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Economic history

Paperback. This text critiques some of our most cherished stories of market failure. Economists have used these colorful myths to justify a wide range of public policy interventions in the economy. It is concluded that economic analysis of market efficiency should rely on systematic analysis, not anecdotes. Editor(s): Spulber, Daniel (Northwestern University, USA). Num Pages: 320 pages, 18. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226758
ISBN
9780631226758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.11

Paperback. For six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies. They have relied on their superior technology to do so, yet these technologies have not always guaranteed success. This title examines Western imperialism's complex relationship with technology. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154329
ISBN
9780691154329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

Hardback. Editor(s): Bivona, Daniel; Tromp, Marlene. Series: Series in Victorian Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; KCZ; KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821421963
ISBN
9780821421963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Hardback. Based on evidence about the development of the American states from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century, this book documents the mechanisms through which geographical and historical conditions - such as climate, access to water transportation, and early legal systems - impacted political and judicial institutions and economic growth. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 240 pages, 58 line illus. 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; KCZ; LAZ; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136042
ISBN
9780691136042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.14

Paperback. We think we know what's coming. But is it already too late? This title explores how the 'first world' has its wasted inheritance with flawed economic policy - and what can be done to reverse the decline. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JMC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042411
ISBN
9780141042411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. Brings together nineteen significant articles on the role of textile industries in the Industrial Revolutions of Britain, Europe, Japan, and the United States. This title surveys the contribution the textile industries have made to economic change. Textiles have played a major role in industrial transition. Num Pages: 440 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631181194
ISBN
9780631181194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 232.19

Hardcover. Unemployment, monetary and fiscal policy, and the merits and drawbacks of free markets were a few of the issues the journalist and public philosopher Walter Lippmann explained to the public during the Depression, when professional economists skilled at translating concepts for a lay audience were not yet on the scene, as Craufurd Goodwin shows. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368132
ISBN
9780674368132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127194
ISBN
9780691127194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.97
€ 59.46

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 line illus. 21 tables. 8 maps. BIC Classification: KCZ; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165356
ISBN
9780691165356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 36.23

paperback. Num Pages: 466 pages. BIC Classification: KCB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415434621
ISBN
9780415434621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.72

Hardcover.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125029
ISBN
9781905125029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 23. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888176
ISBN
9781845888176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Presents an analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. This book proposes that the twentieth century was not only the American Century but also the Human Capital Century. Num Pages: 496 pages, 51 line illustrations, 42 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JN; JPHV; KCZ; KJMV3; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
6390th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035300
ISBN
9780674035300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. Series: Economics as Social Theory. Num Pages: 500 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 50 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415687256
ISBN
9780415687256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.61

Hardback. The latest volume in the series Research of Economic History contains articles on the economic history of Europe and the U.S. Editor(s): Hanes, Christopher; Wolcott, Susan. Series: Research in Economic History. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783504879
ISBN
9781783504879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.38

Hardcover. The latest volume in the series Research of Economic History contains articles on the economic history of Europe and the U.S. Editor(s): Hanes, Christopher; Wolcott, Susan. Series: Research in Economic History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784417826
ISBN
9781784417826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.43

Hardback. Volume 29 contains articles on the economic history of Europe and the U.S. including "Understanding Aging During the Epidemiologic Transition" by Suchit Arora; "Estimating French Regional Income: Departmental Per Capita Gross Value Added, 1872-1911" by Paul Caruana-Galizia; "Improve and Sit. Editor(s): Hanes, Christopher; Wolcott, Susan. Series: Research in Economic History. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781905579
ISBN
9781781905579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.28

hardcover. Sumptuously illustrated history of one of the most compelling and mysterious regions on earth. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 237. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534905
ISBN
9781784534905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.65
€ 89.18

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; JPA; KCZ; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600253
ISBN
9780691600253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.23

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078088
ISBN
9780252078088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.18

Hardcover. .
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892641635
ISBN
9780892641635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.97

Paperback. Series: Personal Takes. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCZ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812219265
ISBN
9780812219265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. This novel treatment of barter represents a topical addition to the literature on economic anthropology. Editor(s): Humphrey, Caroline; Hugh-Jones, Stephen. Num Pages: 212 pages, l map, 3 half-tones, frontispiece, index. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521406826
ISBN
9780521406826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Paperback. With the expanding presence of China in the global economy, Americans more and more look east for goods and trade. Focusing on the trade and consumption of porcelain, tea, and chinoiserie, this title shows that colonial Americans saw themselves as part of a world much larger than just Britain and Europe. Num Pages: 280 pages, 49 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226260280
ISBN
9780226260280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

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