New York: Bantam Dell, 2003. Paperback. The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith. First published in 1776, the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical..... More
New York: Penguin Press, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. More
Cambridge: Icon Books, 2002. First Edition. Paperback. More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1978. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very rare. From Malcolm Gladwell in The New Yorker, The Gift of Doubt, 24 June 2013: Hirschman published his first important book, “The Strategy of Economic Development,” in 1958. He had returned from Colombia by then and..... More
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1965. First Edition. Paperback. Rare. These fourteen essays covering a wide range of subjects of great current interest reflect the continuous evolution of the author’s thought from 1951 to 1961. Range and flexibility characterize Alexander Gerschenkron’s dynamic approach to Europe’s industrial history. Connecting..... More
Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. "Uncorrected proof version, not for publication" stated on front cover. The recent downturn in the Chinese economy has become a focal point of global attention, with some analysts warning that China is edging dangerously close to economic meltdown. Is it possible that..... More
London: John Murray, 1963. Oscar Lancaster (illustrations). Reprint. Paperback. More
Detroit: General Motors Corporation, 1955. Ernest W. Scanes. Revised Edition. Paperback/Pamphlet. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1998. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. In BIG DRAGON, Dan Burstein joins with China specialist Arne de Keijzer to offer a comprehensive look at China and its future. They suggest that no other country poses such significant business and political questions for the West and..... More
New York: W W Norton & Company, 1981. First Edition, Ninth Printing. Softcover. In this bold, sweeping study of the development of Western economies, Douglass C. North sets forth a new view of societal change. At the core of Professor North's investigation is the question of property rights, the..... More
New York: Little, Brown, 2006. First UK Edition. Hardcover. As the world's largest democracy and a rising international economic power, India has long been heralded for its great strides in technology and trade. Yet it is also plagued by poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and a vast array of other social and..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. Hardcover. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2014. First Printing. Paperback. As an economic superpower, China has become an increasingly important player in the international monetary system. Its foreign exchange reserves are the largest in the world and its exchange rate policy has become a major subject of international economic diplomacy. The internationalization..... More
London: Collins/Fontana Press, 1981. First U.K. Paperback Edition. Softcover. From Kirkus (Jan. 1, 1981): The Braudel craze set off in 1972 by the English translation of his great work The Mediterranean has abated a bit, but it is likely to flourish again with the appearance in English of his..... More
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1990. First U.S. Edition (stated), First Printing. Hardcover. Braudel's last and most personal book was L'Identité de la France (The Identity of France), which was unfinished at the time of his death in 1985. Unlike many of Braudel's other books, he made no secret of his..... More
Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. China is growing at an extraordinary pace and exerting a powerful influence upon the global economy. As China emerges as a dominating global player it is also having a significant impact upon America, Europe and Japan in all terms How was..... More
New York: Harper Perennial, 2005. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. "An eccentric, fascinating exposé of a world most of us know nothing about." --The New York Times Book Review "An insightful, entertaining, brainiac sports road trip." --The Wall Street Journal "Foer's skills as a narrator are enviable. His characterizations....... More
New York: International Publishers Co., Inc., 1972. Third Printing of 1939 Ediiton. Paperback. New World Paperbacks book no. NW-21. More
Hong Kong: French Centre for Research of Contemporary China, 2020. Issue 123. Softcover. SPECIAL FEATURE Facets of Global China - Editorial – Global China Beyond the Belt and Road Initiative - Establishing the National Immigration Administration: Change and Continuity in China’s Immigration Reforms - The Aid-Contracting Nexus..... More
Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1968. First Trade Paperback Edition. Paperback. More
See annotation, 1968. Hardcover. Appears to be a Taiwanese pirated edition. Sold for its collectible value only since cannot guarantee accuracy of contents. From the front cover: A startling report on the impact of American Industry, Technology and Culture on Europe and the World. Translated from the..... More
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1975. Second Printing. Softcover. No. 7 in the Cambridge Papers in Social Anthropology series Two papers. One by Jack Goody on the use of bridewealth and dowry in Africa and Eurasia. The other by Dr Tambiah on the same institutions but in India, Ceylong..... More
Anchor Books, 2005. Paperback. More
Cambridge: Polity Press, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. If you look carefully at how things are actually made in China - from shirts to toys, apple juice to oil rigs - you see a reality that contradicts every widely-held notion about the world's so-called economic powerhouse. From the inside looking out..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2018. First Edition. Trade Paperback. From the beet fields of North Dakota to the campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce programme in Texas, American employers have discovered a new, low-cost labour pool, made up largely of transient older adults. These invisible casualties of the..... More
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