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Paperback. In his most ambitious book since "Time on the Cross, " the Nobel Prize-winning economist looks to the nation's past to discover the strong link between technologically induced cycles of religiousness--or "awakenings"--in American history and attitudes toward poverty, education, and social equality. Line drawings. Tables. Num Pages: 383 pages, 11 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 30. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226256634
ISBN
9780226256634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Hardback. Editor(s): Love, Robert William. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312095932
ISBN
9780312095932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. This book is a student reader of the key topics in American economic history. Editor(s): Whaples, Robert; Betts, Dianne C. Num Pages: 656 pages, 43 b/w illus. 3 maps 60 tables. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521466486
ISBN
9780521466486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.91

Paperback. Shows how the interwar exhibitions heralded the arrival of modern America - a new empire of abundance built on old foundations of inequality. Rydell demonstrates how the fairs reached their height of popularity following the crash of 1929 by offering a vision of recovery from the Depression. Num Pages: 280 pages, 58 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226732374
ISBN
9780226732374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJK; KCB; KCL; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1996
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349140831
ISBN
9781349140831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.92

Hardback. This book summarizes the life and work of economist Kenneth E. Boulding. Boulding was a prolific writer, teacher and Quaker. Starting his career as an orthodox Keynesian economist, he eventually adopted a transdisciplinary approach to economic topics including peace, conflict and defense, environmental problems, human betterment and evolution. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137034373
ISBN
9781137034373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.99

Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Independent Institute,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598132175
ISBN
9781598132175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.39

Paperback. Human Action, a treatise on laissez-faire capitalism by Ludwig von Mises, is a historically important and classic publication on economics, and yet it can be an intimidating work due to its length and formal style. Choice, however, skilfully relays the main insights from Human Action in a style that will resonate with modern readers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Independent Institute,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598132182
ISBN
9781598132182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714525594
ISBN
9780714525594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

Hardback. Though Robert Malthus has never disappeared, he has been perpetually misunderstood. Robert Mayhew offers at once a major reassessment of Malthus's ideas and an intellectual history of the origins of modern debates about demography, resources, and the environment, giving historical depth to our current planetary concerns. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728714
ISBN
9780674728714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBLC1; JFSR2; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644646
ISBN
9780691644646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.30
€ 138.94

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DS; HBJD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636092
ISBN
9780691636092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.82
€ 145.94

Hardcover. The until now secret diary of top-level economist Arthur Burns, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in the Nixon administration. Provides keen insights into the dynamics and undoing of NIxon's inner circle and reveals how the president exerted political pressure to shape monetary policies that helped to fuel 1970s "stagflation." Editor(s): Ferrell, Robert H. Num Pages: 144 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st edition,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617302
ISBN
9780700617302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

Paperback. Students of comparative politics have long faced a vexing dilemma: how can social scientists draw, applicable principles of political order from specific historical examples? This work offers a methodological response to this important question. It bridges the gap between the game-theoretic and empirically driven approaches in political economy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 40 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001296
ISBN
9780691001296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.97
€ 53.97

paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; HRAM2; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penn State University Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Revised
SKU
V9780271063768
ISBN
9780271063768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.57

paperback. Robert Wright argues that the ultimate causes of American economic development and transformation into a modern society can be reduced to the causes of American commercial banking. Wright analyzes why American banking arose when, and with the particular characteristics, it did. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520875
ISBN
9780742520875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.69

Hardback. Robert Wright argues that the ultimate causes of American economic development and transformation into a modern society can be reduced to the causes of American commercial banking. Wright analyzes why American banking arose when, and with the particular characteristics, it did. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520868
ISBN
9780742520868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.57

Hardcover. Recounts the of Chestnut Street and its forgotten role in the birth of American finance. It reveals how Philadelphia played a role in the financing of the American Revolution. This book will appeal to those interested in the history of the United States and the origins of its unrivaled economy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226910260
ISBN
9780226910260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.18

hardcover. James Tobin, 1981 Nobel laureate in economics, was the outstanding monetary economist among American Keynesian economists. This book, the first written about James Tobin, examines his leading role as a Keynesian macroeconomist and monetary economist, and considers the continuing relevance of his ideas. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137431943
ISBN
9781137431943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Paperback. James Tobin, 1981 Nobel laureate in economics, was the outstanding monetary economist among American Keynesian economists. This book, the first written about James Tobin, examines his leading role as a Keynesian macroeconomist and monetary economist, and considers the continuing relevance of his ideas. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349492350
ISBN
9781349492350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.58

Paperback. The gap between the rich and the poor can be vast. Robert C. Allen considers the main factors that contribute to this gap, looking at the interconnections between economic growth, culture, technology, and income distribution. Exploring the historical processes that have created the unequal world of today, he takes a global look at wealth worldwide. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199596652
ISBN
9780199596652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Challenging the standard narrative of Interwar International History, this account establishes the causal relationship between the global political and economic crises of the period, and offers a radically new look at the role of ideology, racism and the leading liberal powers in the events between the First and Second World Wars. Num Pages: 622 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTQ; JPA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 775.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
622
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349365517
ISBN
9781349365517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.14

Paperback. Challenging the standard narrative, this account, updated for the paperback edition, establishes the causal relationship between the global political and economic crises of the interwar period, and offers a new look at the role of ideology, racism and the leading liberal powers in the events between the First and Second World Wars. Num Pages: 622 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
622
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302433
ISBN
9780230302433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.14

Paperback. In this revised edition of Canada and Quebec, Robert Bothwell describes the lead-up to the October 1995 referendum and traces political developments from its immediate aftermath to the present. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JHM; JPHC; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806534
ISBN
9780774806534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

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