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Hardback. This volume deals with the general issues of the causes and consequences of the rise of so-called free labor from slavery and serfdom in Europe, the United States, and the Caribbean over the past four to five centuries, and points to the many complications and paradoxical aspects of this change. Editor(s): Engerman, Stanley L. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KJ; JHBL; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735216
- ISBN
- 9780804735216
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Condition: New
€ 97.11
€ 97.11
Paperback. In his final work, Murakami confronts three crucial questions: How and in what form can a harmonious and stable post-cold-war world order be created? How can the world maintain the necessary economic performance while minimizing conflicts and environmental deterioration? What must be done to safeguard the freedoms of all peoples? Translator(s): Yamamura, Kozo. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 720.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735193
- ISBN
- 9780804735193
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Condition: New
€ 56.50
€ 56.50
Paperback. Arguing against the perception that the capitalist marketplace permits no alternatives, the author shows that a kind of economic "common sense" conditions how people organize their everyday lives and understand their powers as social agents within markets that are far from monolithic and uniform. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730860
- ISBN
- 9780804730860
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.95
€ 27.99
€ 26.95
paperback. As economic crises struck the Third World in the 1970s and 1980s, large segments of the population turned to the informal economy to survive. This book looks at street vending as a political process in the largest city in the world. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804730624
- ISBN
- 9780804730624
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Nobel laureate Solow shows how Kenneth J. Arrow's classic paper "The Economic Implications of Learning by Doing" fits into the modern theory of economic growth, and uses it as a springboard for a critical consideration of spectacular recent developments that have made growth theory a dynamic topic today. Series: Kenneth J. Arrow Lectures Series. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 9. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804728416
- ISBN
- 9780804728416
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.97
€ 27.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. This text examines the history of one of America's most famous railroads, the Erie, and its successor after 1960, the Erie Lackawanna. It covers the period between the Erie's fourth bankruptcy in the late 1930s, and its final liquidation in 1976. Num Pages: 308 pages, 45 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; KCZ; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 12. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727983
- ISBN
- 9780804727983
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.91
€ 40.99
€ 35.91
Paperback. This innovative study compares the history of economic ideas and ideologies in Rumania and Brazil--and more broadly, those in East Central Europe and Latin America--in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series: Comparative Studies in History, Institutions & Public Policy. Num Pages: 364 pages, 5 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 1KLSB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727051
- ISBN
- 9780804727051
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.12
€ 40.99
€ 40.12
Hardback. A major new approach to the study of the social and economic history of colonial French West Africa, this book traces French efforts to establish a cotton export economy in the French Soudan from the early nineteenth century through the end of World War II. Num Pages: 396 pages, 17 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 655.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804726528
- ISBN
- 9780804726528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.61
€ 92.61
Paperback. This is a study of the economic, political, and technological forces that have thwarted Mexican efforts to become a competitive member of the international economic community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804725866
- ISBN
- 9780804725866
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.12
€ 29.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. This book aims to introduce the reader to contemporary Chinese urban life and to examine how reforms have changed not only the material circumstances of daily life, but also the overall well-being of urban residents. Num Pages: 332 pages, 23 half-tones 2 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725811
- ISBN
- 9780804725811
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.35
€ 42.99
€ 42.35
Paperback. This is a comprehensive study on the social history of China during the first half of the 20th century. It draws on abundant sources and studies which have appeared in the People's Republic of China since the early 1980sand which have not been systematically used in Western historiography. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; KCF; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804724913
- ISBN
- 9780804724913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Hardback. An analysis of the complex political and economic relationship between the United States and the Phillipines. Although the United States had negligible economic interests in the Philippines, it saw a strong US military presence there as a necessary part of its global defence. Series: Modern America. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804722803
- ISBN
- 9780804722803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.21
€ 75.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JHMC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1068.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720663
- ISBN
- 9780804720663
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Condition: New
€ 126.86
€ 126.86
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
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Attempts to identify the reasons for the comparative effectiveness of Japanese industrial policy for high technology by answering the questions: What is the attitude of Japanese leaders toward state intervention in the marketplace? What is the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) doing to promote the development of high technology? Series: Studies in International Policy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 20. Weight in Grams: 401.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804718127
- ISBN
- 9780804718127
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804713054
- ISBN
- 9780804713054
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.44
€ 18.99
€ 18.44
Hardback. "To Come to a Better Understanding examines the intercultural (mis)understandings between medicine men and Jesuit priests during a five-year dialogue on the Rosebud Indian Reservation from 1973-1978"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRCM; JPA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285606
- ISBN
- 9780803285606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Paperback. Documents the trading relationship in the eighteenth century between the Creek Indians and the Anglo-American peoples who settled in what is now the southeastern US. This book is the first to examine extensively the Creek side of this trade, especially the impact of commercial hunting on all aspects of Indian society. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 13 images; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; JFSL9; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218567
- ISBN
- 9780803218567
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Condition: New
€ 23.79
€ 23.79
Paperback. Analyses contemporary issues in the Amazon and the interaction between Amazonian people and external forces. This book focuses on case studies from Amazonian Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador regarding the themes of indigeneity, community making, development politics, and the transcendence of indigenous/non-indigenous divides. Editor(s): Hutchins, Frank; Wilson, Patrick C. Num Pages: 306 pages, 5 Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC; JHMP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803216129
- ISBN
- 9780803216129
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
Hardcover. What effect has the crisis had on current ideas in development thinking? How has it affected and how will it affect economic policy and political realities in Latin America and Asia, including China and India? Will the financial collapse reinforce shifts in geopolitical power and influence, and in what form? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Birdsall, Nancy; Fukuyama, Francis. Series: Forum on Constructive Capitalism. Num Pages: 360 pages, 33, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPB; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899751
- ISBN
- 9780801899751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.27€ 67.76
€ 75.27
€ 67.76