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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
€ 33.40

Paperback. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349290307
ISBN
9781349290307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. An examination of the complex history of the French coiffure and its role in the evolution of consumption and consumerism culture in modern France Num Pages: 343 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; KCZ; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349533459
ISBN
9781349533459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardcover. Farming to halves is the English version of sharefarming, a system of letting land familiar in Europe and the New World, but thought to never have existed in England. This book reveals its hidden history in England, overturning traditional accounts of the relationship between landlords and tenants in the course of English Agrarian development. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; KCZ; KFFR; KNAC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230202238
ISBN
9780230202238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.74

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

€ 64.51

Hardback. In the mid-1990s, as many as one million North Koreans died in one of the worst famines of the twentieth century. This work presents and account of the famine to date, examining not only the origins and aftermath of the crisis but also the regime's response to outside aid and the effect of its policies on the country's economic future. Num Pages: 368 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPR; JFFC1; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140003
ISBN
9780231140003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.01
€ 78.05

Hardback. When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken? Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KCZ; KNDD; TDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204667
ISBN
9780300204667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374. The Entwined Histories of Money and Race in America. 256 pages, 20 halftones. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226629384
ISBN
9780226629384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.22

Hardcover. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226629377
ISBN
9780226629377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.55
€ 77.43

Hardcover. What is the role of human agency in Friedrich Hayek's thought? This volume situates Hayek's writing as it relates to economic organization and activity, particularly to assess what role Hayek assigns to leaders in determining economic progress. Editor(s): Peart, Sandra J.; Levy, David M. Series: Jepson Studies in Leadership. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137359582
ISBN
9781137359582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.99

Paperback. What is the role of human agency in Friedrich Hayek's thought? This volume situates Hayek's writing as it relates to economic organization and activity, particularly to assess what role Hayek assigns to leaders in determining economic progress. Editor(s): Levy, D. Series: Jepson Studies in Leadership. Num Pages: 265 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ; KJC; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349471621
ISBN
9781349471621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.26

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

€ 58.86

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
€ 31.45

Hardback. Features papers presented at the inaugural Wirth Institute Conference on the Austrian School of Economics. This work explores issues in economic policy, applied economics, and pure theory from a variety of perspectives. Editor(s): Koppl, Roger. Series: Advances in Austrian Economics. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848553309
ISBN
9781848553309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCZ; KF; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349124763
ISBN
9781349124763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.08

Hardback. Editor(s): Braguinsky, Serguey; Hounshell, David A.; Miller, John H. Series: The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169620
ISBN
9780691169620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.33

Hardback. Editor(s): Scholliers, Peter; Schwarz, Leonard David. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 21 tables and 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571815460
ISBN
9781571815460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.51

Paperback. The story of how the dollar rose to global dominance in the twentieth century - and an assessment of what the future holds for the world's most important currency. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; KCP; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199642472
ISBN
9780199642472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.31

Hardcover. Evolutionary Foundations of Economic Science Series: Evolutionary Economics and Social Complexity Science. Num Pages: 219 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, 24 colour illustrations, 27 black & white tables, 13 colo. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9784431548430
ISBN
9784431548430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.49

Paperback. This book discerns and distinguishes essential features of basic economic theories developed in the 1930s to 1950s, and compares them with theories that have arisen in recent years. Covers the advent of socioeconophysics, and many other contemporary trends. Series: Evolutionary Economics and Social Complexity Science. Num Pages: 236 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, 24 colour illustrations, 27 black & white tables, 13 colo. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9784431562122
ISBN
9784431562122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.43

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

€ 80.25
€ 61.24

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

€ 42.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. During the first two-thirds of the 20th century, the themes of sectorial structure and compared performance prevail in Italian economic historiography. This book acts as a bridge between the two approaches, and reconstructs - through an original study based on a plurality of methodologies - the secular journey of Italian industrial enterprise. Editor(s): Giannetti, Renato; Vasta, Michelangelo. Series: Contributions to Economics. Num Pages: 323 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 99 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9783790817119
ISBN
9783790817119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.63

Hardback. Evolution of Central Banking? Num Pages: 185 pages, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JH; KCBM; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319106168
ISBN
9783319106168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.46

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