The Americas
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The Americas
Hardback. Business is becoming more global, more competitive, and more knowledge-intensive. This book explores the pivotal factors motivating the organizational changes that are sweeping American business, with an emphasis on the global marketplace. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJC; KJM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792396628
- ISBN
- 9780792396628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.69
€ 126.69
Hardback. Contains the efforts of economists and political scientists to predict the consequences of legislative term limits. Editor(s): Grofman, Bernard. Series: Studies in Public Choice. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792397021
- ISBN
- 9780792397021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.55
€ 245.55
Hardback. Presents empirical and conceptual research on the taxation of multinational corporations. This volume include topics on rules for the allocation of interest expense between domestic (US) and foreign-source income and compliance with the foreign tax provision of the US tax code. Editor(s): Slemrod, Joel. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Partly reprinted from INTERNATIONAL TAX AND PUBLI
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792397199
- ISBN
- 9780792397199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.91
€ 124.91
Hardback. Analyses the process of market manipulation including the conditions that facilitate it and its effects on market users and others. This book suggests a set of tests that regulators and jurists can apply to detect and deter manipulation. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792397625
- ISBN
- 9780792397625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.46
€ 274.46
Hardback. An examination of the effects on economic performance of several key features of the US electric power industry. Paramount among these are public versus private ownership, vertical integration versus deintegration, and retail competition versus monopoly distribution. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJU; KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792398431
- ISBN
- 9780792398431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.66
€ 125.66
Hardback. Offers a range of policy experiences relating to financial liberalization around the globe since the 1960s. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KCL; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792398530
- ISBN
- 9780792398530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.38
€ 127.38
Hardback. Takes a macroeconomic policy approach to analyzing a question of the healthcare debate: Can the anticipated increasing rate of growth in future healthcare expenditures be financially absorbed by the society's increasing income and output? This book explains how healthcare financing could in the future be ethically, and economically accomplished. Series: Research Monographs in Japan-U.S.Business and Economics. Num Pages: 150 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399483
- ISBN
- 9780792399483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.81
€ 124.81
Hardback. Deals with shiftwork-work that is performed during other than normal daytime hours. This book examines changes in weekly hours worked by fixed capital over long periods of time, and the significance of those changes in the measurement of long-run productivity change. Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399551
- ISBN
- 9780792399551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.55
€ 245.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896031821
- ISBN
- 9780896031821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Hardback. Series: Vox Humana. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896032620
- ISBN
- 9780896032620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.05
€ 61.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896032842
- ISBN
- 9780896032842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.95
€ 63.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Kumar, Rajiv. Num Pages: 786 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 786
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780898386202
- ISBN
- 9780898386202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 359.64
€ 359.64
Hardcover. This book reveals subversive representations of gender, race and class in detective dime novels (1860-1915), arguing that inherent tensions between subversive and conservative impulses-theorized as contamination and containment-explain detective fiction's ongoing popular appeal to readers and to writers such as Twain and Faulkner. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137288646
- ISBN
- 9781137288646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
Economic Development from the State and Local Perspective: Case Studie...
Robinson, David, Robinson, David J.
Paperback. This definitive work mixes case law, public policy, economic strategy, and examines the wide range of issues facing efforts to improve the American economy, to illustrate how economic growth is driven through strong public-private partnerships, and how successful growth strategies from the state and local level operate to grow jobs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320674
- ISBN
- 9781137320674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.86
€ 64.86
Hardcover. Espinoza's work illuminates how education was the site of ideological and political struggle in Peru during its early years as an independent state. Spanning 100 years and discussing both urban and rural education, it shows how school funding, curricula, and governance became part of the cultural process of state-building in Peru. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 295 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137338402
- ISBN
- 9781137338402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.84€ 86.49
€ 102.84
€ 86.49
Business Groups and Transnational Capitalism in Central America: Econo...
Bull, Benedicte, Castellacci, Fulvio, Kasahar...
Hardcover. This book investigates Central America's political economy seen through the lens of its powerful business groups. It provides unique insight into their strategies when confronted with a globalized economy, their impact on development of the isthmus, and how they shape the political and economic institutions governing local varieties of capitalism. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JPS; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137359391
- ISBN
- 9781137359391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.07
€ 64.07
Hardcover. Media coverage of presidential actions can not only serve journalistic purposes, but can also act as a check against unilateral decision making. The book seeks to uncover how the news media has worked to curtail overreaching power within the executive branch, demonstrating how the fourth estate keeps presidential overreach at bay. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 207 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393067
- ISBN
- 9781137393067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.50
€ 63.50
Hardcover. Based on extensive fieldwork that began in Argentina, this book asks how detained and disappeared persons inhabit the categories that international law has constructed to mark, judge, understand, and repair the horror. Series: Memory Politics and Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSU; JHB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394149
- ISBN
- 9781137394149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.86
€ 64.86
Hardcover. The book discussed how contemporary political campaigns are increasingly sensitive to candidate-centered appeals, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of their own candidate to determine how their personalities, backgrounds, and likability and background fit into a campaign narrative, theme, and issue agenda. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPHL; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398604
- ISBN
- 9781137398604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Hardcover. How has contemporary American theatre presented so-called undocumented immigrants? Placing theatre artists and their work within a context of on-going debate, Guterman shows how theatre fills an essential role in a critical conversation by exploring the powerful ways in which legal labels affect and change us. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137412485
- ISBN
- 9781137412485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.42€ 44.87
€ 51.42
€ 44.87
Hardcover. With the U.S. war in Afghanistan in its twelfth year, axioms regarding the American national will in war not being able to tolerate anything other than quick and costless adventures have been found useless in understanding why the U.S. continues to persist in that endeavor. This book answers complex questions about modern US intervention abroad. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426208
- ISBN
- 9781137426208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Hardback. With the concept of 'Atomic Anxiety', this book offers a novel perspective on one of the most important and longstanding puzzles of international politics: the non-use of U.S. nuclear weapons. By focusing on the fear surrounding nuclear weapons, it explains why nuclear deterrence and the nuclear taboo are working at cross purposes in practice. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWA; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137533739
- ISBN
- 9781137533739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.37
€ 145.37
Hardback. Drawing together articles from the new online journal The Asan Forum, commissioned from leading experts in the USA, Japan, and South Korea, this book reconsiders what we thought we knew about the three legs of this alliance triangle. Editor(s): Rozman, Gilbert. Series: Asan-Palgrave Macmillan Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 graphs, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPKS; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137541703
- ISBN
- 9781137541703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Paperback. No play in the history of the American Stage has been as ubiquitous and as widely viewed as Uncle Tom's Cabin. This book traces the major dramatizations of Stowe's classic from its inception in 1852 through modern versions on film. Frick introduce the reader to the artists who created the plays and productions that created theatre history. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 332 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 271 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137566478
- ISBN
- 9781137566478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.94
€ 64.94