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Paperback. Asks whether traditional observations about farm families apply to three hundred Iowa children who grew up with some tie to the land during the agricultural crisis of the 1980s, a time of widespread farm bankruptcies and factory closings. The answer, the authors show, is a resounding yes. Series: The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health & Development, Studies on Successful Adolescent Development. Num Pages: 394 pages, 37 line drawings, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; 3JJPN; JFSP1; JHBK; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226212531
- ISBN
- 9780226212531
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.61
€ 41.99
€ 32.61
Paperback. Politics and the Diamond Economy in Sierra Leone. Series: African Issues. 248 pages, 12, 6 black and white, 6 line drawing. Argues that corporate neo-colonialism in the diamond trade of Sierra Leone has served to restrict its social and economic growth, excluding and marginalizing it from the club of wealthier nations, and causing it to continue to rely on international aid. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; KCP; KNAT. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 15. Weight: 350.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010605
- ISBN
- 9781847010605
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.85
€ 26.99
€ 26.85
Paperback. Series: African Issues. 202 pages, 2, 2 black and white. Examines the twentieth-century silicosis crisis in the South African mining industry, and reveals how the rate of, often fatal, tuberculosis among black migrant miners was hidden for over a century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; KNAT; KNXC. Dimension: 151 x 215 x 13. Weight: 298.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010599
- ISBN
- 9781847010599
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.68
€ 26.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Readers of this book will encounter little-known transnational agrarian movements of the early twentieth century as well as more recent, high-profile global alliances, such as Via Campesina. Editor(s): Borras, Saturnino M., Jr.; Edelman, Marc; Kay, Cristobal. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JMC; JFFS; JPW; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190411
- ISBN
- 9781405190411
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Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Paperback. Why do Europe, the United States, and some key Asian countries spend a billion dollars a day on various agricultural price supports, when much of this money ends up in the hands of large agribusiness? A Billion Dollars a Day offers a lively, nontechnical, and up-to-date introduction to the world of agricultural subsidies. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405185868
- ISBN
- 9781405185868
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Condition: New
€ 95.86
€ 95.86
Hardback. * A true landmark publication in fisheries management and economics * Chapters written by many of the world's leading fisheries economics specialists * Compiled in honour of the work and achievements of Professor Gordon Munro of the University of British Columbia. Editor(s): Asche, Frank; Bjorndal, Trond; Gordon, Daniel; Arnason, Ragnar; Sumaila, Dr. Ussif Rashid. Num Pages: 320 pages, 175 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405141611
- ISBN
- 9781405141611
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Condition: New
€ 250.36
€ 250.36
Hardback. Seamounts are ubiquitous undersea mountains rising from the ocean seafloor that do not reach the surface. There are likely many hundreds of thousands of seamounts, they are usually formed from volcanoes in the deep sea and are defined by oceanographers as independent features that rise to at least 0. Editor(s): Pitcher, Tony J.; Morato, Telmo; Hart, Paul J. B.; Santos, Ricardo S.; Clark, Malcolm R.; Haggan, Nigel. Series: Fish and Aquatic Resources. Num Pages: 552 pages, 235 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAF; RBKC; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405133432
- ISBN
- 9781405133432
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Condition: New
€ 92.48
€ 92.48
Paperback. Membership of the IAAE is individual rather than organizational, and is motivated by a genuine wish to learn and achieve sustainable development through agricultural and rural progress in all regions. Editor(s): Colman, David; Vink, Nick. Num Pages: 311 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 218 x 10. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405133289
- ISBN
- 9781405133289
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Condition: New
€ 56.30
€ 56.30
Hardback. Aquaculture and the Environment Second Edition T.V.R. Pillay The continuing rapid increases in aquaculture production world--wide raise fears of further environmental degradation of the aquatic environment. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405101677
- ISBN
- 9781405101677
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Condition: New
€ 152.50
€ 152.50
Paperback. How will global warming affect developing countries, which rely heavily on agriculture as a source of economic growth? This title asserts that developing countries have more at risk, such as their production capacity, than industrial countries as global warming worsens. It examines 2071-2100 to forecast the effects of global warming. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCJ; KNAC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324037
