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Hardback. China's agricultural growth in the since the 1970s has been called a miracle. An analysis of the sources of this miraculous growth is the focus of this volume. In addition, this book also investigates the impact of economic reforms on agriculture Editor(s): Kalirajan, Kali P.; Wu, Yanrui. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCP; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333724705
- ISBN
- 9780333724705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.24
€ 194.24
Hardback. Waves of modernizing forces, such as the commercialization of new technology, have been pressing major change upon rural communities in the Third World. But has modernization created greater poverty and inequality? The authors present the results of 30 years of empirical research. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMP; KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333726174
- ISBN
- 9780333726174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardback. This volume explains the demand and supply characteristics of agricultural markets, as well as government intervention in agriculture, with an emphasis on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333726440
- ISBN
- 9780333726440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardback. Why do modern agricultural techniques, which are environmentally damaging, continue to be used? This path-breaking book seeks the answer to that question in an understanding of evolution of agricultural research in its cultural context. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JH; KNAC; PSAK; RNP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751398
- ISBN
- 9780333751398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardback. The text describes the basic mechanisms of the Common Agricultural Policy for the main sectors of agricultural production, the changes in Eastern Europe, the problems of developing countries and the GATT-WTO Agreement. It includes Berlin agreements on Agenda 2000 and 1999 developments. Num Pages: 281 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; KNAC; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333775769
- ISBN
- 9780333775769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. Peter Clegg presents a detailed analysis of the development of the Caribbean banana trade and analyzes why the influence and importance of the traditional actors within the trade has diminished since 1970. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JJP; KCLT; KCP; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998496
- ISBN
- 9780333998496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470559079
- ISBN
- 9780470559079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.81
€ 29.99
€ 25.81
Hardcover. The truth behind the greatest environmental disaster in U.S. history In 2005, fifteen workers were killed when BP's Texas City Refinery exploded. In 2006, corroded pipes owned by BP led to an oil spill in Alaska. Now, in 2010, eleven men drilling for BP were killed in the blowout of the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico. Series: Bloomberg. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJ; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470950906
- ISBN
- 9780470950906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.45
€ 27.99
€ 23.45
Hardcover. Feed efficiency is increasingly seen as an important factor in both the economic viability and environmental sustainability of cattle production. This book provides beef industry professionals and researchers with a thorough yet concise overview of feed efficiency research. Editor(s): Hill, Rodney A. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470959527
- ISBN
- 9780470959527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.73
€ 188.73
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719090684
- ISBN
- 9780719090684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.76
€ 157.76
Hardcover. This work explores the tradition of representing coal miners in literature, poetry, drama and film, investigating the vexed relationship between activists and artists. Duke argues that miners became stock characters in an industrial morality play, robbed of individuality or humanity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; AS; DSB; KNAT; KNBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122373
- ISBN
- 9780813122373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.39
€ 40.39
Hardcover. Demonstrates how outside economic, governmental, legal, and business developments play an increasingly influential, if not controlling, role in every farmer's life. This book offers an understanding of how we can create sustainable and vibrant land-based communities by adhering to fundamental agrarian values. Series: Culture of the Land. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNAC; RN; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124193
- ISBN
- 9780813124193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.51
€ 85.51
Series: Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, 6 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HRCX6; KNAT; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813165998
- ISBN
- 9780813165998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.34
€ 39.34
Paperback. For subsistence farmers in eastern Kentucky, wealthy horse owners in the central Bluegrass, and tobacco growers in Western Kentucky, land was, and continues to be, one of the commonwealth's greatest sources of economic growth. This work prepares readers for a new era. Num Pages: 152 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; HBTB; JFC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190525
- ISBN
- 9780813190525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.20
€ 41.20
Hardcover. In-depth coverage of key parasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis, impacting viability and sustainability of salmonid fisheries and aquaculture. Practical assessment of the Salmon Lice issue. Reviews management techniques used in salmonid fisheries and aquaculture. . Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813813622
- ISBN
- 9780813813622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.62
€ 261.62
Paperback. This text provides an economic and policy assessment of the first and second rounds of designated ESAs, five years after their inception. Seven chapters examine particular case studies, covering a range of agricultural ecosystems from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Editor(s): Whitby, Martin. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KNAC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851988979
- ISBN
- 9780851988979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.66
€ 92.66
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851992280
- ISBN
- 9780851992280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.84
€ 214.84
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford Archaeology United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780904220605
- ISBN
- 9780904220605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.56
€ 60.56
The Developmental Challenges of Mining and Oil: Lessons from Africa an...
Thorp, Rosemary, Battistelli, Stefania, Guich...
Hardcover. The authors explain why the discovery and development of natural resources is commonly associated with unstable and unequal development, and frequently with violence. They demonstrate the need for policies and institutions by reflecting on both successes and failures in case studies on Botswana, Nigeria and Niger as well as Bolivia, Chile and Peru. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KNAT; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137001467
- ISBN
- 9781137001467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Domestic Food Production and Food Security in the Caribbean: Building ...
Beckford, Clinton L., Campbell, Donovan R.
Hardcover. The book examines issues impacting food production and food security in the CARICOM region of the Caribbean and discusses strategies for building capacity in local food production systems. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; KNAC; RGC; RGL; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137296986
- ISBN
- 9781137296986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. Through his ethnographic study of the fishermen and their religious beliefs, Webster speaks to larger debates about religious radicalism, materiality, economy, language, and the symbolic. These debates also call into question assumptions about the decline of religion in modern industrial societies. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HRCC9; JHMC; KNAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137336538
- ISBN
- 9781137336538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Electronic Tagging and Tracking in Marine Fisheries
. Ed(S): Sibert, John R.; Nielsen, Jennifer L...
Hardback. Synthesizes tagging and tracking methods used on marine fish and documents the development of modern electronic tagging and tracking techniques. This book is suitable for seasoned researchers and beginning graduate students. Editor(s): Sibert, John R.; Nielsen, Jennifer L. Series: Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries. Num Pages: 468 pages, 67 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KNAF; PSPM; PSVD; PSVP; PSVW1; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1007.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001253
- ISBN
- 9781402001253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.62
€ 70.62
Hardback. The advent of new biotechnologies implies significant changes in the world, both biologically and industrially. This title considers the manner in which societies might analyse and manage systemic responses to biotechnological changes and addresses the industrial issues concerned. Editor(s): Swanson, Timothy M. Series: Economy and Environment. Num Pages: 276 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KNAC; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402004995
- ISBN
- 9781402004995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.42
€ 133.42
Mechanisms and Deployment of Resistance in Trees to Insects
. Ed(S): Wagner, Michael R.; Clancy, Karen M....
Hardback. Gives a worldwide synthesis of tree resistance to insects. This book constitutes a treatment of the state of our knowledge on patterns of resistance by insect guilds and how this knowledge can be deployed to achieve the management of damaging forest insects. It is suitable for researchers attempting to manage forest pests using genetic resistance. Editor(s): Wagner, Michael R.; Clancy, Karen M.; Lieutier, Francois; Paine, Timothy. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNAL; PSAB; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402006180
- ISBN
- 9781402006180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.81
€ 200.81