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Economic history
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
€ 104.01
€ 78.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 200 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 215 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1922.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123587
- ISBN
- 9780231123587
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Condition: New
€ 73.28€ 60.12
€ 73.28
€ 60.12
Paperback. Jansson documents how presidents from FDR to Clinton have made ill-advised choices that squandered trillions of dollars. Using Office of Management and Budget projections through 2004, Jansson shows how the madness continues-and how an informed electorate can put an end to it. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPQB; KCP; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114332
- ISBN
- 9780231114332
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardback. Describes modern American society, examines America's domestic and foreign policy, and identifies trends in government. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231069229
- ISBN
- 9780231069229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.28€ 56.36
€ 73.28
€ 56.36
Paperback. Providing the definitive history of pawnbroking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, this title demonstrates that the pawnshop was essential to the rise of capitalism. Num Pages: 248 pages, 39 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226905686
- ISBN
- 9780226905686
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.62
€ 32.99
€ 25.62
Paperback. Traces the emergence and transformation of economics in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries from a natural to a social science. Focusing on the works of several economists, this book examines their conceptual debt to natural science and thus locates the evolution of economic ideas within the history of science. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226735702
- ISBN
- 9780226735702
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.38
€ 37.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. Shows how the interwar exhibitions heralded the arrival of modern America - a new empire of abundance built on old foundations of inequality. Rydell demonstrates how the fairs reached their height of popularity following the crash of 1929 by offering a vision of recovery from the Depression. Num Pages: 280 pages, 58 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732374
- ISBN
- 9780226732374
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. From its humble beginnings as a fur-trading outpost, Chicago has become one of the foremost centers of world finance and trade. Beginning with an overview of the city's commercial development, this book considers how key industries shaped - and were shaped by - both the local and global economies. Editor(s): Reiff, Janice L. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 halftones, 7 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709369
- ISBN
- 9780226709369
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.63
€ 27.99
€ 22.63
Paperback. As the banking crisis and its effects on the world economy have made plain, the stock market is of importance to our livelihoods. This book looks at the history of the market to figure out how we arrived at a point where investing is commonplace, as market fluctuations threaten our plans to send our children to college or retire comfortably. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; KCZ; KFFM. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226679327
- ISBN
- 9780226679327
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.15
€ 37.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 229 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 3rd Impression 1958
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226676333
- ISBN
- 9780226676333
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.15
€ 37.99
€ 29.15
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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 94.55€ 77.43
€ 94.55
€ 77.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 150 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520001
- ISBN
- 9780226520001
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.99
€ 40.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226422435
- ISBN
- 9780226422435
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.28
€ 52.99
€ 40.28
Paperback. The political decisions made by the founding fathers were crucial to the success of the early republic. This title explores these economic choices and their profound influence on American life, westward expansion, and influence abroad. Editor(s): Irwin, Douglas A.; Sylla, Richard. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226384757
- ISBN
- 9780226384757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.29
€ 52.99
€ 40.29
Hardcover. The political decisions made by the founding fathers were crucial to the success of the early republic. This title explores these economic choices and their profound influence on American life, westward expansion, and influence abroad. Editor(s): Irwin, Douglas A.; Sylla, Richard. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226384740
- ISBN
- 9780226384740
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Condition: New
€ 139.46€ 112.57
€ 139.46
€ 112.57
Paperback. The authors offer documentary evidence to support their conclusion that under capitalism the workers, despite long hours and other hardships of factory life, were better off financially, had more opportunities, and led a better life than had been the case before the Industrial Revolution. Editor(s): Hayek, F. A. Num Pages: 191 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JPFM; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226320724
- ISBN
- 9780226320724
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.30
€ 40.99
€ 31.30
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
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.15
€ 37.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. The political and economic history of Latin America has been marked by great hopes and even greater disappointments. This book asks why the nations of Latin America have failed to share in the fruits of globalization and highlights the dangers of the turn to economic populism in the region. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226184784
- ISBN
- 9780226184784
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.37
€ 51.99
€ 39.37
Paperback. The farm crisis of the 1980s was the greatest economic disaster to hit rural America since the Depression. The crisis gave rise to a social trauma that affects farmers in the 21st century. This is a chronicle of the experience. Num Pages: 195 pages, 5 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFFA; JHM; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169132
- ISBN
- 9780226169132
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. In the late nineteenth century, public officials throughout the United States began to experiment with new methods of managing their local economies and meeting the infrastructure needs of a newly urban, industrial nation. This title recounts the history of these inscrutable government corporations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226037721
- ISBN
- 9780226037721
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. In this book one of the most esteemed contemporary historians of the Middle Ages presents a concise examination of the problem that usury posed for the medieval Church, which had long denounced the lending of money for interest. Translator(s): Ranum, Patricia. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLC; HRA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Zone Books – MIT
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299151
- ISBN
- 9780942299151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.44
€ 24.99
€ 18.44
Paperback. The most provocative book written by any economist of Keynes's generation, propounding a fundamentally new approach that revolutionised economics. Editor(s): Johnson, Elizabeth; Moggridge, Donald. Series: The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes. Num Pages: 451 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCBM; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 451
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107673731
- ISBN
- 9781107673731
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Condition: New
€ 35.11
€ 35.11
Paperback. A magisterial new history of commercial institutions developed through the study of merchant guilds. Series: Cambridge Studies in Economic History: Second Series. Num Pages: 500 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 682. Merchant Guilds, 1000-1800. Series: Cambridge Studies in Economic History: Second Series. 500 pages. A magisterial new history of commercial institutions developed through the study of merchant guilds. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBJD; KCZ. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 24. Weight: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521747929
- ISBN
- 9780521747929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.11
€ 42.11