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Paperback. Nearly every job application asks it: have you ever been convicted of a crime? For the hundreds of thousands of young men leaving American prisons each year, their answer to that question may determine whether they can find work. This book offers a glimpse into the tremendous difficulties facing ex-offenders in the job market. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644844
ISBN
9780226644844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. How do artists, collectors, dealers and curators whose lives and livelihoods are so intimately affected by the valuation of art manage to cope with such an intangible market? To answer this question, this book focuses on the localized and typical world of the St Louis art scene. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABQ; JHM; KCC; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226670843
ISBN
9780226670843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Hardcover. 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: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226679310
ISBN
9780226679310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 78.49

Hardcover. Recounts the of Chestnut Street and its forgotten role in the birth of American finance. It reveals how Philadelphia played a role in the financing of the American Revolution. This book will appeal to those interested in the history of the United States and the origins of its unrivaled economy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226910260
ISBN
9780226910260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780231028318
ISBN
9780231028318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.68
€ 75.86

Hardback. This study examines claims that vulnerability existed in Western economic relations with the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe from 1970-1990, describing historical evidence that refutes these assumptions and highlights the weaknesses in their arguments. Num Pages: 283 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPS; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082969
ISBN
9780231082969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 89.47

Hardback. This work looks at the way in which the new global economy works, examining its effect on the power and legitimacy of individual states. It argues that national sovereignty has not eroded, but states have begun to reconfigure, to decide where their responsibilities lie and where they do not. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JPH; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106085
ISBN
9780231106085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.07
€ 63.58

Hardback. Taking as its subject the global wave of political liberalization that has arisen since the mid-1970s and the trend toward liberal economic policies in the 1980s. This book discusses how the foreign policy effects of liberalization support new democratic regimes and help launch economic reforms. Editor(s): Kahler, Miles. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JPFK; JPHV; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231109420
ISBN
9780231109420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 89.80

Paperback. Explores the debates and rhetoric surrounding home-based workers that have taken place in global movements and multilateral organizations since the early 1900s. This title describes the rules that have separated home and work and, in the process, created a diverse array of distinctly gendered identities. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFSJ; JHBL; JPS; KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115612
ISBN
9780231115612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. This primer for social work students introduces the general definitions and concepts of economics and uses case studies in social work to develop applied knowledge. The case studies include stories of job training, substance abuse centres, counselling, therapy and child protection services. Num Pages: 246 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116862
ISBN
9780231116862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.43
€ 79.41

Paperback. This primer for social work students introduces the general definitions and concepts of economics and uses case studies in social work to develop applied knowledge. The case studies include stories of job training, substance abuse centres, counselling, therapy and child protection services. Num Pages: 246 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116879
ISBN
9780231116879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Hardback. Demonstrates that the claim that neoclassical economics is a science comparable to the physical sciences is totally bogus and that our failure to recognize and deal with this fact constitutes the greatest single barrier to the timely resolution of the crisis in the global environment. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127981
ISBN
9780231127981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 50.63

Hardback. Tabb argues that global economic institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund constitute a nascent international state for which all previous models of sovereignty, accountability and equity are inadequate. Integrating economics and political science, he traces the emergence of this global state from the closing days of World War II and examines its future prospects. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131544
ISBN
9780231131544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.09
€ 101.08

Hardback. Tackles the relationship between the privatization of risk, and focuses on - health care and health insurance; employment insecurity and labor markets; pensions, assets, and social security; the pharmaceuticals industry; and natural disasters and homeland security. Editor(s): Newman, Katherine S. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146043
ISBN
9780231146043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.57
€ 56.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Brown, Peter G.; Timmerman, Peter. Num Pages: 408 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173421
ISBN
9780231173421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.33
€ 111.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCZ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231179003
ISBN
9780231179003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 50.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCM; KCS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179782
ISBN
9780231179782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.43
€ 79.41

Hardback. This invaluable comprehensive index provides a key to the Gompers volumes. Editor(s): Albert, Peter J.; Palladino, Grace. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252037429
ISBN
9780252037429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.14

Hardback. Highlights the important role of citizenship status in defining immigrant women's opportunities, wages, and labour conditions. Editor(s): Flores-Gonzalez, Nilda; Guevarra, Anna Romina; Toro-Morn, Maura I.; Chang, Grace. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252037573
ISBN
9780252037573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.47

Hardback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JP; KCF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252039904
ISBN
9780252039904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Hardback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFMX; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040207
ISBN
9780252040207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.23

Paperback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066290
ISBN
9780252066290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.17

Paperback. Integrates the findings of the 'new' labor history into the established framework of nineteenth-century American labor history. This title is suitable for the students of nineteenth-century America. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCF; KCZ; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3480 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252066603
ISBN
9780252066603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.17

Paperback. Takes a close look at the intertwining nature of the Communist Party and the news media in China, how they affect each other, and what the future might hold for each. This book contains interviews with a range of scholars, media administrators, and media professionals. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD; JPHV; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066788
ISBN
9780252066788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

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