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Paperback. An investigation of the dramatic decline in the proportion of workers represented by a labour union in the USA between 1977 and 1997. It relates this decline to changes in domestic spending, imports, exports, and the intensity in which labour is used for both union and non-union workers. Series: Globalization Balance Sheet S. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF; KCLT; KCZ; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881323412
ISBN
9780881323412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. This study considers and analyzes the proposal to tranform the North American free trade area into a common market along the lines of the European Common Market. It addresses issues of sovereignty and national interest and concludes with a look ahead toward a Free Trade Area of the Americas. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881323283
ISBN
9780881323283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.95

Paperback. Free trade agreements are proliferating in the Asia-Pacific region. For the first time, Korea is pursuing such accords as part of a strategy to restructure its economy and sustain the recovery from its 1997-98 economic crisis. This work studies the benefits if Korea were to open talks with the USA. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; KCLT1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881323115
ISBN
9780881323115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. The Export-Import Bank of the United States was created in 1934 to promote US trade. It now helps US exporters meet the financial competition from from foreign export credit agencies. This book provides an analytical basis for evaluating the bank's future. Editor(s): Hufbauer, Gary Clyde; Rodriguez, Rita M. Series: Special Report Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCLT; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881323009
ISBN
9780881323009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was a proposal to advance regional integration of the United States, Canada and Mexico. This analysis reviews: the environmental provisions of the NAFTA; the NAAEC; the situation at the US-Mexican border; and the trends in US environmental policy. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 80 pages, tables, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLCM; 3JJPR; JPS; KCLF; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322996
ISBN
9780881322996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. This study draws on data and surveys to examine the measurable and the perceived effects of globalization on American workers. It explores whether large relative losses will continue to limit US international economic initiatives and then looks at perceptions of globalization's effects. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; KCF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Peterson Institute
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322958
ISBN
9780881322958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. By making a comparison between Japanese policy reaction to the financial and monetary crisis, American policymakers' reactions to the US Savings and Loan crisis and to earlier monetary challenges, this study puts the Japanese economic problems of the 1990s in perspective. Editor(s): Posen, Adam S.; Mikitani, Ryoichi. Series: Special Report Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; KCBM; KCLF; KCP; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 223 x 8. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322897
ISBN
9780881322897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. This volume analyzes the US and Japanese economies; their trade and financial relationships; and their roles in the provision of international public goods such as development assistance, environmental protection, and international security. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Peterson Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322866
ISBN
9780881322866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. This study argues that the Exchange Stabilization Fund is an important element of US foreign and economic policy and that it should remain controlled by the Treasury. Henning also covers the legislative history of the ESF and proposes principles by which the Fund should be administered. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 140 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPS; KCBM; KCL; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322712
ISBN
9780881322712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Re-examines the US trade-political landscape, showing how trade advocates and labour and environmental sceptics differ significantly in their views and their political and organizational cultures. The authors show how this challenge differs from that of traditional trade protectionism. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPQB; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322699
ISBN
9780881322699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. This text analyzes four key US trade bills, providing a brief legislative history for each bill and outlining the methodology used in their analysis. The book pays special attention to the role of campaign contributions in influencing voting decisions. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPQB; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322675
ISBN
9780881322675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. This study analyzes the relationships among trade, employment and wages, and income distribution in America. It explores the options available to policy-makers, including slowing the pace of trade liberalization and providing adjustment assistance to trade-impacted workers. Num Pages: 305 pages, tables, figures, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB; KCF; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322163
ISBN
9780881322163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Hardcover. Presents a study that offers a historical overview of humble individuals who wished for independence from an oppressive government but had more immediate individual and familial concerns. This book explores their impact on both national and local levels and compares the education, work, and home environments of two different generations. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335874
ISBN
9780880335874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Hardcover. Balawyder explores how cultural, academic, commercial, and scientific exchanges with Canada played an important role in the "confidence building" that led to independence throughout Eastern Europe. This volume also contains interviews with eleven Canadian diplomats who served in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

Num Pages: 200 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBC; 3JJP; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335676
ISBN
9780880335676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Hardcover. Exploring how the early 1970s were years of crucial significance in the bipolar world which prevailed until the collapse of the Soviet Union, this volume reveals this period as a stage of the decomposition of the Soviet empire. Series: East European Monographs S. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334242
ISBN
9780880334242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 41.45

Paperback. Explores the experiences, ideas, and conflicts that have shaped the emergence of modern sexual identities. This work features articles on sexual assault, homosexuality, birth control, venereal disease, sexual repression, pornography, and the AIDS epidemic, which examine the ways that sexuality has become a core element of modern social identity. Editor(s): Peiss, Kathy; Simmons, Christina. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877226376
ISBN
9780877226376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. Presents the movement that changed religion and social policy in America. This book is written by the author of "The Rise of the Social Gospel in American Protestantism." Num Pages: 326 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877220848
ISBN
9780877220848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.14

Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; BGS; BK; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807591
ISBN
9780875807591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.86

Paperback. One hundred and fifty years after Kansas became a state, historians are still uncovering the implications of its history as a territory. While most histories focus on the facts of the violence, this book focuses on the question of why both the local and national governments allowed the violence to continue unstaunched for so long. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807065
ISBN
9780875807065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. Historians have long viewed the rural Midwest as a place more representative of "Real America" than any other region from New England to the Deep South. Though the rural Midwest contains many cultures, a commitment to modernity and progress are a common element among them. In this book, contributors present the myriad distinctions of the area. Num Pages: 335 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806945
ISBN
9780875806945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806709
ISBN
9780875806709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.47

Hardcover. One hundred and fifty years after Kansas became a state, historians are still uncovering the implications of its history as a territory. While most histories focus on the facts of the violence, this book focuses on the question of why both the local and national governments allowed the violence to continue unstaunched for so long. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804866
ISBN
9780875804866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.76

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804712
ISBN
9780875804712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.33

Hardcover. Chicago Shakespeare Theater is widely known for vibrant productions that reflect the Bard's genius for intricate storytelling, musicality of language, and depth of feeling for the human condition. This book unveils the artistic visions and decisions that helped shape this venerable institution and examines the theater's international reputation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804675
ISBN
9780875804675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.27

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