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Economic history
Hardback. With Deng Xiaoping s blessing, Mao s successors scoured the globe for fresh ideas to launch domestic prosperity and global economic power. Yet China s government did not publicize its engagement with Western-style innovations, claiming instead that economic reinvention was the Party s achievement alone. Julian Gewirtz sets forth the truer story." Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPQB; KCM; KCP; KCZ; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971134
- ISBN
- 9780674971134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.32
€ 49.99
€ 42.32
Hardback. Focusing on the dynamics of globalization since the 1980s, the book views economic developments historically, explaining how the main motors of change work and how we can discern their effects in the world today. The book explains how structural imbalances, policy mistakes, and excesses led to the financial crisis of 2007-2010. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; KCL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183444
- ISBN
- 9781405183444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.82
€ 109.82
Paperback. Focusing on the dynamics of globalization since the 1980s, the book views economic developments historically, explaining how the main motors of change work and how we can discern their effects in the world today. The book explains how structural imbalances, policy mistakes, and excesses led to the financial crisis of 2007-2010. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183437
- ISBN
- 9781405183437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.47
€ 42.47
Paperback. Series: The Princeton History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 448 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: 136 x 203 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173146
- ISBN
- 9780691173146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.98
€ 23.99
€ 17.98
Paperback. Series: Pitt Latin American Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBT; KCZ; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822961802
- ISBN
- 9780822961802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 50.31
€ 53.99
€ 50.31
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171588
- ISBN
- 9780231171588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168083
- ISBN
- 9780231168083
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardcover. Joseph R. Dennis demonstrates the significance of imperial Chinese local gazetteers in both local societies and national discourses. Whereas previous studies argued that publishing, and thus cultural and intellectual power, were concentrated in the southeast, Dennis shows that publishing and book ownership were widely dispersed throughout China. Num Pages: 405 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; KCZ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504295
- ISBN
- 9780674504295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
Paperback. Argues that the concept of employee ownership has deep roots extending back to the political and economic vision of America's founders. The authors discuss the founding generation's ideas about personal economic independence, explain how we have strayed from those ideas, and proposes practical solutions for bringing employment practices back. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KJVW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300209334
- ISBN
- 9780300209334
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
hardcover. 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: 236 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804725460
- ISBN
- 9780804725460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.45
€ 159.45
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Hardcover. The fifth volume in a 125-year history of one of the most powerful and profitable corporations in the world explores how Exxon's core values and management enabled the company to adapt and succeed during a period of dramatic change in the energy industry Num Pages: 600 pages, 60 b&w photos. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976669784
- ISBN
- 9780976669784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Hardcover. This book explains how the management systems at Lincoln Electric, a $1 billion+ global company and pioneer in values-based management, has remained a world leader in industrial electronics for over a century. It describes how the company's sustained success is due to its natural development of agility. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471330257
- ISBN
- 9780471330257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.83
€ 91.83
Paperback. This work focuses on the seven largest economies of the region, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. The author argues that Latin America was resilient because of good macroeconomic policies, strong financial systems, and 'a bit of luck'. Num Pages: 166 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881326789
- ISBN
- 9780881326789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.68
€ 24.99
€ 18.68
Hardback. This collection presents the difficult challenges of the new economic era as well as a set of alternative economic policies to manage the open Latin American economies of the early twenty- first century. Editor(s): Ocampo, Jose. Series: Latin American Development Forum. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752725
- ISBN
- 9780804752725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.03
€ 183.03
Rees shows that how we obtain and preserve perishable food is related to our changing relationship with the natural world. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCD; KCZ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411064
- ISBN
- 9781421411064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.07
€ 58.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; KCP; KCZ; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674736351
- ISBN
- 9780674736351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
The story of the Small Business Administration in America - a sacred cow in American politics, despite its history of scandals and policy failures. Part of the sacredness comes from the agency's record of pioneering affirmative action, but traditional "mom and pop" shops don't necessarily benefit. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; KCZ; KJVS; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121871
- ISBN
- 9780813121871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.64
€ 47.64
Hardback. Sick Economies: Drama, Mercantilism, and Disease in Shakespeare's England teases out the double helix of the pathological and the economic in two seemingly disparate spheres of early modern textual production: drama and mercantilist writing. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237733
- ISBN
- 9780812237733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
Hardcover. An examination of the supposed role of poverty, the fear of poverty and other negative work incentives in the era of early industrial capitalism and escalating sectional conflict over slavery. This text examines a wide spectrum of antebellum American thought on these and related issues. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press Virginia
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921150
- ISBN
- 9780813921150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.92
€ 75.92
Hardback. Aims to debunk the myth that Britain was a free-trade nation during and after the industrial revolution, by revealing how the British used tariffs as a mercantilist tool to politically weaken France. This book shows that Britain did not transform smoothly from a mercantilist state in the 18th century to a bastion of free trade in the late 19th. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 line illus.35 tables. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 6. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129174
- ISBN
- 9780691129174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.85€ 44.59
€ 56.85
€ 44.59
Paperback. This history of the political economy, social relations, and cultural debates that animated Spanish North America from 1500 until 1800 illuminates its centuries of capitalist dynamism and subsequent collapse into revolution. Num Pages: 712 pages, 19 illustrations, 164 tables, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLS; HBJK; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 712
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349891
- ISBN
- 9780822349891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, figures, tables, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; JPH; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Gordon and Breach Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789057024207
- ISBN
- 9789057024207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.57
€ 194.57
Hardcover. "John Tamny uses entertaining stories from sports, movies, popular culture, and famous businesses to explain the basic principles of economics. His Dollars and Sense is an everyman's guide to how money really works-a lesson politicians try (and fail) to grasp every day. "-- Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 29. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621573371
- ISBN
- 9781621573371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.01
€ 30.99
€ 25.01