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Paperback. Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place? This title tackles these profound questions and suggests a fresh way in which culture explains the wealth, and the poverty, of nations. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 432 pages, 25 halftones. 78 line illus. 65 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTK; JHBL; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141282
- ISBN
- 9780691141282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
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
€ 23.99€ 16.41
€ 23.99
€ 16.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 600 pages, 51 halftones. 9 line illus. BIC Classification: KCZ; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1152.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143781
- ISBN
- 9780691143781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. In this volume, strategy scholars, business historians, and economic historians are brought together to develop a volume that explores the complementarities of approaches. Editor(s): Kahl, Steven; Cusumano, Michael; Silverman, Brian S. Series Editor(s): Silverman, Brian. Series: Advances in Strategic Management. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781900246
- ISBN
- 9781781900246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.48
€ 157.48
Paperback. Clear, insightful, and nondogmatic, this book gives us a new appreciation for one of our most ubiquitous institutions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: KCC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 48 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393323719
- ISBN
- 9780393323719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.76
€ 18.99
€ 18.76
Paperback. Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011. Life is on the up. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 47959th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007267125
- ISBN
- 9780007267125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people's lives but the natural world. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503823
- ISBN
- 9780674503823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171588
- ISBN
- 9780231171588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Looks back at a seminal work of scholarship to provide critical guidance for the years ahead Editor(s): Hammer, Peter Joseph; Haas-Wilson, Deborah; Peterson, Mark A.; Sage, William M. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: KCZ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822332480
- ISBN
- 9780822332480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. An accessible, eye-opening account that fundamentally challenges mainstream accounts of economic growth in Africa Series: African Arguments. Num Pages: 113 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; KCG; KCM; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783601325
- ISBN
- 9781783601325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.18
€ 32.18
Paperback. Tells the story of how capitalism US-style got its comeuppance: how excessive deregulation, government pandering to big business and exorbitant CEO salaries all fed the bubble that burst so dramatically amid corporate scandal and anti-globalization protest. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; KCS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141014319
- ISBN
- 9780141014319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
Hardback. A cautionary tale of failed policies and corporate mismanagement that compellingly addresses previously unexplored issues of political ideology, organizational dynamics, and ethics, Days of Slaughter will appeal to readers everywhere who want a fuller explanation of what went awry in the US housing market. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JP; KCZ; KFFR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421933
- ISBN
- 9781421421933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.39
€ 27.99
€ 24.39
Hardback. Tuckett argues that most economists' explanations of the financial crisis miss its essence; they ignore critical components of human psychology. He offers a deeper understanding of financial market behaviour and investment processes by recognizing the role played by unconscious needs and fears in all investment activity. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JMTC; KCK; KCX; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299856
- ISBN
- 9780230299856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.44
€ 150.44
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.10
€ 36.99
€ 31.10
Hardback. Though Robert Malthus has never disappeared, he has been perpetually misunderstood. Robert Mayhew offers at once a major reassessment of Malthus's ideas and an intellectual history of the origins of modern debates about demography, resources, and the environment, giving historical depth to our current planetary concerns. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728714
- ISBN
- 9780674728714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175867
- ISBN
- 9780691175867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.64
€ 24.99
€ 22.64
Paperback. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415528283
- ISBN
- 9780415528283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
paperback. Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. This book offers a sweeping intellectual and social history of the vexing problem of wealth in Christianity in the waning days of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 792 pages, 12 color illus. 8 halftones. 1 line illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HRCC1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161778
- ISBN
- 9780691161778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.23
€ 33.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Drawing on scenarios from around the globe and elucidating the themes that unite them, this title focus on the logic of institutions and the models of governance adequate to our understanding of a global commonwealth. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFS; JPA; JPHC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060289
- ISBN
- 9780674060289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.35
€ 36.99
€ 35.35
Paperback. Traces the epochal shifts in the relationship between capital accumulation and state formation over a 700-year period. This book concludes with an examination of the forces which have shaped and are poised to undermine America's world power. Num Pages: 400 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New and Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844673049
- ISBN
- 9781844673049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.86
€ 26.99
€ 23.86