- ISBN
- 9780881324037
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.68
€ 24.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. Examines the structure of agricultural support in rich countries and explores the challenges as well as opportunities that developing countries might face if the Doha Round succeeds in reforming OECD agriculture policies. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCLT; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 259.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323924
- ISBN
- 9780881323924
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.55
€ 25.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. An examination of China's interests in global agriculture trade liberalization, this text seeks to clarify for uncertain observers China's underlying interests on the question of agriculture trade liberalization - whether to go faster, slower, not at all beyond the status quo, or even backwards. Num Pages: 100 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323764
- ISBN
- 9780881323764
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.09
€ 19.99
€ 16.09
Paperback. The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture (URAA) replaced non-tariff barriers with bound tariffs, curbed subsidies, and codified domestic agricultural programmes. This study argues that multilateral, regional, and unilateral paths could be coordinated to liberalize agricultual trade. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 170 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCLT; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322569
- ISBN
- 9780881322569
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
Hardcover. This volume brings together fresh insights from top agricultural economists in the areas of consumer attitudes, environmental impacts, policy and regulation, trade, investment, food security, and development, in an attempt to provide a new perspective on the most pressing policy questions facing GM technology. Editor(s): Carter, Colin; Sheldon, Ian; Moschini, GianCarlo. Series Editor(s): Beladi, Hamid; Choi, Eun Kwan. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 431 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857247575
- ISBN
- 9780857247575
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Condition: New
€ 162.97
€ 162.97
Hardcover. Explores capital mobility under globalization by studying some of its salient consequences in agriculture and food in North and South America. This title probes the manner in which capital mobility alters the organization of the temporal and spatial dimensions that characterize the reproduction of capital. Editor(s): Bonanno, Alessandro; Cavalcanti, Josefa Salete Barbosa. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1K; JFFS; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243171
- ISBN
- 9780857243171
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Condition: New
€ 124.52
€ 124.52
Hardcover. As the worlda s population and the demand for seafood increase, the production of seafood from aquaculture has also seen massive increase and is set to continue. With wild stocks of many molluscan species depleted, aquaculture is firmly recognised as the means now, and for the future, of bridging the gap between the supply and demand of seafood. Num Pages: 296 pages, 125. BIC Classification: KNAF; PSVT; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852382912
- ISBN
- 9780852382912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.49
€ 206.49
Hardcover. Fish from inland waters provide a major source of animal protein, particularly in areas far removed from the sea. The current high demand for fish, and the increased awareness of the role of the environment in supporting human well being, have led to a situation where attitudes to inland water resources are rapidly changing. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: KNAF; RNKH1; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852382844
- ISBN
- 9780852382844
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Condition: New
€ 244.80
€ 244.80
Hardcover. * Contributions from around the world. * Carefully edited by internationally respected editor. * Has been generated from acclaimed HIFI Symposium. . Editor(s): Cowx, Ian. Num Pages: 416 pages, 175. BIC Classification: KNAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852382837
- ISBN
- 9780852382837
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Condition: New
€ 265.48
€ 265.48
Hardcover. Fully updated new edition Much new information on fertilisation, feeding, stocking, pond aeration Authors are well known for their work on these species Carp and other cyprinids are of huge commercial importance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 140 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: KNAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852382820
- ISBN
- 9780852382820
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Condition: New
€ 175.37
€ 175.37
Hardcover. aeo The author, George Matthiessen, has wide experience of commercial oyster production aeo Fully comprehensive information providing a vital reference for al those involved in this business aeo Compares and contrasts the relative merits of oyster culture systems internationally. Num Pages: 176 pages, 85 illustrations, references, index. BIC Classification: KNAF; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852382790
- ISBN
- 9780852382790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.65
€ 187.65