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Hardback. Presents the innovative principles needed to address the instability of the markets and to rebuild our financial system. This book traces the evolution of ideas and institutions in the American banking system since the establishment of the Federal Reserve in 1913. It explains how the Fed took classic central banking wisdom from Britain and Europe. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143989
ISBN
9780691143989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.50

Paperback. The only child of divorced parents, the author was often sent to stay at her grandparents' country house Golsoncott. Years later, she began to piece together the lives of those she knew fifty years before. In this title, she delves into the domestic past of her former home, and the contrasts between life today and the way they lived then. Illustrator(s): Brockway, Harry. Num Pages: 240 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJ; BG; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141001647
ISBN
9780141001647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.86

Hardback. Winner of the 2011 Thomas E. Skidmore Prize, this new translation of Paulo Fontes's Migration and the Making of Industrial Sao Paulo is a detailed social history of the millions who migrated from Brazil's Northeast to Sao Paulo. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBTB; HBTK; JFFN; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361152
ISBN
9780822361152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.15

Paperback.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595552709
ISBN
9781595552709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.43

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

€ 37.99
€ 27.16

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 198 pages, 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; KCY; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637006
ISBN
9780691637006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.72

Paperback. Explores the demand for spices: why were they so popular, and why so expensive? This work surveys the history, geography, economics and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to show the varied ways that spices were put to use - in elaborate medieval cuisine, in the treatment of disease, and to perfume ceremonies of the Church. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2.1.2009 edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151350
ISBN
9780300151350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.59

Hardback. When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken? Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KCZ; KNDD; TDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204667
ISBN
9780300204667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408269220
ISBN
9781408269220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.63

hardcover. This original study of early-modern agrarian society examines small landholders in the Somerset Levels. These were farmers with lifehold tenures and a mixed agricultural production whose activities and outlook are shown to be very different from that of the small 'peasant' farmers of so many general histories. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 3 black and white maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JB; 3JD; KCZ; WQH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Of Hertfordshire Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909291867
ISBN
9781909291867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Institute of Economic Affairs United Kingdom
Number of pages
107
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780255366533
ISBN
9780255366533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.27

Paperback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDL; 1DDN; 3H; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168203
ISBN
9780691168203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.39

Hardback. Develops a model of institutional change in European commerce based on urban rivalry. This book traces the successive rise of Bruges, Antwerp, and Amsterdam to commercial primacy between 1250 and 1650, showing how dominant cities feared being displaced by challengers while lesser cities sought to keep up by cultivating policies favorable to trade. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3H; 3JB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142883
ISBN
9780691142883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.78

Hardback. Presents a unified theory of economic growth since the dawn of civilization. This title provides a comprehensive overview of the three phases of the development process. It analyzes the Malthusian theory and its empirical support. It examines theories of demographic transition and their empirical significance. Num Pages: 328 pages, 74 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCA; KCG; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130026
ISBN
9780691130026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.72
€ 70.66

Hardback. Series: Princeton History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 halftone. 14 line illus. 18 tables. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 35. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140919
ISBN
9780691140919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.88

Hardback. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 448 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: KCL; KCZ; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169523
ISBN
9780231169523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.36

Paperback. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 448 pages, 13 figures and tables. BIC Classification: HBLA1; KCZ; KJZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169530
ISBN
9780231169530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. An account of the development of the European economy and its infrastructure from the second century to 1500. This updated edition aims to provide a balanced view of controversial topics, includes treatment of Eastern Europe and examines the links between Britain and continental Europe. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
554
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582215993
ISBN
9780582215993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.43

Hardback. On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. Examining the Canal's influence on Panama, the United States, and the world, this title chronicles the economic and political history of the Canal. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 halftone. 30 line illus. 48 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCPC; HBT; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147383
ISBN
9780691147383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 568 pages, 34 line illus. 18 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; JPS; KCL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 920.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155821
ISBN
9780691155821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.50

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cil Yavuz, Nilgun. Num Pages: 156 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629481524
ISBN
9781629481524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.80
€ 155.75

Paperback. The decline of the West is something that has long been prophesied. Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, aging populations. But what exactly is amiss with Western civilization? This book presents a indictment of an era of negligence and complacency. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141975238
ISBN
9780141975238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardcover. The social history of the artisans of Cairo 1600-1800 Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632795
ISBN
9780815632795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.65

Hardback. This study defies the conventional wisdom that the 17th century gave birth to the political and economic forces that culminated in the Industrial Revolution, claiming instead that earlier reformers, such as More and Fortescue, laid the groundwork by fashioning an economic conception of state. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLC; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520081451
ISBN
9780520081451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.95
€ 53.09

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