Industry & industrial studies
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Industry & industrial studies
hardcover. Studying the years from 1880 to 1930, this text traces the origins, evolution and implications of the fruit industry in California, the creation of America's first industrial countryside and its repercussions. The text examines the growers' corporations and their political influence. Num Pages: 302 pages, 9 b/w illustrations and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KNAC; KNDF; RN; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211728
- ISBN
- 9780520211728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76€ 48.20
€ 62.76
€ 48.20
Paperback. The first systematic presentation of electricity market design-from the basics to the cutting edge. Unique in its breadth and depth. Using examples and focusing on fundamentals, it clarifies long misunderstood issues-such as why today's markets are inherently unstable. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 191 x 28. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471150404
- ISBN
- 9780471150404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.36
€ 103.36
Hardcover. This work provides the theory and practice of risk assessment and management in the context of hazardous substances in the workplace based on a rational conceptual framework. It addresses the historical perspectives and examines the various models available. Num Pages: 504 pages, 70. BIC Classification: KNXC; MMRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632041992
- ISBN
- 9780632041992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 264.28
€ 264.28
Paperback. This gripping and vivid book is, amazingly, the first comprehensive world history of the most important transport innovation of the modern age. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: HBTB; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 34. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848877078
- ISBN
- 9781848877078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.59
€ 34.59
Hardcover. DIASPORA Knights Across the Atlantic tells the story of the Knights of Labor, one of the great social movements of American history, in Britain and Ireland. Series: Studies in Labour History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781383186
- ISBN
- 9781781383186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.31
€ 44.99
€ 44.31
Paperback. This manual provides basic background information necessary to perform investigative and remedial activities at hazardous waste sites within a safe and efficient framework. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; KNXC; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 277 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471288053
- ISBN
- 9780471288053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 232.78
€ 232.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 329 pages, tables, charts & photos. BIC Classification: KNAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 27. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606925041
- ISBN
- 9781606925041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.08€ 96.46
€ 142.08
€ 96.46
Paperback. This is the first post--Egan book to look at benchmarking and KPIs (key performance indicators) in the construction industry. Benchmarking is one of the key management techniques the construction industry now needs to adopt if it is to meet challenging new efficiency and productivity targets as well as clientsa demands for best value. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35. BIC Classification: KJM; KNJC; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632055647
- ISBN
- 9780632055647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.51
€ 114.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Manwarren, Steven; Oliver, Patricia. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCD; KNGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 161
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622579563
- ISBN
- 9781622579563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.45€ 127.56
€ 189.45
€ 127.56
Hardback. Gelber's highly readable and lively prose makes clear how this unique economic ritual survived into the industrial twentieth century, in the process adding a colorful and interesting chapter to the history of the automobile. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; KJS; KNPR; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889974
- ISBN
- 9780801889974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.06€ 50.33
€ 55.06
€ 50.33
Hardback. Editor(s): Braguinsky, Serguey; Hounshell, David A.; Miller, John H. Series: The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169620
- ISBN
- 9780691169620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.33
€ 52.99
€ 37.33
Paperback. Drawing upon fieldwork conducted over 30 years, the author to this text examines the Sri Lankan advertising industry to show how executives draw on their skills as folk ethnographers to "Sri Lankanize" commodities and practices to make them locally desirable, essentially creating new culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JFD; JFFT; JHM; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226430416
- ISBN
- 9780226430416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. This is a study of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and its unsung roles in this semi-desert region's improbable growth, in resolving water conflicts, and in devising pioneering formulas to meet 21st-century water challenges. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 tables, 16 figures, 12 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; KNBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804751407
- ISBN
- 9780804751407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. After explaining how miscommunication has led to dozens of aircraft disasters, the author proposes innovative solutions for prevention - such as a visual communication system and a computerized voice mechanism to help clear up confusing language. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: GTC; KNGV; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226132013
- ISBN
- 9780226132013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.19
€ 35.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; KNXB; LNAC14; LNCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774823609
- ISBN
- 9780774823609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.86
€ 37.99
€ 36.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKH; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501704918
- ISBN
- 9781501704918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNT; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136778
- ISBN
- 9780231136778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.99
€ 37.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. Describes an era when innovations in the production, recording, and transmission of sound revolutionized a number of different media, especially the radio, the phonograph, and the cinema. This book illustrates the process through which technologies become media and the ways in which media are integrated into American life. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136761
- ISBN
- 9780231136761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.20€ 77.95
€ 104.20
€ 77.95
Hardback. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, this book explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278110
- ISBN
- 9780520278110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 72.76
€ 94.73
€ 72.76
Paperback. Why do truckers accept these conditions and pay? Why can't they achieve what workers did in the past through collective action and union organization? This book looks at what has happened to blue-collar jobs since the trucking industry was deregulated. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278127
- ISBN
- 9780520278127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Trans-Pennine Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 52
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903016138
- ISBN
- 9781903016138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.66
€ 8.99
€ 8.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 80 b&w photos and 20 images. BIC Classification: KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. 64 pages, over 80 b&w photos and 20 images. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: KNDR. Dimension: 208 x 157 x 6. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Nostalgia Road
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908347039
- ISBN
- 9781908347039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.89
€ 10.99
€ 9.89
Hardcover. This masterful survey covers all genres of popular music, from pop, rock, soul, and country to jazz, blues, classic vocals, hip-hop, folk, gospel, and ethnic/world music. Collectors will find detailed discographical data while music lovers will appreciate the detailed commentaries and deep research on the songs, their recording, and the artists. Num Pages: 958 pages, 88 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVC; AVD; AVX; GBC; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442254480
- ISBN
- 9781442254480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 299.52
€ 299.52
Paperback. An historical ethnography of the banana industry in Ecuador that demonstrates how capitalist transitions have shaped the 20th century. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328636
- ISBN
- 9780822328636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.10
€ 27.99
€ 26.10