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Economic history

Hardback. Why did sustained economic growth arise in Europe rather than in China? The authors combine economic theory and historical evidence to argue that political processes drove the economic divergence between the two world regions, with continued consequences today that become clear in this innovative account. Num Pages: 290 pages, 4 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; KCM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
290
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057913
ISBN
9780674057913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.06
€ 54.08

Hardcover. This work is a theoretical reconstruction of the labour and job market, which explores the fundamental implications for the theories of consumption and growth. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137373601
ISBN
9781137373601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349476688
ISBN
9781349476688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.49

Hardback. The ancient economy has long been a hotly debated topic. Now available in English for the first time, Jean Andreau's latest volume on economic behavior in the Roman world investigates these questions and more. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Michigan Classical Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979971358
ISBN
9780979971358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.65

Paperback. Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe? The author puts the case that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting fates of Europeans, Asians, Native Americans, sub-Saharan Africans, and aboriginal Australians. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHMC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780099302780
ISBN
9780099302780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.60

Hardcover. This volume is a major contribution to Hungarian economic history since the middle of the nineteenth century. In this first volume of three on the evolution of that economy, the authors focus on the beginnings of the modern capitalist economy (1848-1914), on economic nationalism (1918-1944) and on the socialist attempt at modernization (1945-1989). Editor(s): Berend, Ivan T.; Csato, Tamas. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334822
ISBN
9780880334822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.82
€ 60.60

Hardback. Kornai presents an assessment of Hungary's transition from a socialist to a market economy. In a comprehensive critique of socialist economy reform, Kornai explains how the system's ideological and political attributes deny the idea of "market socialism." Series: EEM Atlantic Studies on Society in Change. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJP; KCP; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334556
ISBN
9780880334556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.14

Paperback. Though virtually unknown in the ethnographic literature on Chinese society, the "delayed transfer marriage", requiring separation after marriage, was widely established in the Canton delta. This book analyzes the effect of economic change on the practice in the area's silk district. Num Pages: 240 pages, index, appendixes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; JHBK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780804720144
ISBN
9780804720144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.02

Paperback. From its humble beginnings as a fur-trading outpost, Chicago has become one of the foremost centers of world finance and trade. Beginning with an overview of the city's commercial development, this book considers how key industries shaped - and were shaped by - both the local and global economies. Editor(s): Reiff, Janice L. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 halftones, 7 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226709369
ISBN
9780226709369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.76

Linking economic and social historical research methods with special reference to the evolution of the industrial labor force, To Live to Work offers an account of the popular expansion of gender, labor and political consciousnesses among working women in colonial Korea (1910-1945). Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 tables, 4 figures, 19 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759090
ISBN
9780804759090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.53

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Anthem Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783081257
ISBN
9781783081257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.88

Paperback. Provides for a new interpretation of the agrarian economy in late Tudor and early modern Britain. Editor(s): Whittle, Jane. Series: People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11, 11 black & white line drawings, 11 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; KCT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838500
ISBN
9781843838500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.79

Hardback. An in-depth study of the effects of free market reforms in Poland since the collapse of communism. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JP; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745324579
ISBN
9780745324579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.53
€ 81.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745324562
ISBN
9780745324562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 23.85

Hardback. Presents the history of the Dutch economy in the nineteenth century. This book shows how institutional factors combined to make the Dutch economy a victim of its own success and traces its subsequent emergence as a modern industrial economy. It argues that the economic and political development of the Netherlands can be understood only in tandem. Translator(s): Cressie, Ian. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32 line illus. 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114385
ISBN
9780691114385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.71
€ 91.86

Hardback. Traces the economic and historical forces that gave rise to very distinctive regional approaches to creating wine. This book includes chapters on Europe's cheap commodity wine industry; the markets for sherry, port, claret, and champagne; and, the wine industries in California, Australia, and Argentina. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1 halftone. 30 line illus. 55 tables. 13 maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; KCZ; KNAC; KNDF; TDCT2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136035
ISBN
9780691136035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.16
€ 41.17

Hardback. Describes modern American society, examines America's domestic and foreign policy, and identifies trends in government. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231069229
ISBN
9780231069229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.87
€ 55.52

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Economists S. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 261.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1996
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349247554
ISBN
9781349247554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349237142
ISBN
9781349237142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 185.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349184361
ISBN
9781349184361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 184.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 120 x 5. Weight in Grams: 57.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594037856
ISBN
9781594037856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.90

Paperback. For the greater part of recorded history, the most successful and powerful states were autocracies; yet the world is increasingly dominated by democracies. This book provides a novel answer for how and why this political transformation occurred. It presents a history that starts in biblical times. Num Pages: 576 pages, 18 line illus. 22 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 934.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Princeton Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126326
ISBN
9780691126326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.96
€ 45.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691022482
ISBN
9780691022482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.96
€ 45.40

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; KCM; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623702
ISBN
9780691623702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.60

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