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Creating Wine "The Emergence of a World Industry 1840-1914"
Simpson, James
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691136035
- Páginas: 344
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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Today's wine industry is characterized by regional differences not only in the wines themselves but also in the business models by which these wines are produced, marketed, and distributed. In Old World countries such as ...
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The Survival of the Pagan Goods
Seznec, Jean
Princeton University Press (1953)
- EAN: 9780691029887
- Páginas: 392
- Fecha de edición: 1953
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The gods of Olympus died with the advent of Christianity - or so we have been taught to believe. But how are we to account for their tremendous popularity during the Renaissance? This illustrated book, ...
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Medieval Cities "Their Origins and the Revival of Trade"
Their Origins and the Revival of TradePirenne, Henri
Princeton University Press (1969)
- EAN: 9780691007601
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha de edición: 1969
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Henri Pirenne is best known for his provocative argument - known as the "Pirenne thesis" and familiar to all students of medieval Europe - that it was not the invasion of the Germanic tribes that ...
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Pillars of Prosperity "The Political Economics of Development Clusters"
The Political Economics of Development ClustersBesley, Timothy Persson, Torsten
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691152684
- Páginas: 432
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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"Little else is required to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism, but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice; all the rest being brought about by ...
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Codes of Finance "Engineering Derivatives in a Global Bank"
Engineering Derivatives in a Global BankLepinay, Vincent Antonin
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691151502
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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The financial industry's invention of complex products such as credit default swaps and other derivatives has been widely blamed for triggering the global financial crisis of 2008. "Codes of Finance" takes readers behind the scenes ...
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The Making of British Socialism
Bevir, Mark
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691150833
- Páginas: 368
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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"The Making of British Socialism" provides a new interpretation of the emergence of British socialism in the late nineteenth century, demonstrating that it was not a working-class movement demanding state action, but a creative campaign ...
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Identity Economics "How Our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-Being"
How Our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-BeingAkerlof, George A.
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691152554
- Páginas: 192
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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"Identity Economics" provides an important and compelling new way to understand human behavior, revealing how our identities - and not just economic incentives - influence our decisions. In 1995, economist Rachel Kranton wrote future Nobel ...
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After Adam Smith "A Century Of Transformation In Politics And Political Economy"
A Century Of Transformation In Politics And Political EconomyMilgate, Murray
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691152349
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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Few issues are more central to our present predicaments than the relationship between economics and politics. In the century after "Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations", the British economy was transformed. "After Adam Smith" looks at ...
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Reinventing Discovery "The New Era of Networked Science"
The New Era of Networked ScienceNielsen, Michael
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691148908
- Páginas: 280
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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In "Reinventing Discovery", Michael Nielsen argues that we are living at the dawn of the most dramatic change in science in more than 300 years. This change is being driven by powerful new cognitive tools, ...
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Structural Macroeconometrics
Dave, Chetan Dejong, David N.
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691152875
- Páginas: 428
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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"Structural Macroeconometrics" provides a thorough overview and in-depth exploration of methodologies, models, and techniques used to analyze forces shaping national economies. In this thoroughly revised second edition, David DeJong and Chetan Dave emphasize time series ...
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Encountering Development "The Making and Unmaking of the Third World"
The Making and Unmaking of the Third WorldEscobar, Arturo
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691150451
- Páginas: 312
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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How did the industrialized nations of North America and Europe come to be seen as the appropriate models for post-World War II societies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America? How did the postwar discourse on ...
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Beyond our Means "Why America Spends While the World Saves"
Why America Spends While the World SavesGaron, Sheldon
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691135991
- Páginas: 448
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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If the financial crisis has taught us anything, it is that Americans save too little, spend too much, and borrow excessively. What can we learn from East Asian and European countries that have fostered enduring ...
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Tobacco Capitalism "Growers, Migrant Workers, and the Changing Face of a Global Indu"
Growers, Migrant Workers, and the Changing Face of a Global InduBenson, Peter
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691149202
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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"Tobacco Capitalism" tells the story of the people who live and work on U.S. tobacco farms at a time when the global tobacco industry is undergoing profound changes. Against the backdrop of the anti-tobacco movement, ...
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Capitalism and the Jews
Muller, Jerry Z.
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691153063
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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The unique historical relationship between capitalism and the Jews is crucial to understanding modern European and Jewish history. But the subject has been addressed less often by mainstream historians than by anti-Semites or apologists. In ...
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Solomon's Knot "How Law Can End the Poverty of Nations"
How Law Can End the Poverty of NationsCooter, Robert D. Schafer, Hans-Bernd
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691147925
- Páginas: 344
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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Sustained growth depends on innovation, whether it's cutting-edge software from Silicon Valley, an improved assembly line in Sichuan, or a new export market for Swaziland's leather. Developing a new idea requires money, which poses a ...
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Dark Markets "Asset Pricing and Information Transmission in Over-the-Counter M"
Asset Pricing and Information Transmission in Over-the-Counter MDuffie, Darrell
Princeton University Press (2012)
- EAN: 9780691138961
- Páginas: 136
- Fecha de edición: 2012
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Over-the-counter (OTC) markets for derivatives, collateralized debt obligations, and repurchase agreements played a significant role in the global financial crisis. Rather than being traded through a centralized institution such as a stock exchange, OTC trades ...
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Distant Tyranny "Markets, Power, and Backwardness in Spain, 1650-1800"
Markets, Power, and Backwardness in Spain, 1650-1800Grafe, Regina
Princeton University Press (2012)
- EAN: 9780691144849
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha de edición: 2012
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Spain's development from a premodern society into a modern unified nation-state with an integrated economy was painfully slow and varied widely by region. Economic historians have long argued that high internal transportation costs limited domestic ...
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Google's PageRank and Beyond "The Science of Search Engine Rankings"
The Science of Search Engine RankingsLangville, Amy N. Meyer, Carl D.
Princeton University Press (2012)
- EAN: 9780691152660
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha de edición: 2012
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Why doesn't your home page appear on the first page of search results, even when you query your own name? How do other web pages always appear at the top? What creates these powerful rankings? ...
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The Darwin Economy "Liberty, Competiton and the Common Good"
Liberty, Competiton and the Common GoodFrank, Robert H.
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691153193
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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Who was the greater economist - Adam Smith or Charles Darwin? The question seems absurd. Darwin, after all, was a naturalist, not an economist. But Robert Frank, "New York Times" economics columnist and best-selling author ...
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Beauty Pays "Why Attractive People are More Successful"
Why Attractive People are More SuccessfulHamermesh, Daniel S.
Princeton University Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780691140469
- Páginas: 228
- Fecha de edición: 2011
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Most of us know there is a payoff to looking good, and in the quest for beauty we spend countless hours and billions of dollars on personal grooming, cosmetics, and plastic surgery. But how much ...
