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The Slate Industry by Merfyn Williams 9780747801245
RRP: £6.99£5.87The slate industry has left an indelible mark on the history of our society. Slate quarries and the associated masses of waste have an awe-inspiring impact. It was an phenomenon of the nineteenth century, a product of the industrial revolution. This book... -
Introduction to Industrial Organization by Luis M. B. Cabral
RRP: £85.00£59.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262035941Author Luis M. B. CabralFormat HardbackPage Count 440Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 235mm * 203mm * 19mm -
The Informal Media Economy by Ramon Lobato 9780745670324
RRP: £17.99£16.04How are "grey market" imports changing media industries? What is the role of piracy in developing new markets for movies and TV shows? How do jailbroken iPhones drive innovation? The Informal Media Economy provides a vivid, original, and genuinely... -
Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It? by Eric Holt-Gimenez 9781509522019
RRP: £9.99£8.95Nearly a third of the world's population suffers from hunger or malnutrition. Feeding them - and the projected population of 10 billion people by 2050 - has become a high-profile challenge for states, philanthropists, and even the Fortune 500. This has... -
Cash Cow: Ten Myths About the Dairy Industry by Élise Desulniers 9781590564936
RRP: £14.99£11.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590564936Author Elise DesulniersFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Lantern Books,USPublisher Lantern Books,US -
Kent's Industrial Heritage by James Preston
RRP: £15.99£10.85Kent is thought of as the 'Garden of England' and has been described as a county of 'hops, apples and cherries'. This may be true of a large part of the county, particularly after the Weald lost its important broadcloth and iron industries, but north... -
Sheffield's Industries: Cutlery, Silver and Edge Tools by Joan Unwin
RRP: £12.99£9.37Sheffield's Industries: Cutlery, Silver and Edge ToolsBook InformationISBN 9780752416588Author Joan UnwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Tempus Publishing LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 0g -
Dorset's Black Gold: A History of Dorset's Oil Industry by Alan Taylor
RRP: £15.99£11.61In this book, Alan Taylor reveals that the history of Dorset's oil starts in the 1850s with attempts to extract oil and gas from mined oil shale at Kimmeridge. By the early twentieth century exploration geologists had realised the significance of oil... -
Shadow Sovereigns: How Global Corporations are Seizing Power by Susan George 9780745697826
RRP: £12.99£11.94Lobbying has long been part of the political landscape. But in recent years links between big business and government have become stronger and more far-reaching than ever. Global corporations now demand control over decisions affecting labour laws,... -
Scunthorpe's Industries by Reg Cooke 9780752416342
RRP: £12.99£9.37Scunthorpe's Industries (Archive Photographs: Images of England)Book InformationISBN 9780752416342Author Reg CookeFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint NPI Media GroupPublisher The History Press Ltd -
Contemporary Tourism: An International Approach by Chris Cooper 9781906884253
RRP: £37.99£31.58The study of tourism and indeed the tourism industry is changing constantly. Now in its second edition, Contemporary Tourism: an international approach presents a new and refreshing approach to the study of tourism, considering issues such as the... -
Bluewater Gold Rush: The Odyssey of a California Sea Urchin Diver by Tom Kendrick 9780967793436
RRP: £16.95£15.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780967793436Author Tom KendrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Azalea Creek PublishingPublisher Azalea Creek PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Gambling with the Land: The Contemporary Evolution of Southeast Asian Agriculture by Rodolphe de Koninck 9789971695538
RRP: £38.95£32.35Since the early 1960s, Southeast Asia countries have satisfied local demand for food while catering increasingly to the world market for agricultural produce, primarily through the export of industrial crops. Local production of food, particularly rice,... -
Productivity Measurement for Business Excellence by Prem Vrat 9781842655122
RRP: £49.95£47.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781842655122Author Prem VratFormat HardbackPage Count 316Imprint Alpha Science International LtdPublisher Alpha Science International Ltd -
Stories from the Mines by Greg Matkosky 9781589660519
£26.93At the beginning of the twentieth century, hundreds of thousands of European immigrants came to northeastern Pennsylvania to work in the coal mines. "Stories from the Mines" chronicles the struggle of these miners to earn a decent wage, alleviate... -
