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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
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. A radical critique of a new phase of capitalism grounded in corporate power and its exploitation of technological creativity Num Pages: 230 pages, figures. BIC Classification: KCD; KCZ; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439900437
- ISBN
- 9781439900437
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Drawing on three detailed case studies the sewing machine, a glass bottle blowing factory, and the cyanide process for gold and silver refining, this book explores a central paradox of economic growth in nineteenth-century Mexico. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line drawings, 18 b/w images, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284906
- ISBN
- 9780520284906
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. The first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British Indian Empire, c.1850 to 1920, exploring one of the most significant transnational phenomena of the imperial world, and the link between communication, Empire, and social change. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBTQ; KCZ; PDX; UT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301713
- ISBN
- 9781349301713
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This volume deals with the general issues of the causes and consequences of the rise of so-called free labor from slavery and serfdom in Europe, the United States, and the Caribbean over the past four to five centuries, and points to the many complications and paradoxical aspects of this change. Editor(s): Engerman, Stanley L. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KJ; JHBL; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735216
- ISBN
- 9780804735216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. A model of clarity.. It provides absolutely essential reference material for the dress historian and archaeologist, for the early textile specialist, and those interested in the tools and equipment used. TOOL AND TRADES HISTORY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER (Linda Woolley, curator of early and medieval textiles and dress, V&A Museum) Series: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London. Num Pages: 252 pages, 239, 16 colour, 132 black and white, 91 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBTB; KCZ; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843832393
- ISBN
- 9781843832393
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.10
€ 36.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. The economics of the NCAA Division I men's basketball league are peculiar because it fails to hire the best college-aged players and does little to enhance competitive balance within the league. The league's policy decisions and its ability to remain economically viable, despite its short-sighted governance decisions, are discussed. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KCD; KCK; KCZ; KN; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349480944
- ISBN
- 9781349480944
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Third edition with a New foreword by Robert M. So
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605517
- ISBN
- 9780691605517
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Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Third
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634487
- ISBN
- 9780691634487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.52€ 98.65
€ 129.52
€ 98.65
Paperback. In this classic work Joan Robinson goes back to the beginning and works out the basic theory that is needed for a coherent treatment of the problems that present themselves in a developing economy. This new edition features a new introduction, which discusses the great significance of Robinson's work. Series: Palgrave Classics in Economics. Num Pages: 481 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230249325
- ISBN
- 9780230249325
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Condition: New
€ 84.57
€ 84.57
Paperback. Hobsbawm's brilliant history, beautifully repackaged as an Abacus History Great Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349104805
- ISBN
- 9780349104805
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Alongside unprecedented improvements in longevity and material well-being, the twentieth century saw the rise of fascism and communism and a second world war followed by a cold war. Governments with market economies won the battle against these competing systems by combining growth and efficiency with greater equality of opportunity and outcome. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 3 graphs, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062177
- ISBN
- 9780674062177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. Provides an alternative overview of the 18th-century British economy. Recent macroeconomic history has presented a male industrial revolution as the general experience, but new textiles and metal industries were primarily employers of women. This edition covers these industries. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17 line drawings, 18 figures, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; KCB; KCZ; KND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415069359
- ISBN
- 9780415069359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Paperback. Historians and archaeologists normally assume that the economies of ancient Greece and Rome between about 1000 BC and AD 500 were distinct from those of Egypt and the Near East. This book asks whether the differences between accounts of these regions reflect real economic differences. Editor(s): Manning, J. G.; Morris, Ian. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757553
- ISBN
- 9780804757553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Upending the conventional wisdom that Bretton Woods was the product of an amiable Anglo-American collaboration, the author shows that it was in reality part of a much more ambitious geopolitical agenda hatched within President Franklin D Roosevelt's Treasury and aimed at eliminating Britain as an economic and political rival. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPS; KCLF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149097
- ISBN
- 9780691149097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Upending the conventional wisdom that Bretton Woods was the product of an amiable Anglo-American collaboration, this book shows that it was in reality part of a much more ambitious geopolitical agenda hatched within President Franklin D Roosevelt's Treasury and aimed at eliminating Britain as an economic and political rival. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New in Paper
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162379
- ISBN
- 9780691162379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.64
€ 24.99
€ 22.64
The Beginnings of Scholarly Economic Journalism. The Austrian Economis...
Jurgen George . Ed(S): Backhaus
Hardback. This book examines two early German journals in economics, Der Osterreichische Volkswirt (The Austrian Economist) and Der Deutsche Volkswirt (The German Economist), which offered a kaleidoscope of many different ideas and concepts, from philosophy to politics. Editor(s): Backhaus, Jurgen George. Series: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJG; KCZ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461400783
- ISBN
- 9781461400783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
paperback. With a focus on colonial Bengal, this book demonstrates how the dynamics of agrarian prosperity or decline, communal conflicts, poverty and famine can only be properly understood from an ecological perspective as well as discussions of state's coercion and popular resistance, market forces and dependency, or contested cultures and consciousness. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; KCN; KCZ; PDX; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- SKU
- V9781349312214
- ISBN
- 9781349312214
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Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. Examining the Canal's influence on Panama, the United States, and the world, this title chronicles the economic and political history of the Canal. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 halftone. 30 line illus. 48 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCPC; HBT; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147383
- ISBN
- 9780691147383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCZ; KJMV; THRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349114788
- ISBN
- 9781349114788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
Paperback. Offering a comprehensive social history of the Bon Marche, the Parisian department store that was the largest in the world before 1914, this title explores the bourgeois identities, ambitions, and anxieties that the emporia so vividly dramatized. Num Pages: 304 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSC; KCZ; KNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 10. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691034942
- ISBN
- 9780691034942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58
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
Paperback. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333105924
- ISBN
- 9780333105924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCZ; KJMV6; KJQ; PDX; TJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349461004
- ISBN
- 9781349461004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.65
€ 65.65