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Economic history
Paperback. Dissects the ways in which the foundational assumptions of economics justify a world in which individuals are isolated from one another and social connections are impoverished as people define themselves in terms of how much they can afford to consume. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047228
- ISBN
- 9780674047228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
Paperback. Takes readers inside the wily world of late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century pirates. With swashbuckling irreverence and devilish wit, this book uncovers the hidden economics behind pirates' notorious, entertaining, and sometimes downright shocking behavior. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150093
- ISBN
- 9780691150093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.40
€ 18.99
€ 15.40
Hardback. Bryan Gould draws on his experience as a leading British politician and as a lawyer, academic, diplomat and television journalist to explain why the political and economic doctrines that have dominated the western world for three decades have meant that western countries have found that their democratic governments no longer serve them well. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV; KCA; KCP; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358622
- ISBN
- 9781137358622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.66
€ 56.66
Paperback. Drawing on Russia's Department files, personal papers of key Wall Street figures, biographies and conventional histories, this book reveals: the role of Morgan banking executives in funneling illegal Bolshevik gold into the US; the co-option of the American Red Cross by powerful Wall Street forces; and, more. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTV4; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430. The Remarkable True Story of the American Capitalists Who Financed the Russian Communists. 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. Drawing on Russia's Department files, personal papers of key Wall Street figures, biographies and conventional histories, this book reveals: the role of Morgan banking executives in funneling illegal Bolshevik gold into the US; the co-option of the American Red Cross by powerful Wall Street forces; and, more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTV4; KCZ. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight: 416.
- Publisher
- Clairview Books
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905570355
- ISBN
- 9781905570355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.36
€ 17.99
€ 14.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25 line illus. BIC Classification: KCA; KCBM; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145402
- ISBN
- 9780691145402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Volume 2 of a definitive two-volume reference exploring the spread and impact of capitalism across the world. Editor(s): Neal, Larry; Williamson, Jeffrey G. Num Pages: 577 pages, 26 b/w illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107583351
- ISBN
- 9781107583351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.46
€ 46.46
Hardback. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 figures. BIC Classification: KCZ; KFFM; KJMB; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164627
- ISBN
- 9780231164627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. A history of the Bank of Scotland. Num Pages: 800 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3J; HBJD1; HBTB; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 2078.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748607570
- ISBN
- 9780748607570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.62
€ 108.62
Hardcover. Norwegian deregulation was, together with the British model, a pioneer forerunner in the restructuring of European electricity industry. This book draws on a wide range of applied research and gives a summary of the Norwegian experience. Editor(s): Magnus, Eivind G. B.; Midttun, Atle. Num Pages: 253 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNN; KCZ; KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333777725
- ISBN
- 9780333777725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. Based on archival research and interviews with leading participants in the movement, this book traces the ascendancy of neoliberalism from the academy of interwar Europe to supremacy under Reagan and Thatcher and in the decades since. It argues that there was nothing inevitable about the victory of free-market politics. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFM; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Foreword
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161013
- ISBN
- 9780691161013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
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
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173696
- ISBN
- 9780691173696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415645096
- ISBN
- 9780415645096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.09
€ 40.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: BGB; HBJD1; KC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163482
- ISBN
- 9780691163482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
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
€ 4.99
Paperback. Revised edition of A concise economic history of the world, 2003. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199989768
- ISBN
- 9780199989768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.15
€ 184.15
Hardback. Why do lenders time and again loan money to sovereign borrowers who promptly go bankrupt? When can this type of lending work? This title looks at one famous case - the debts and defaults of Philip II of Spain. Using detailed evidence collected from sixteenth-century archives, it examines the incentives and returns of lenders. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 halftones. 32 line illus. 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151496
- ISBN
- 9780691151496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. In the last 2 centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding success story. Agriculture has fed population with a variety of products at falling prices, even as it has released a number of workers to the rest of the economy. This book explains how these feats were accomplished. It covers various factors that have affected agricultural performance. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 line illus. 65 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138534
- ISBN
- 9780691138534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. The 'Land Question' occupied a central place in political and cultural debates in Britain for nearly two centuries. From parliamentary enclosure in the mid-eighteenth century to the fierce Labour party debate concerning the nationalization of land after World War Two, the fate of the land held the power to galvanize the attention of the nation. Editor(s): Cragoe, Matthew; Readman, Paul. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ; KFFR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203402
- ISBN
- 9780230203402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.21
€ 139.21
Hardcover. Presenting a survey of ethical thought and economic realities - from Plato to Barbara Ehrenreich, this title offers a view that capitalism is good for us. It shows that American capitalism without ignoring its faults and celebrates the bourgeois lives we actually live, without supposing that they must be lives without ethical foundations. Num Pages: 592 pages, 3 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 185 x 40. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226556635
- ISBN
- 9780226556635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.22
€ 59.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JPQB; KCP; KCZ; KFCP; KJ; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175104
- ISBN
- 9780231175104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.03
€ 33.99
€ 29.03
Paperback. Tax revenues pay for many public services, including roads, health care, and education. However, it has become a contentious political issue of public debate. In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Smith explains its history and its main principles; arguing that we'd all benefit from an understanding of the role of taxation in society. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199683697
- ISBN
- 9780199683697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. This introduction to the Ancient Greek economy has proved popular in France, and has also been translated into Italian and Greek; this first English edition is of the second French edition of 2007. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 206 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253667
- ISBN
- 9780520253667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44