An Agrarian Republic: Commercial Agriculture and the Politics of Peasant Communities in El Salvador, 1824-1914 (Pitt Latin American Series) by Aldo A. Lauria-Santiago 9780822957003
£51.34This text provides archival research on the agrarian history of El Salvador during the 19th century, a period of expanding commercial and export agriculture which saw the emergence of important conflicts over land tenure use in much of Latin America.Book... -
The Technological Competitiveness of Japanese Multinationals: The European Dimension by Robert Pearce 9780472107285
RRP: £77.00£62.88As Japanese companies have become more globalized in their markets and production facilities, the basis of their competitiveness has also changed. Whereas the earlier growth of these companies was based on cost-effective production of standardized... -
Effects of U.S. Tax Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Committee on the Effects of Provisions in the Internal Revenue Code on Greenhouse Gas Emissions 9780309282697
RRP: £41.00£36.08The U.S. Congress charged the National Academies with conducting a review of the Internal Revenue Code to identify the types of and specific tax provisions that have the largest effects on carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions and to estimate the... -
Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems: Fishing, Food Webs, and Future Options by Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase II - Assessments of the Extent of Change and the Implications for Policy 9780309100502
RRP: £44.00£38.64Recent scientific literature has raised many concerns about whether fisheries have caused more extensive changes to marine populations and ecosystems than previously realized or predicted. In many cases, stocks have been exploited far beyond management... -
Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling: Proceedings of an Iranian-American Workshop by Committee on U.S-Iranian Workshop on Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling 9780309092937
RRP: £61.00£53.16In December 2002, a group of specialists on water resources from the United States and Iran met in Tunis, Tunisia, for an interacademy workshop on water resources management, conservation, and recycling. This was the fourth interacademy workshop on a... -
The Impact of Academic Research on Industrial Performance by Committee on the Impact of Academic Research on Industrial Performance 9780309089739
RRP: £50.00£43.76Drawing on the findings of sector-specific workshops, e-mail surveys, research literature, expert testimony, and committee and panel membersa (TM) expertise, this National Academy of Engineering study assesses the qualitative impact of academic research... -
Arms Industry Limited by Herbert Wulf 9780198291640
RRP: £62.00£61.97Arms Industry Limited is an empirical account of the size and structure of the world arms industry with special case studies of the United States, the former Soviet Union, Canada, countries in both Western and Central Europe, and countries in the less... -
Climate Variability and the Global Harvest: Impacts of El Ni~no and Other Oscillations on Agro-Ecosystems by Cynthia Rosenzweig 9780195137637
RRP: £83.00£75.74The Earth's climate is constantly changing. Some of the changes are progressive, while others fluctuate at various time scales. The El Ni~no-la Ni~na cycle is one such fluctuation that recurs every few years and has far-reaching impacts. It generally... -
Fishing a Borderless Sea: Environmental Territorialism in the North Atlantic, 1818-1910 by Brian J. Payne 9780870138744
RRP: £25.95£18.92This is the intriguing story of how the tiny herring became a vital part of a vast economy. Over the centuries, processing and distribution of products from land and sea has stimulated the growth of a global economy. In the broad sweep of world history,... -
In the Company of Diamonds: De Beers, Kleinzee, and the Control of a Town by Peter Carstens 9780821413777
£79.77After the 1925 discovery of diamonds in the semi-desert of the northwest coast of South Africa, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. virtually proclaimed its dominion over the whole region. In the town of Kleinzee, the company owns all the real estate and... -
The Competitive Status of the U.S. Steel Industry by Steel Panel Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues of the Office of the Foreign Secretary 9780309033985
RRP: £41.00£36.08This volume examines the influences of technology and international trade policies on the troubled U.S. steel industry. Does leadership in technology guarantee competitive advantage in industrial markets? Or do the costs of production and the lack of... -
Status of Pollinators in North America by Committee on the Status of Pollinators in North America 9780309102896
