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Economic history
Paperback. Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people's lives but the natural world. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503823
- ISBN
- 9780674503823
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.07
€ 27.99
€ 24.07
Paperback. Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011. Life is on the up. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 47959th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007267125
- ISBN
- 9780007267125
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.18
€ 14.99
€ 11.18
Paperback. Clear, insightful, and nondogmatic, this book gives us a new appreciation for one of our most ubiquitous institutions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: KCC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 48 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393323719
- ISBN
- 9780393323719
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.09
€ 18.99
€ 17.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA1; KCZ; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062405708
- ISBN
- 9780062405708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.45
€ 31.99
€ 26.45
Hardback. In this volume, strategy scholars, business historians, and economic historians are brought together to develop a volume that explores the complementarities of approaches. Editor(s): Kahl, Steven; Cusumano, Michael; Silverman, Brian S. Series Editor(s): Silverman, Brian. Series: Advances in Strategic Management. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781900246
- ISBN
- 9781781900246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.98
€ 151.98
Hardback. Num Pages: 600 pages, 51 halftones. 9 line illus. BIC Classification: KCZ; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1152.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143781
- ISBN
- 9780691143781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
€ 38.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. The first book of its kind: a fascinating and entertaining examination of hedge funds today Shortlisted for the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award The New York Times bestseller Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 352. Hedge Funds and the Making of the New Elite. 496 pages, Illustrations. An examination of hedge funds. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: KCZ; KFFM. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight: 362.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408809754
- ISBN
- 9781408809754
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.94
€ 21.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place? This title tackles these profound questions and suggests a fresh way in which culture explains the wealth, and the poverty, of nations. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 432 pages, 25 halftones. 78 line illus. 65 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTK; JHBL; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141282
- ISBN
- 9780691141282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.27
€ 32.99
€ 24.27
hardcover. Sumptuously illustrated history of one of the most compelling and mysterious regions on earth. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 237. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534905
- ISBN
- 9781784534905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.53€ 87.85
€ 98.53
€ 87.85
Paperback. Includes twelve case studies that demonstrate how economic research has improved economic and social conditions over the years by influencing public policy decisions. This title also includes the reduction of trade impediments that allows countries to better exploit their natural advantages. Editor(s): Siegfried, John J. Num Pages: 324 pages, 18 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064126
- ISBN
- 9780674064126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.10
€ 35.99
€ 30.10
Paperback. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138702615
- ISBN
- 9781138702615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.90
€ 22.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381440
- ISBN
- 9789382381440
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.30
€ 14.99
€ 12.30
Paperback. For a sparsely populated region on the edge of Europe, Scandinavia has attracted an unusual degree of interest during the twentieth century. This book advocates a government-funded welfare state, an egalitarian tax system and strict job regulation. Series: Contemporary Worlds. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861893666
- ISBN
- 9781861893666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.19
€ 29.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 halftones. 29 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691166032
- ISBN
- 9780691166032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Hardback. With the United States on the way to becoming an almost completely urban nation, the financing of cities has become an issue of great urgency; put simply, American cities do not have enough money. This book examines the role of local fiscal policies and fiscal politics in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Series: Stanford Studies in the New Political History. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724128
- ISBN
- 9780804724128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.56
€ 90.56
Paperback. This is a collection of Ben Bernanke's essays on why the Great Depression was so devastating and lasted so long. The essays also show that while the it was an unparalleled disaster on a universal scale, some economies pulled up faster than others, and some made an opportunity out of a disaster. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48 tables, 11 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118208
- ISBN
- 9780691118208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.73
€ 45.99
€ 32.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCZ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231179010
- ISBN
- 9780231179010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.10
€ 31.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: KCL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865978744
- ISBN
- 9780865978744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.71
€ 28.71
Paperback. Showing us the strangeness, and fragility, of our everyday lives, this book includes a chapter that analyzes how the rise and fall of social trust explain the unsustainable boom in the global economy and the financial crisis that succeeded it. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised edition with a New foreword by Daniel C.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146461
- ISBN
- 9780691146461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.16
€ 41.16
Paperback. An updated edition of a groundbreaking work on the global financial crisis from a postfordist perspective. Translator(s): Lebedeva, Kristina; Mc Gimsey, Jason Francis. Series: Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 116 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Autonomedia United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- new edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584351023
- ISBN
- 9781584351023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.43
€ 14.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 line illus. BIC Classification: KCB; KCM; KCQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165622
- ISBN
- 9780691165622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.66
€ 20.99
€ 16.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w figs. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300222630
- ISBN
- 9780300222630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
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Hardback. The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. This book tells the story of how, some parts of the world began to experience sustained progress, and set the stage for unequal world. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 line illus. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM; KCQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153544
- ISBN
- 9780691153544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.73
€ 45.99
€ 32.73
Hardcover. Joseph R. Dennis demonstrates the significance of imperial Chinese local gazetteers in both local societies and national discourses. Whereas previous studies argued that publishing, and thus cultural and intellectual power, were concentrated in the southeast, Dennis shows that publishing and book ownership were widely dispersed throughout China. Num Pages: 405 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; KCZ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504295
- ISBN
- 9780674504295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.05
€ 53.99
€ 45.05