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The Americas

Paperback. Argues that state policies that created conditions conducive to financialization allowed the state to avoid a series of economic, social, and political dilemmas that confronted policymakers as postwar prosperity stalled beginning in the late 1960s and 1970s. This book also focuses on deregulation of financial markets during the 1970s and 1980s. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Gld
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066199
ISBN
9780674066199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.84

hardcover. The history of eight Canadian business faculties are examined through a series of essays in their search for professional legitimacy. Editor(s): Austin, Barbara J. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 386 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBT; JN; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
Edition
74th ed.
SKU
V9780802042347
ISBN
9780802042347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.32

Paperback. Focuses on the extensive changes that have taken place in Cuba since 1993, when Castro legalized the dollar, with essays including transformations in the economy, religious life, the literary world, ballet, and hip hop. Editor(s): Chavez, Lydia. Num Pages: 264 pages, 75 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJ; GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822334941
ISBN
9780822334941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Presents a history of family farming, general incorporation laws, mortgage payments, inheritance practices, office systems, and risk management - an inventory of the means by which capitalism became America's revolutionary tradition. This title includes a collection of essays. Editor(s): Zakim, Michael; Kornblith, Gary J. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones, 4 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451107
ISBN
9780226451107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.64

Hardcover. A compelling history of nineteenth-century economic, social, and cultural life, Capitalism by Gaslight explores the blurred boundary between legitimate and illegitimate economic activity, describing the dealings of prostitutes, dealers in dirty books and used goods, mock auctioneers, illegal slavers, and other entrepreneurs. Editor(s): Luskey, Brian P.; Woloson, Wendy A. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812246896
ISBN
9780812246896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.74

Paperback. A leading political theorist s impassioned call for the democratic left to counter the conservative stranglehold over American religious and economic culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX6; JPA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342724
ISBN
9780822342724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Capital Group is one of the largest investment management organisations in the world, and yet has always shunned the publicity courted my many other leading institutions. For the first time, Charles Ellis takes you inside one of the most elite and yet private investment firms. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM; KJ; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471735878
ISBN
9780471735878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784781590
ISBN
9781784781590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.92

Paperback. This examination of American labour policy demonstrates that although most industrializing nations began to limit employer freedom and regulate labour conditions in the 1900's, the US continued to allow total employer discretion in decisions concerning hiring, firing, and workplace conditions. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBWJ; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847697298
ISBN
9780847697298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Hardback. It is a window into an important period of industrial development and its consequences on communities and environments in the world-famous steel country of southwestern Pennsylvania. Num Pages: 272 pages, 36, 19 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JHBL; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801873812
ISBN
9780801873812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

Paperback. Editor(s): Coyne, Lorraine V. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604561333
ISBN
9781604561333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.59
€ 43.33

Paperback. Takes a fresh look at the Supreme Court's controversial and much-debated stances on capital punishment - in the landmark case of Furman versus Georgia. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFMC; JN; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617111
ISBN
9780700617111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Smithsonian Books United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935623007
ISBN
9781935623007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.19

Hardcover. Tells the dramatic & surprising story of promoters in pursuit of an extraordinary prize and the diplomats who struggled with the balance of power at a pivotal moment in history Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JPS; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814707944
ISBN
9780814707944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.28

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 696 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691625560
ISBN
9780691625560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.33
€ 82.84

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 696 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652009
ISBN
9780691652009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 343.33

Paperback. CAPITAL IDEAS Capital Ideas traces the origins of modern Wall Street, from the pioneering work of early scholars and the development of new theories in risk, valuation, and investment returns, to the actual implementation of these theories in the real world of investment management. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471731740
ISBN
9780471731740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.41

Hardback. Appealing to historians working in the fields of business history, political history, and the history of capitalism, Capital Gains highlights the causes, character, and consequences of business activism and underscores the centrality of business to any full understanding of the politics of the twentieth century-and today. Editor(s): Phillips-Fein, Kim; John, Richard R. Series: Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JP; KJB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248821
ISBN
9780812248821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 b/w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679201
ISBN
9780816679201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

hardcover. A unique non-fiction picture book about the growth of Washington, D.C., during the early to mid-nineteenth century, as told through the fascinating journal entries of former slave Michael Shiner (c. 1804-1880). Num Pages: 96 pages, Archival images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JH; 5AL; YBCS; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 262 x 257 x 16. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419707339
ISBN
9781419707339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.98

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