RRP: £62.00£54.01Pollinators--insects, birds, bats, and other animals that carry pollen from the male to the female parts of flowers for plant reproduction--are an essential part of natural and agricultural ecosystems throughout North America. For example, most fruit,... -
Urban Change and Poverty by Committee on National Urban Policy 9780309078771
RRP: £81.00£71.06This up-to-date review of the critical issues confronting cities and individuals examines the policy implications of the difficult problems that will affect the future of urban America. Among the topics covered are the income, opportunities, and quality... -
Transatlantic Rebels: Agrarian Radicalism in Comparative Context by Thomas Summerhill 9780870137273
RRP: £25.95£19.50This collection by an international array of historians examines agrarian radicalism in comparative context from 1500 to the present. What unifies the studies presented here is a shared interest in the ways in which agrarian people in the Atlantic world... -
Borneo Transformed: Agricultural Expansion on the Southeast Asian Frontier by Rodolphe de Koninck 9789971695446
£22.58Since the 1960s, Southeast Asia's agricultural sector has experienced phenomenal growth, with increases in production linked to an energy-intensive capitalization of agriculture and the rapid development of agrifood systems and agribusiness. This book... -
The Economics of Agriculture: v. 1: Selected Papers of D.Gale Johnson by John M. Antle 9780226401720
£93.39D. Gale Johnson, one of the foremost agricultural economists, has changed the conduct of research on agricultural economics and policy. The papers brought together here reveal of his influence on the creation of modern agricultural economics. This volume... -
Beyond Mass Production: The Japanese System and its Transfer to the US by Martin Kenney 9780195071108
RRP: £61.00£55.42During the 1980s and continuing into the 1990s, more than 1,000 Japanese firms established `transplant' manufacturing operations in the US. Many of these have been in mature industries like steel and automobiles, but many have also been in high... -
Capitalizing on Change: A Social History of American Business by Stanley Buder 9781469654225
£59.66Americans love ""this year's model,"" relying on the ""new"" to be always ""improved."" Enthusiasm for the new, says Stanley Buder, is essential to American business, where innovation and change... -
Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Food Networks by Eleftherios Iakovou 9781118930755
£93.56An interdisciplinary framework for managing sustainable agrifood supply chains Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Food Networks provides an up-to-date and interdisciplinary framework for designing and operating sustainable supply chains for... -
Making Bourbon: A Geographical History of Distilling in Nineteenth-Century Kentucky by Karl Raitz 9780813197012
RRP: £36.00£29.61While other industries chase after the new and improved, bourbon makers celebrate traditions that hearken back to an authentic frontier craft. Distillers enshrine local history in their branding and time-tested recipes, and rightfully so. Kentucky's... -
Health Economics: Core Concepts and Essential Tools by Steph Bernell
RRP: £90.00£73.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781567937558Author Steph BernellFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Health Administration PressPublisher Health Administration PressWeight(grams) 0g -
Biotechnology and Sustainable Development: Voices of the South and North by I. Serageldin
RRP: £126.65£119.60This book had its genesis in Alexandria, Egypt in March 2002 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, when the new library hosted a conference on Biotechnology and Sustainable Development: Voices of the South and North. Here, a group of modern scholars met to... -
Negotiating Economic Development: Identity Formation and Collective Action in Belize by Laurie Kroshus Medina
RRP: £59.00£47.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816523610Author Laurie Kroshus MedinaFormat HardbackPage Count 290Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona Press -
Settlement Ecology: The Social and Spatial Organization of Kofyar Agriculture by Glenn Davis Stone
RRP: £65.00£53.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816515677Author Glenn Davis StoneFormat HardbackPage Count 257Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona Press -
Shareholder Democracies?: Corporate Governance in Britain and Ireland before 1850 by Mark Freeman
£86.38Understanding the challenges of corporate governance is central to our comprehension of the economic dynamics driving corporations today. Among the most important institutions in capitalism, corporations and joint-stock companies had their origins in...