and Dismissal: It examines how Dutch colonial authorities viewed Indonesian nationalism as weak and ultimately dismissed or treated nationalist demands with indifference, while continuing to hold rigid beliefs in their own civilizing mission and colonial superiority.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stapled, blue printed wraps; 1st thus, pp. 1058-1073, clean and unmarked.a a seminal essay from the American Historical Review, July, 1965 that argues that Indonesia's transition to independence was marked less by a complete structural revolution than by profound administrative and societal continuity.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stapled, blue printed wraps; 1st thus, pp. pp.207-240 pages .a a seminal essay from the vol. 125 of Bijdagen tot de taal that describes a transition from a strict bureaucratic Beamtenstaat to disjointed modernization efforts that failed to address rising Indonesian nationalism. The study argues that these reforms were designed to maintain control rather than foster autonomy, reinforcing a rigid mindset that alienated local elites.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stapled, blue printed wraps; 1st thus, a reprint of the original article in Comparative Studies in Society and History, April, 1965pp.233-251 pages, clean and unmarked.a a seminal 1965 essay that outlines how diverse colonial rule—ranging from direct bureaucratic integration to indirect rule—shaped indigenous leadership, fundamentally contrasting traditional aristocratic elites with the rise of modern, secular, Western-educated intelligentsias.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stapled, blue printed wraps; 1st thus, pp. pp.207-240 pages .a a seminal essay from the vol. 125 of Bijdagen tot de taal that describes a transition from a strict bureaucratic Beamtenstaat to disjointed modernization efforts that failed to address rising Indonesian nationalism. The study argues that these reforms were designed to maintain control rather than foster autonomy, reinforcing a rigid mindset that alienated local elites. map (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (Essays, History, Nations) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Edited by Warren S. Hunsberger. Corners lightly bumped, near fine in a very good lightly soiled dust jacket short tears on edges, sticker offsetting on front panel.

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Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 2nd printing.

Orig. brown cloth, gilt. x,242 pp.: map; 22 cm. - "Yale Southeast Asia studies, 8" (small traces of library labels on spine, stamp on edges and rear title page, although good) 'Essays written to honor the late Harry J. Benda'. 640g.

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