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Hardcover. Traces the history of mining from those early moments when man first started using tools to the present day where metals continue to underpin economic activity in the post industrial age. This book examines the history of mining methods, important events, technological developments, and the firms and personalities that built the industry. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTK; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Publisher
- Harriman House Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897597903
- ISBN
- 9781897597903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.96€ 73.36
€ 93.96
€ 73.36
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415736954
- ISBN
- 9780415736954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.59
€ 63.59
Hardback. The 70 years of observations now represent one of the largest and most detailed records in Europe of how a woodland develops under the influence of natural factors. Editor(s): Peterken, George; Mountford, Edward. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 1DBKWV; KNAL; RNK; TVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780648651
- ISBN
- 9781780648651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.51
€ 131.51
paperback. Essential reading for all those interested in horticulture, from students to keen gardeners. Focuses on practical applications, and supports RHS specifications. Editor(s): Bird, Chris. Num Pages: 473 pages, 304 colour illus. 65 tables. BIC Classification: KNA; TVS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521707398
- ISBN
- 9780521707398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.14
€ 59.14
Paperback. A careful and comprehensive analysis of Canada s economic policies and political interference in Latin America Noam Chomsky" BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFFS; JPH; KJ; KNA; KNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. .
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552668306
- ISBN
- 9781552668306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.76
€ 31.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. Thanks to breakthroughs in production and food science, agribusiness has been able to devise new ways to grow more food and get it more places more quickly. There is no shortage of news items on hundreds of thousands of hybrid poultry - each animal genetically identical to the next Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583675892
- ISBN
- 9781583675892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.76
€ 25.99
€ 22.76
Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs gives an insight into the history of the iron and steel industry around Middlesbrough. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; KNAT; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445612836
- ISBN
- 9781445612836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.86
€ 20.99
€ 16.86
Paperback. Since the time of the Vikings, the Atlantic has shaped the lives of people who depend on it for survival, and people have shaped the Atlantic. In his account of this interdependency, Bolster, a historian and professional seafarer, takes us through a millennium-long environmental history of our impact on one of the largest ecosystems in the world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBTP; KNAF; RGR; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674283961
- ISBN
- 9780674283961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.86
€ 29.99
€ 25.86
Hardback. Traces the economic and historical forces that gave rise to very distinctive regional approaches to creating wine. This book includes chapters on Europe's cheap commodity wine industry; the markets for sherry, port, claret, and champagne; and, the wine industries in California, Australia, and Argentina. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1 halftone. 30 line illus. 55 tables. 13 maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; KCZ; KNAC; KNDF; TDCT2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136035
- ISBN
- 9780691136035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.86€ 42.55
€ 52.86
€ 42.55
Paperback. The 'what', 'why' and 'how'. 384 pages, Illustrations. This book looks into the "what" is electronically-enabled agribusiness? "Why"would an agribusiness want to embrace it?. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KJE; KJP; KNAC. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 23. Weight: 864.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845930714
- ISBN
- 9781845930714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.02
€ 54.99
€ 53.02
Hardback. Presents an analysis of the international cotton trade and argues for a novel understanding of global markets. This book examines the arrangements, institutions, and power relations on which cotton trading and production depend, and provides an alternative approach to the analysis of pricing mechanisms. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCB; KCLT; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142418
- ISBN
- 9780691142418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61€ 51.22
€ 64.61
€ 51.22
Paperback. A shocking investigative journey into the way the resource trade wreaks havoc on Africa, 'The Looting Machine' explores the dark underbelly of the global economy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; KNAT; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007523108
- ISBN
- 9780007523108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. Fair trade is a fast-growing alternative market intended to bring better prices and greater social justice to small farmers around the world. But what does a fair-trade label signify? This book presents a study of coffee farmers in Mexico which offers the thorough investigation of the social, economic, and environmental benefits of fair trade. Num Pages: 432 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCLT; KNAC; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition, Updated Edition with a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282247
- ISBN
- 9780520282247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. Depicts the full cycle of tin mining, from explaining why tin minerals are only found in certain places and the ways in which these deposits were discovered, through to the methods used to mine for tin, and how these techniques were refined over time and improved through evolving scientific understanding and technological advances. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 159 x 4. Weight in Grams: 96. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780852637333
- ISBN
- 9780852637333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.59
€ 7.59
Paperback. Explores the relations of power and production that structured the course of plantation agriculture and the lives of those drawn into its field of force Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM; KC; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472082193
- ISBN
- 9780472082193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.95
€ 36.99
€ 33.95
Hardback. This book addresses agri-entrepreneurship in conflict and transitional regions, focusing on small agri-business and farms within communities where individuals face conflicts which impact upon their business growth cycle and economic security. Editor(s): Lee, Tina; Sipes, Brent S.; Chan, Catherine. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KCT; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 251 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780647753
- ISBN
- 9781780647753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.51
€ 131.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KNAF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803254251
- ISBN
- 9780803254251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 31.66
€ 46.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. For as long as anyone can remember, coal has been the lifeblood of the communities of County Durham. This title presents a portrayal of Durham life that deals with the anonymous individuals, and their families, and behind the story of coalmining in the area. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; HBTK; KNAT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450421
- ISBN
- 9780752450421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
Paperback. Focuses on one of the most vibrant local food economies in the country, the Hudson Valley that supplies New York restaurants and farmers markets. This title explores the historical roots of farmworkers' predicaments and examines the ethnic shift from Black to Latino workers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276697
- ISBN
- 9780520276697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
€ 33.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. Follows the controversial trade in inexpensive fatty cuts of lamb or mutton, called 'flaps', from the farms of New Zealand and Australia to their primary markets in the Pacific islands of Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Fiji. This title addresses the evolution of the meat trade itself along with the changing practices of exchange in Papua New Guinea. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; JFCV; JFSC; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 49.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260931
- ISBN
- 9780520260931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.48
€ 38.48