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Economic history
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
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Condition: New
€ 63.44
€ 63.44
Hardback. Editor(s): Cooke, Nola; Tana, Li. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 188 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742530829
- ISBN
- 9780742530829
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Condition: New
€ 154.82
€ 154.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Cooke, Nola; Tana, Li. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742530836
- ISBN
- 9780742530836
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Condition: New
€ 58.96
€ 58.96
Hardback. Throughout history, civilized advance has been propelled by man's pursuit of profit motive and financed by surplus capital won in that pursuit. This work explains the vital lessons learned from that history and explores what they posit for 21st century economic governance producing a message to public officials, entrepreneurs, and scholars alike. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742551909
- ISBN
- 9780742551909
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Condition: New
€ 71.93
€ 71.93
Hardback. Contains papers that offer regional diversity: two papers with principal focus on England, one on Germany, one on Australia, and three on the United States. Editor(s): Clark, Gregory; Field, Alexander J.; Sundstrom, William A. Series: Research in Economic History. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762309931
- ISBN
- 9780762309931
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Condition: New
€ 207.92
€ 207.92
Further University of Wisconsin Material and Further Documents of F. T...
. Ed(S): Biddle, Jeff E.; Emmett, Ross B.; Sa...
Hardback. Presents lecture notes from courses at the University of Wisconsin during 1955-6 given by Hans Gerth and Edwin Witte, together with correspondence of Selig Perlman. This volume also presents notes taken by Taylor Ostrander in courses given at the University of Chicago during 1933-4. Editor(s): Biddle, Jeff E.; Emmett, Ross B.; Samuels, Warren J. Series: Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology. Num Pages: 380 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762311668
- ISBN
- 9780762311668
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Condition: New
€ 219.47
€ 219.47
Hardback. Why did it take China more than a century after its defeat in the first Opium War to begin acquiring the fruits of modern technology? To what extent did the rapid economic developments after 1949 depend on features unique to China and to Chinese history and on the socialist reorganization of society? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Perkins, Dwight H. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804708715
- ISBN
- 9780804708715
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Condition: New
€ 93.13
€ 93.13
Hardback. The Mexican economy is unhealthy, with problems dating from the 19th century. In this study of Mexico's formative years of industrialization, the author focuses on the forces that have thwarted Mexican efforts to become a competitive member of the international economic community. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 23. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714877
- ISBN
- 9780804714877
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Condition: New
€ 124.97
€ 124.97
Hardback. This collection of twelve essays is based on the premise that a better understanding of the economic development process can be gained by studying the history of those countries that have experienced long-term economic success, in this case the United States during the 19th century. Editor(s): Weiss, Thomas; Schaefer, Donald. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720847
- ISBN
- 9780804720847
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Condition: New
€ 88.31
€ 88.31
Hardback. This book integrates research on the production and marketing of basic foodstuffs for local needs into an investigation of slavery and export agriculture. It opens new perspectives for understanding how, during more than three centuries, slavery, plantations, and export agriculture shaped social and economic life in Brazil. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 maps,bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804726320
- ISBN
- 9780804726320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.05
€ 88.05
Hardback. This is a political history of economic life. Through a description of the convulsions of long-term change from colony to republic in Buenos Aires, this book explores Atlantic world transformations in the 18th and 19th centuries. Num Pages: 392 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804733793
- ISBN
- 9780804733793
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Condition: New
€ 168.81
€ 168.81
The Mexican Economy, 1870-1930. Essays on the Economic History of Inst...
. Ed(S): Bortz, Jeffrey; Haber, Stephen H.
Hardback. Studying the interaction of political and economic institutions in Mexico during the period of 1870-1930, this book shows how institutional change can foment economic growth. Editor(s): Bortz, Jeffrey; Haber, Stephen H. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742078
- ISBN
- 9780804742078
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Condition: New
€ 169.16
€ 169.16
Hardback. Providing a new perspective on economic and legal institutions, particularly on contract and property, in Qing and Republican history, this volume provides case studies to explicate how these institutions worked, while situating them firmly in their broader social context. Editor(s): Zelin, Madeleine; Ocko, Jonathan K.; Gardella, Robert. Num Pages: 408 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCZ; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746397
- ISBN
- 9780804746397
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Condition: New
€ 110.07
€ 110.07
Hardback. This book is a study of the development of Brazil's far western frontier during the years of the Empire (1822-1889). Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751797
- ISBN
- 9780804751797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.94
€ 103.94
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
€ 179.54
€ 179.54
Economic Evolution and Revolution in Historical Time
. Ed(S): Rhode, Paul W.; Rosenbloom, Joshua L...
Hardback. This collection brings together leading economic historians to examine the connections between gradual, evolutionary change and more dramatic, revolutionary shifts in economic institutions. Editor(s): Rhode, Paul W.; Rosenbloom, Joshua L.; Weiman, David F. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804771856
- ISBN
- 9780804771856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.70
€ 99.70
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JPS; KCL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810867901
- ISBN
- 9780810867901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.14
€ 186.14
Hardback. Offering a groundbreaking account of the inner workings of the "arsenal of democracy," Destructive Creation suggests how the struggle to define its heroes and villains has continued to shape economic and political development to the present day. Series: American Business, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 392 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248333
- ISBN
- 9780812248333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.13
€ 121.13
Hardback. 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. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823216086
- ISBN
- 9780823216086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.20
€ 116.20
Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War
Ekelund, Robert B., Jr; Thornton, Mark
hardcover. What role did economics play in leading the United States into the Civil War in the 1860s, and how did the war affect the economies of the North and the South? Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation uses contemporary economic analyses such as supply and demand, modern market theory, and the economics of politics to interpret events of the Civil War. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 116 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780842029605
- ISBN
- 9780842029605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.59
€ 144.59
Paperback. What role did economics play in leading the United States into the Civil War in the 1860s, and how did the war affect the economies of the North and the South? Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation uses contemporary economic analyses such as supply and demand, modern market theory, and the economics of politics to interpret events of the Civil War. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 116 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029612
- ISBN
- 9780842029612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.29
€ 59.29
Hardback. In this text, Richard Grassby investigates the origins and evolution of the idea of capitalism to illustrate for readers the true nature, merits and the future of capitalism. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: KCS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847696321
- ISBN
- 9780847696321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.24
€ 136.24
Hardback. Translator(s): Reinert, Sophus A. Series: Anthem Other Canon Economics. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857289704
- ISBN
- 9780857289704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.16
€ 131.16
'Short Treatise' on the Wealth and Poverty of Nations (1613)
Serra, Antonio. Ed(S): Reinert, Sophus A.
Hardback. Editor(s): Reinert, Sophus A. Series: Economic Ideas That Built Europe. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857289735
- ISBN
- 9780857289735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.16
€ 131.16