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The 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...

Apologies 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

How 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...

Nearly 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...

Apologies 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 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 ToolsBook InformationISBN 9780752416588Author Joan UnwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Tempus Publishing LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 0g

In 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...

Lobbying 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 (Archive Photographs: Images of England)Book InformationISBN 9780752416342Author Reg CookeFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint NPI Media GroupPublisher The History Press Ltd

The 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...

Apologies 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)...

Since 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,...

Apologies 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

At 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...

This 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...

As 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...

The 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...

Recent 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...

In 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...

Drawing 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 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...

The 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...

This 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,...

After 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...

This 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...

Pollinators--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,...

This 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...

This 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...

Since 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...

D. 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...

During 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...

Americans 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...

An 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...

While 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...

Apologies 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

This 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...

Apologies 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

Apologies 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

Understanding 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...