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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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.43

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

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.31
€ 115.92

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
€ 41.39

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

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

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

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

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.23

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.01

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

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

€ 73.72
€ 57.47

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123587
ISBN
9780231123587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.72
€ 61.43

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

€ 104.64
€ 80.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF; HBLC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148368
ISBN
9780231148368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.39
€ 83.75

Hardback. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 illus., 16 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; KCL; KCZ; KJK; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
ADVANCED READER
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153263
ISBN
9780231153263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173049
ISBN
9780231173049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. With fascinating stories of money men, from Alexander Hamilton to Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke, and deft explanations of the ins and outs of monetary policy, Greenback Planet clarifies why the dollar rules the world--and why that should frighten us all Series: Discovering America. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292723412
ISBN
9780292723412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. Argues that the concept of employee ownership has deep roots extending back to the political and economic vision of America's founders. The authors discuss the founding generation's ideas about personal economic independence, explain how we have strayed from those ideas, and proposes practical solutions for bringing employment practices back. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KJVW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209334
ISBN
9780300209334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

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