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Economic history
Paperback. The first book of its kind: a fascinating and entertaining examination of hedge funds today Shortlisted for the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award The New York Times bestseller Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 352. Hedge Funds and the Making of the New Elite. 496 pages, Illustrations. An examination of hedge funds. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: KCZ; KFFM. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight: 362.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408809754
- ISBN
- 9781408809754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.22
€ 21.99
€ 16.22
Hardcover. New.
- Publisher
- Old House
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Facsimile
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781873590294
- ISBN
- 9781873590294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.76
€ 13.76
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. Num Pages: 334 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; KCZ; KFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137531094
- ISBN
- 9781137531094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.37
€ 140.37
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
€ 56.64
€ 56.64
Hardback. The story of how Nathan Mayer Rothschild financed Wellington's victory over Napoleon at Waterloo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BGH; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751650
- ISBN
- 9780804751650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.70
€ 117.70
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 466 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; KCB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651859
- ISBN
- 9780691651859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.12
€ 252.12
paperback. "Magnificent.. the best work of economic and business history I've ever read."-Paul Krugman Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton
- Number of pages
- 556
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393308730
- ISBN
- 9780393308730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.67
€ 20.99
€ 19.67
Paperback. This book explores the life and work of Nicholas Kaldor, examining the influences that shaped and inspired his writings, and looks in detail at the crucial part he played in twentieth-century economics. Offering a comprehensive intellectual portrait of Kaldor, this book explains this great economist's importance in his own time and in ours. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349303854
- ISBN
- 9781349303854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Paperback. With the expanding presence of China in the global economy, Americans more and more look east for goods and trade. Focusing on the trade and consumption of porcelain, tea, and chinoiserie, this title shows that colonial Americans saw themselves as part of a world much larger than just Britain and Europe. Num Pages: 280 pages, 49 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226260280
- ISBN
- 9780226260280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.59
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
It has become commonplace to think that globalization has produced a race to the bottom in terms of labour standards and quality of life. This book demonstrates that globalization has in fact been very good for workers' quality of life, and that improved labour conditions have promoted globalization. Series: Yale Series in Economic and Financial History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158700
- ISBN
- 9780300158700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.50€ 52.98
€ 66.50
€ 52.98
Paperback. Few American states can match the rich and diverse transportation heritage of Ohio. Every major form of public conveyance eventually served the Buckeye state. From the "Canal Age" to the "Interurban Era," Ohio emerged as a national leader. This book demonstrates the truth of the slogan that Ohio is "the heart of it all". Num Pages: 460 pages, illus. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 33. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419793
- ISBN
- 9780821419793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. These essays, which make the science of economics intelligible to a general audience, are grouped into six areas: the relevance of economics; the "Keynesian revolution"; economics and the university; economics and contemporary problems; world inflation, money, trade, growth, and investment; and economics and the environment. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226401638
- ISBN
- 9780226401638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.72
€ 51.99
€ 40.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Chick, Victoria. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349219377
- ISBN
- 9781349219377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.60
€ 194.60
Paperback. On Skidelsky's Keynes and Other Essays is a collection of essays, biographies, review articles and tributes, focusing on the lives and times of the Cambridge School of Economists, and the immense contribution that these thinkers, including the author, made to the discipline. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCP; KCZ; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349329861
- ISBN
- 9781349329861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.17
€ 67.17
Hardcover. On Skidelsky's Keynes and Other Essays is a collection of essays, biographies, review articles and tributes, focusing on the lives and times of the Cambridge School of Economists, and the immense contribution that these thinkers, including the author, made to the discipline. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284685
- ISBN
- 9780230284685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.36
€ 68.36
Paperback. Huge losses very nearly destroyed Lloyd's, a revered British institution, the world's largest insurance market. Ten thousand people faced big personal bills they thought profoundly unfair. They challenged a complacent institution, forcing it to confront its biggest ever crisis. This book tells what really happened, from the inside. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCZ; KFFH; KFFM; KFFN; KJR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349452668
- ISBN
- 9781349452668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.76
€ 79.76
On the Eighteenth Century as a Category of Asian History: Van Leur in ...
Blusse, Leonard; Gaastra, Femme S.
hardcover. J.C. Van Leur attacked the views on the character and significance of the 18th century in Asian history. His denial of European pre-eminence in Asian waters represents an attack on colonial historiography. These essays provide studies of what this period meant in the history of South and East Asia. Num Pages: 328 pages, Includes 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840146103
- ISBN
- 9781840146103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.72
€ 174.72
Paperback. Once in Golconda "In this book, John Brooks-who was one of the most elegant of all business writers-perfectly catches the flavor of one of history's best-known financial dramas: the 1929 crash and its aftershocks. It's packed with parallels and parables for the modern reader. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; KCZ; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471357520
- ISBN
- 9780471357520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.95
€ 35.99
€ 28.95
Hardcover. The 1920s and 1930s constituted an unforgettable epoch in Wall Street history. The creation and destruction of wealth is mirrored in the life of Richard Whitney, the president of the New York Stock Exchange. The book also examines the drama, ruthlessness, greed, and fantasy of the era. Series: Wiley Investment Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; KCZ; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471357537
- ISBN
- 9780471357537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.29
€ 54.99
€ 43.29
hardcover. This book is a detailed study of the modern silk industry in a county in the Yangzi delta. It reopens and restructures the grand debate on Chinese economic development, combining quantitative analysis of both industry and agriculture with study of how local politics, class, culture, and gender also shaped the modern Chinese economy. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729987
- ISBN
- 9780804729987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24
Hardcover. This volume analyses how Australia's economic and social policy diverges from that of the wider Anglophone world. It looks at diverse issues such as labour market regulation, taxation, and political power and voting. Editor(s): Coleman, William. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 Tables. BIC Classification: KCB; KCF; KCP; KCS; KCZ. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198753254
- ISBN
- 9780198753254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.85
€ 104.85
Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016491
- ISBN
- 9780674016491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.84
€ 53.99
€ 45.84
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Hardback. 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: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742520868
- ISBN
- 9780742520868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.57
€ 172.57