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Paperback. Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe? The author puts the case that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting fates of Europeans, Asians, Native Americans, sub-Saharan Africans, and aboriginal Australians. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHMC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099302780
- ISBN
- 9780099302780
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.59
€ 15.99
€ 12.59
Hardcover. This volume is a major contribution to Hungarian economic history since the middle of the nineteenth century. In this first volume of three on the evolution of that economy, the authors focus on the beginnings of the modern capitalist economy (1848-1914), on economic nationalism (1918-1944) and on the socialist attempt at modernization (1945-1989). Editor(s): Berend, Ivan T.; Csato, Tamas. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880334822
- ISBN
- 9780880334822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.80€ 62.72
€ 80.80
€ 62.72
Hardback. Kornai presents an assessment of Hungary's transition from a socialist to a market economy. In a comprehensive critique of socialist economy reform, Kornai explains how the system's ideological and political attributes deny the idea of "market socialism." Series: EEM Atlantic Studies on Society in Change. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJP; KCP; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880334556
- ISBN
- 9780880334556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.27
€ 43.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. Though virtually unknown in the ethnographic literature on Chinese society, the "delayed transfer marriage", requiring separation after marriage, was widely established in the Canton delta. This book analyzes the effect of economic change on the practice in the area's silk district. Num Pages: 240 pages, index, appendixes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; JHBK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780804720144
- ISBN
- 9780804720144
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. From its humble beginnings as a fur-trading outpost, Chicago has become one of the foremost centers of world finance and trade. Beginning with an overview of the city's commercial development, this book considers how key industries shaped - and were shaped by - both the local and global economies. Editor(s): Reiff, Janice L. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 halftones, 7 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709369
- ISBN
- 9780226709369
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
€ 27.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. Provides for a new interpretation of the agrarian economy in late Tudor and early modern Britain. Editor(s): Whittle, Jane. Series: People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11, 11 black & white line drawings, 11 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; KCT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838500
- ISBN
- 9781843838500
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.03
€ 33.99
€ 29.03
Hardback. An in-depth study of the effects of free market reforms in Poland since the collapse of communism. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JP; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745324579
- ISBN
- 9780745324579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.00€ 84.39
€ 101.00
€ 84.39
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745324562
- ISBN
- 9780745324562
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.66
€ 36.99
€ 24.66
Hardback. Presents the history of the Dutch economy in the nineteenth century. This book shows how institutional factors combined to make the Dutch economy a victim of its own success and traces its subsequent emergence as a modern industrial economy. It argues that the economic and political development of the Netherlands can be understood only in tandem. Translator(s): Cressie, Ian. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32 line illus. 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691114385
- ISBN
- 9780691114385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.52€ 98.65
€ 129.52
€ 98.65
Hardback. Traces the economic and historical forces that gave rise to very distinctive regional approaches to creating wine. This book includes chapters on Europe's cheap commodity wine industry; the markets for sherry, port, claret, and champagne; and, the wine industries in California, Australia, and Argentina. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1 halftone. 30 line illus. 55 tables. 13 maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; KCZ; KNAC; KNDF; TDCT2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136035
- ISBN
- 9780691136035
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Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58
Hardback. Describes modern American society, examines America's domestic and foreign policy, and identifies trends in government. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231069229
- ISBN
- 9780231069229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.67€ 57.47
€ 73.67
€ 57.47
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Economists S. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349247554
- ISBN
- 9781349247554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.46
€ 126.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349237142
- ISBN
- 9781349237142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.26
€ 193.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349184361
- ISBN
- 9781349184361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 192.58
€ 192.58
Paperback. For the greater part of recorded history, the most successful and powerful states were autocracies; yet the world is increasingly dominated by democracies. This book provides a novel answer for how and why this political transformation occurred. It presents a history that starts in biblical times. Num Pages: 576 pages, 18 line illus. 22 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Princeton Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126326
- ISBN
- 9780691126326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 51.34
€ 65.35
€ 51.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691022482
- ISBN
- 9780691022482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 51.34
€ 65.35
€ 51.34
Hardback. This volume re-examines the agrarian policy pillars of Stalin's "revolution from above" initiated in 1929-30. It profiles the socially variegated responses of different peasant groups to collectivization and de-kulakization, and argues that the process involved social conflict between peasants. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333657485
- ISBN
- 9780333657485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Paperback. Documents organized crime's exploitation of organized labor and the massive federal clean-up effort. This book explains how Cosa Nostra families gained a foothold in the labor movement, and used this power to become part of the political and economic power structure of 20th-century urban America. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JKVM; KCZ; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814742945
- ISBN
- 9780814742945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
In Making North America, James Thompson uses the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement of 1988 and the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1994 to demonstrate that there has been an often-unrecognized impulse behind the process of North American integration - national security. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KCLT1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442646209
- ISBN
- 9781442646209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
Paperback. Editor(s): Peoples, James. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 403 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 623.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401060349
- ISBN
- 9789401060349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.25
€ 195.25
Paperback. The description for this book, Economic History of Spain, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 840 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 840
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691622156
- ISBN
- 9780691622156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.76€ 95.13
€ 124.76
€ 95.13
Paperback. Provides a detailed and sophisticated understanding of the Cuba of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. In addition to its concise narrative history, Cuba details the current political climate, economy, and the regime's future. Jaime Suchlicki discusses the domestic and international events that have affected this island nation in recent years. Num Pages: 278 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; JPS; JPW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 5th ed.
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574884364
- ISBN
- 9781574884364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Why did countries with such major divergences in size, population, resources, economic structures, governmental systems, culture and ethnicity all follow the same path to political and economic development? This text explores OPEC's rise, decline and virtual disappearance as a commercial force. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; KCZ; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860646485
- ISBN
- 9781860646485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.57
€ 52.99
€ 44.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Silber, Jacques. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 680 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401058971
- ISBN
- 9789401058971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 374.91
€ 374.91