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Paperback. Plucked from tropical America, the pineapple was brought to European tables and hothouses before it was conveyed back to the tropics, where it came to dominate US and world markets. This title presents the history of the world's tropical and temperate zones told through the pineapple's illustrative career. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 7 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QMT; HBG; HBTB; JFCV; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265905
ISBN
9780520265905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Gereffi, Gary; Wyman, Donald L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KL; HBTK; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606743
ISBN
9780691606743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.90
€ 59.92

Paperback. In the late nineteenth century, public officials throughout the United States began to experiment with new methods of managing their local economies and meeting the infrastructure needs of a newly urban, industrial nation. This title recounts the history of these inscrutable government corporations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226037721
ISBN
9780226037721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Hardcover. Written by bestselling finance author Guy Fraser-Sampson, this is a provocative account of the severe limitations of modern finance, advocating a bold new way forward for the finance industry. The Pillars of Finance is a lively and provocative read, challenging some of the core beliefs of modern finance. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCZ; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470. Good, clean copy in dust wrapper
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KSG0005267
ISBN
9781137264053
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBWQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195174427
ISBN
9780195174427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 268 x 53. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141028743
ISBN
9780141028743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.68

Hardback. Challenges the hold that cliometrics - an approach to economic history that employs the analytical tools of economists - has exerted on the study of our economic past. This book calls for the reconstruction of economic history, one in which history and the social sciences are brought to bear on economics, and not the other way around. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: HBAH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144009
ISBN
9780691144009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.46

Hardcover. We take for granted today that the assessments, measurements, and forecasts of economists are crucial to the decision-making of governments and businesses alike. But less than a century ago that wasn't the case. This book is simultaneously a history of a key period of economic thought and a testament to the power of applied ideas. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226256610
ISBN
9780226256610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 133 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212778
ISBN
9780300212778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.57

Hardcover. Tells the story of the disastrous housing market during the Great Depression and the extent to which an immensely popular New Deal relief program, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), was able to stem foreclosures by buying distressed mortgages from lenders and refinancing them. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research - Long Term Factors in Economic Development. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226082448
ISBN
9780226082448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.51

Paperback. For twenty years, Ireland's economic miracle was supposed to be the envy of the world. Low taxes, light regulation and an 'anything goes' attitude seemed to have created boundless prosperity. And then, the glittering palaces vanished in the heat of the global financial meltdown. This title tells the story of this dizzying rise and sickening fall. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFFX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571260751
ISBN
9780571260751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155463
ISBN
9780691155463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardcover. The role of the housing market in the recent recession raised questions about similar episodes in economic history. Were the underlying causes of housing and mortgage crises the same in earlier episodes? This volume provides context for understanding events by examining how historical housing and mortgage markets worked - and sometimes failed. Editor(s): White, Eugene N.; Snowden, Kenneth; Fishback, Price. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 496 pages, 65 line drawings, 50 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCZ; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226073842
ISBN
9780226073842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.39
€ 93.34

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060685
ISBN
9780674060685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.91

Paperback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171043
ISBN
9780691171043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Hobsbawm's brilliant history, beautifully repackaged as an Abacus History Great Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349104805
ISBN
9780349104805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. This text takes up late-18th-century disputes over the political economy of an enlightened, commercial society to show how the "political" and "economic" were related. It examines theories of economic and political sentiments, and the reflection of these in the politics of enlightenment. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JF; JPA; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008373
ISBN
9780674008373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.95

Paperback. Combining diplomatic, economic, and cultural history, this title explains how private bank loans were extended to leverage acceptance of American financial advisers by foreign governments. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KCLF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332190
ISBN
9780822332190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691091945
ISBN
9780691091945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.56
€ 148.48

paperback. A re-issue of this classic study of President Roosevelt's adminstrative policy toward monopoly during the period of the New Deal, updated with a new introduction by the author. Num Pages: 525 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
525
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823216093
ISBN
9780823216093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.06

Paperback. While many have studied China's rise as an economic power, China itself does not exist solely in the economic realm. This study explores the moral sphere as a key to understanding how rural Chinese experience and talk about their lives in a period of rapid economic transformation. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260955
ISBN
9780520260955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300764
ISBN
9781896300764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.93

Paperback. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064395
ISBN
9780252064395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. A model of clarity.. It provides absolutely essential reference material for the dress historian and archaeologist, for the early textile specialist, and those interested in the tools and equipment used. TOOL AND TRADES HISTORY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER (Linda Woolley, curator of early and medieval textiles and dress, V&A Museum) Series: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London. Num Pages: 252 pages, 239, 16 colour, 132 black and white, 91 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBTB; KCZ; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843832393
ISBN
9781843832393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.89

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