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Economic history

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155463
ISBN
9780691155463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.88

Hardcover. Editor(s): Faure, Michael; Smits, Jan. Series: IUS Commune: European and Comparative Law Series. Num Pages: 418 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPB; KCZ; LAFC; LAM; LAZ; LNB; LNDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Intersentia
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400002173
ISBN
9789400002173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.28

Hardcover. Seven previously published but long out-of-print essays, and one new one, explore traditional and modern manufacturing in Ming and Qing China and its relationship to the government. Among the topics are a comparative perspective of Chinese economic history, cotton textiles 1871-1910, a 19th-century coal and iron company, proto-industrialization 155 Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892641178
ISBN
9780892641178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.00

Paperback. For twenty years, Ireland's economic miracle was supposed to be the envy of the world. Low taxes, light regulation and an 'anything goes' attitude seemed to have created boundless prosperity. And then, the glittering palaces vanished in the heat of the global financial meltdown. This title tells the story of this dizzying rise and sickening fall. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFFX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571260751
ISBN
9780571260751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Hardcover. Tells the story of the disastrous housing market during the Great Depression and the extent to which an immensely popular New Deal relief program, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), was able to stem foreclosures by buying distressed mortgages from lenders and refinancing them. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research - Long Term Factors in Economic Development. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226082448
ISBN
9780226082448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 133 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212778
ISBN
9780300212778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.25

Hardcover. We take for granted today that the assessments, measurements, and forecasts of economists are crucial to the decision-making of governments and businesses alike. But less than a century ago that wasn't the case. This book is simultaneously a history of a key period of economic thought and a testament to the power of applied ideas. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226256610
ISBN
9780226256610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.91

Hardback. Challenges the hold that cliometrics - an approach to economic history that employs the analytical tools of economists - has exerted on the study of our economic past. This book calls for the reconstruction of economic history, one in which history and the social sciences are brought to bear on economics, and not the other way around. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: HBAH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144009
ISBN
9780691144009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.73
€ 41.21

Paperback. Offers a reassessment of the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates and dollar-gold convertibility. This book demonstrates that, contrary to the conventional wisdom, Bretton Woods was a highly politicized system that was prone to crisis and required constant intervention and controls to continue functioning. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 illustrations, 9 tables, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; KCLF; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807859001
ISBN
9780807859001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.54

Hardcover. In this volume, Caron brings together the different facets of his expertise in order to present a broad panorama of modern technology. Caron shows how artisanal know-how was adapted, expanded, and formalized during the three industrial revolutions that swept over Great Britain, France, Germany, and the United States.. Translator(s): Mitchell, Allan. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457233
ISBN
9780857457233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.98

Paperback. A history of the European economy during the second millennium. It considers Europe as a whole rather than as a mosaic of individual states, and stresses the common economic institutions shared over time by the different regions of Europe and the networks of relations that have linked them. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920252
ISBN
9780813920252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Open Court
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812690149
ISBN
9780812690149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141028743
ISBN
9780141028743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBWQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195174427
ISBN
9780195174427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408840184
ISBN
9781408840184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

Hardcover. Offers an account of the development of corporate governance in Britain and Ireland during its earliest stages highlights the role of political factors in shaping the evolution of corporate governance as well as the important debates that arose about the division of authority and responsibility. Num Pages: 360 pages, 18 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JD; 3JF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226261874
ISBN
9780226261874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.80

Hardcover. Written by bestselling finance author Guy Fraser-Sampson, this is a provocative account of the severe limitations of modern finance, advocating a bold new way forward for the finance industry. The Pillars of Finance is a lively and provocative read, challenging some of the core beliefs of modern finance. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCZ; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470. Good, clean copy in dust wrapper
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KSG0005267
ISBN
9781137264053
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. In the late nineteenth century, public officials throughout the United States began to experiment with new methods of managing their local economies and meeting the infrastructure needs of a newly urban, industrial nation. This title recounts the history of these inscrutable government corporations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226037721
ISBN
9780226037721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.12

Hardcover. In the late nineteenth century, public officials throughout the United States began to experiment with new methods of managing their local economies and meeting the infrastructure needs of a newly urban, industrial nation. This title recounts the history of these inscrutable government corporations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226037691
ISBN
9780226037691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.95

Hardcover. The Viking Age was a period of great economic complexity and experimentation in Scandinavia. Based on a symposium held in Aarhus, Denmark in 2008, this book provides a structured basis for comparison, combining regional overviews with case-studies of significant sites or hoards of Scandinavia. Editor(s): Graham-Campbell, James; Sindbok, Soren M. Num Pages: 380 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
380
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779345850
ISBN
9788779345850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.68

Hardback. Editor(s): Gereffi, Gary; Wyman, Donald L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KL; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635446
ISBN
9780691635446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Gereffi, Gary; Wyman, Donald L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KL; HBTK; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606743
ISBN
9780691606743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.27
€ 54.68

Paperback. Plucked from tropical America, the pineapple was brought to European tables and hothouses before it was conveyed back to the tropics, where it came to dominate US and world markets. This title presents the history of the world's tropical and temperate zones told through the pineapple's illustrative career. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 7 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QMT; HBG; HBTB; JFCV; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265905
ISBN
9780520265905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.55

Hardback. Throughout history, civilized advance has been propelled by man's pursuit of profit motive and financed by surplus capital won in that pursuit. This work explains the vital lessons learned from that history and explores what they posit for 21st century economic governance producing a message to public officials, entrepreneurs, and scholars alike. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742551909
ISBN
9780742551909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.09

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