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Paperback. Flexibility, specialization, and niche marketing helped the United States emerge as a global manufacturing leader between the Civil War and World War I. This book recasts the history of this vital episode in the development of American business, by considering the crucial impact of trades featuring specialty, not standardized, production. Num Pages: 416 pages, 27 halftones, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070186
- ISBN
- 9780691070186
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Condition: New
€ 71.17€ 55.46
€ 71.17
€ 55.46
Paperback. Entrepreneurship is increasingly being recognized as an important facet of economic history. Popp examines the Shaw family business to present a study of entrepreneurism that puts the family centre stage. Series: Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138661738
- ISBN
- 9781138661738
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Condition: New
€ 71.47
€ 71.47
Paperback. This text examines the history of one of America's most famous railroads, the Erie, and its successor after 1960, the Erie Lackawanna. It covers the period between the Erie's fourth bankruptcy in the late 1930s, and its final liquidation in 1976. Num Pages: 308 pages, 45 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; KCZ; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 12. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727983
- ISBN
- 9780804727983
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.28
€ 40.99
€ 36.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865978027
- ISBN
- 9780865978027
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.91
€ 11.99
€ 10.91
Paperback. This volume collects Innis' published and unpublished essays on economic history, from 1929 to 1952, thereby charting the development of the arguments and ideas found in his books The Fur Trade in Canada and The Cod Fisheries. Editor(s): Innis, Mary Quayle. Num Pages: 442 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487521240
- ISBN
- 9781487521240
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.81
€ 45.99
€ 40.81
Paperback. This is a collection of Ben Bernanke's essays on why the Great Depression was so devastating and lasted so long. The essays also show that while the it was an unparalleled disaster on a universal scale, some economies pulled up faster than others, and some made an opportunity out of a disaster. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48 tables, 11 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118208
- ISBN
- 9780691118208
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Hardback. Editor(s): Irwin, Douglas A. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630656
- ISBN
- 9780691630656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.85€ 138.03
€ 183.85
€ 138.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Irwin, Douglas A. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600833
- ISBN
- 9780691600833
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Condition: New
€ 68.79€ 53.80
€ 68.79
€ 53.80
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
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.03
€ 42.99
€ 31.03
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
€ 80.65€ 62.34
€ 80.65
€ 62.34
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
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.40
€ 16.99
€ 13.40
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
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.97
€ 52.99
€ 37.97
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
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Condition: New
€ 118.27
€ 118.27
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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
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
€ 52.52
€ 52.52
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
€ 95.14€ 79.10
€ 95.14
€ 79.10
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
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.88
€ 36.99
€ 28.88
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€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
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
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Condition: New
€ 104.65€ 79.73
€ 104.65
€ 79.73
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
€ 65.11
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€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
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
€ 39.85
€ 39.85
Paperback. Editor(s): Tomohara, Akinori; Sherlock, Molly. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614705970
- ISBN
- 9781614705970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.81€ 70.08
€ 100.81
€ 70.08
Paperback. Combining diplomatic, economic, and cultural history, this title explains how private bank loans were extended to leverage acceptance of American financial advisers by foreign governments. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KCLF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822332190
- ISBN
- 9780822332190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73