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Economic history

Paperback. This novel treatment of barter represents a topical addition to the literature on economic anthropology. Editor(s): Humphrey, Caroline; Hugh-Jones, Stephen. Num Pages: 212 pages, l map, 3 half-tones, frontispiece, index. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521406826
ISBN
9780521406826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKSB; KCF; KCY; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 111. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141985480
ISBN
9780141985480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. From the Roman Empire to the most recent financial crisis, this comprehensive economic history examines humanity's attempts to curb the abuse of debt while reaping the benefits of credit. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244625
ISBN
9780812244625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.53

hardcover. Editor(s): Carraro, Carlo; Favero, Giovanni. Translator(s): Phillimore, John Francis. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBLH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2017
SKU
V9783319399683
ISBN
9783319399683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.05

Paperback. Includes twelve case studies that demonstrate how economic research has improved economic and social conditions over the years by influencing public policy decisions. This title also includes the reduction of trade impediments that allows countries to better exploit their natural advantages. Editor(s): Siegfried, John J. Num Pages: 324 pages, 18 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064126
ISBN
9780674064126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Hardcover. In doing so, the book highlights the conjoined history of broad transnational processes and local political change. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801899829
ISBN
9780801899829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 63.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 line illus. 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBTS; JHB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162775
ISBN
9780691162775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

paperback. Based on extensive archival research, Beyond Market and Hierarchy reconstructs how Fan waged modern China's war of salts. Led by his Jiuda Salt Industries, the nascent refined salt industry battled revenue farmers who, as a group, monopolized the production and distribution of evaporated salt. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KCD; KCP; KCZ; KNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349462988
ISBN
9781349462988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.89

Hardcover. Based on extensive archival research, Beyond Market and Hierarchy reconstructs how Fan waged modern China's war of salts. Led by his Jiuda Salt Industries, the nascent refined salt industry battled revenue farmers who, as a group, monopolized the production and distribution of evaporated salt. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; KCD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137335265
ISBN
9781137335265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

Paperback. What can we learn from East Asian and European countries that have fostered enduring cultures of thrift over the past two centuries? This title tells how other nations aggressively encouraged their citizens to save by means of special savings institutions and savings campaigns. Num Pages: 488 pages, 10 color illus. 37 halftones. 1 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159584
ISBN
9780691159584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. Beyond Rust is among the first books of its kind to continue past the collapse of American manufacturing in the 1980s by exploring the diverse ways residents of an iconic industrial region sought places for themselves within a new economic order. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; KCZ; KND; RPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223927
ISBN
9780812223927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Sets the lives and work of Huguenot goldsmiths in the context of the different societies in which they lived and worked. This title examines the lives and work of Huguenot goldsmiths in France during times of tolerance of the Protestant religion in the 16th and 17th centuries. Editor(s): Murdoch, Tessa. Num Pages: 172 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; JFSR1; KCZ; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 304 x 220 x 15. Weight in Grams: 992.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192624
ISBN
9781845192624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.58

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

Paperback. Editor(s): Cowie, Jefferson; Heathcott, Joseph. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488719
ISBN
9780801488719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Written in non-technical terms, this book explains how the dynamics of big business have influenced national and international economies. Editor(s): Chandler, Alfred Dupont, Jr.; Amatori, Franco; Hikino, Takashi. Num Pages: 612 pages, 6 line drawings, 71 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521663472
ISBN
9780521663472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.76

The story of the Small Business Administration in America - a sacred cow in American politics, despite its history of scandals and policy failures. Part of the sacredness comes from the agency's record of pioneering affirmative action, but traditional "mom and pop" shops don't necessarily benefit. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; KCZ; KJVS; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 581.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121871
ISBN
9780813121871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.75

Paperback. A ground-breaking collection by thirteen distinguished international scholars; this volume presents fresh perspectives on the exchange of culture and ideas between isolated communities through books and correspondence, and offers pioneering comparisons between the northern Atlantic and that of Spanish and Portuguese territories further south. Editor(s): Howsam, Leslie; Raven, J. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349330744
ISBN
9781349330744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Beckworth, David. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Independent Institute,U.S. United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598130768
ISBN
9781598130768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. Since humans migrated from Africa and dispersed throughout the world, they have found countless ways and reasons to reconnect with each other. This book follows the exploits of traders, preachers, adventurers, and warriors throughout history as they have shaped and reshaped the world. It also discusses how we can and should embrace a global world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300136234
ISBN
9780300136234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.87

Paperback. The big economic story of our times is not the Great Recession. It is how China and India began to embrace neoliberal ideas of economics and attributed a sense of dignity and liberty to the bourgeoisie they had denied for so long. This book discusses seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe to reconsider the birth of the Industrial Revolution. Num Pages: 592 pages, 2 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226556741
ISBN
9780226556741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.91

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