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Paperback. This lively and engaging book examines the nature of inequality in Britain and the United States. Irvin uses a wide range of sources and examples to illustrate his arguments and draws on his wealth of knowledge to explore the social costs of growing inequality. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644653
- ISBN
- 9780745644653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.93
€ 25.93
Hardback. This book is a new introduction to the history and practice of economic anthropology by two leading authors in the field. They show that anthropologists have contributed to understanding the three great questions of modern economic history: development, socialism and one-world capitalism. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; KC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644820
- ISBN
- 9780745644820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Hardback. * Offers a fresh and uniquely sociological perspective on the construction and operation of markets. * Reviews classic and contemporary literature, but also organizes it in a way that provides a new and more advanced sociological view of markets. Series: Polity Economy and Society Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645773
- ISBN
- 9780745645773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Hardback. Most of us who live in the North and the West consume far too much - too much meat, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt. We are more likely to put on too much weight than to go hungry. We live in a society that is heading for a crash. We are aware of what is happening and yet we refuse to take it fully into account. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646169
- ISBN
- 9780745646169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.12
€ 60.12
Hardback. The catastrophic economic, social and political crisis of our time calls for a new and original critique of political economy - a rethinking of Marx's project in the very different conditions of twenty-first century capitalism. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648033
- ISBN
- 9780745648033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.32
€ 60.32
Hardback. * Clear and concise book that explains how the functioning and shape of the economy depend upon social institutions. * Reveals the crucial role formal and informal institutions in everyday life play in how the economy works. Series: Polity Economy and Society Series. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648293
- ISBN
- 9780745648293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Hardback. The global financial crisis has renewed concern about whether capitalist markets are the best way of organizing economic life. Based on decades of engaged research, this title brings a fresh economic vision to general readers. It is suitable for students of the contemporary world. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649795
- ISBN
- 9780745649795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.72
€ 85.72
Paperback.
Social relations are crucial for understanding diverse economic actions and a network perspective is central to that explanation. Simple exchanges involving money, labor, and commodities combine into complexly connected systems. Series: Polity Economy and Society Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649986
- ISBN
- 9780745649986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.93
€ 25.93
Hardback. The 21st century will be the century of Africa. This continent was once seen as empty, rural, animist, poor, and forgotten by the world. This book presents the different facets of Africa, which will soon have a billion people, at the midpoint of the rapid population boom that humanity has ever known. Num Pages: 334 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JP; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651576
- ISBN
- 9780745651576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.10
€ 79.10
Paperback. The 21st century will be the century of Africa. How can we best understand it? Demography, economics, politics, diplomacy, cultures and religions, this book presents the different facets of this new Africa, which will soon have a billion people, at the mid point of the most rapid population boom that humanity has ever known. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651583
- ISBN
- 9780745651583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.36
€ 32.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651637
- ISBN
- 9780745651637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651644
- ISBN
- 9780745651644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Hardback. What effects will the current economic crisis have on the long-term development of our societies? What does the future hold in store when we emerge from the crisis? These two questions lie at the heart of this important new book by the leading French sociologist Alain Touraine. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653846
- ISBN
- 9780745653846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. What effects will the current economic crisis have on the long-term development of our societies? What does the future hold in store when we emerge from the crisis? These two questions lie at the heart of this important new book by the leading French sociologist Alain Touraine. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653853
- ISBN
- 9780745653853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.12
€ 22.12
Hardcover. * This new book by one of the world s leading sociologists reflects on the major events of our time, from the financial crisis to the chaos in the eurozone, from the Arab uprisings to protests in Athens, Barcelona, New York and elsewhere. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFF; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653969
- ISBN
- 9780745653969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Paperback. * This new book by one of the world s leading sociologists reflects on the major events of our time, from the financial crisis to the chaos in the eurozone, from the Arab uprisings to protests in Athens, Barcelona, New York and elsewhere. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFF; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653976
- ISBN
- 9780745653976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.60
€ 19.60
Hardcover. The central paradox of the contemporary world is the simultaneous presence of wealth on an unprecedented scale, and mass poverty. Liberal theory explains the relationship between capitalism and poverty as one based around the dichotomy of inclusion (into capitalism) vs exclusion (from capitalism). Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660141
- ISBN
- 9780745660141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Hardcover. China has become the world's second biggest economy and its largest exporter. It possesses the world's largest foreign exchange reserves and has 29 companies in the FT 500 list of the world's largest companies. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660783
- ISBN
- 9780745660783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.85
€ 59.85
Hardcover. Sub-Saharan Africa is no longer a troubled dark continent. Most of its constituent countries are now enjoying significant economic growth and political progress. The new Africa has begun to banish the miseries of the past, and appears ready to play an important role in world affairs. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661629
- ISBN
- 9780745661629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Paperback. Sub-Saharan Africa is no longer a troubled dark continent. Most of its constituent countries are now enjoying significant economic growth and political progress. The new Africa has begun to banish the miseries of the past, and appears ready to play an important role in world affairs. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661636
- ISBN
- 9780745661636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.93
€ 25.93
Hardcover. Once deemed a dysfunctional democracy with a feckless set of political institutions and a drunk economy, today s Brazil has undergone a complete reversal of fortune. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661643
- ISBN
- 9780745661643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Paperback. Once deemed a dysfunctional democracy with a feckless set of political institutions and a drunk economy, today s Brazil has undergone a complete reversal of fortune. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661650
- ISBN
- 9780745661650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Hardcover. In a world of increasing austerity measures, democratic politics comes under pressure. With the need to consolidate budgets and to accommodate financial markets, the responsiveness of governments to voters declines. However, democracy depends on choice. Editor(s): Streeck, Wolfgang; Schafer, Armin. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661681
- ISBN
- 9780745661681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.17
€ 79.17
Paperback. The Politics of Global Supply Chains analyses the changing politics of power and distribution within contemporary global supply chains. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661711
- ISBN
- 9780745661711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.93
€ 25.93