Coming Full Circle: An Economic History of the Pacific Rim

Business & Money

Jones, Eric

Economics

Routledge

Coming Full Circle: An Economic History Of The Pacific Rim

The European Miracle: Environments, Economies and Geopolitics in the History of Europe and Asia

Why did modern states and economies develop first in the peripheral and late-coming culture of Europe? This historical puzzle looms behind every study of industrialization and economic development. In his analytical and comparative work Eric Jones sees the economic condition forming where natural environments and political systems meet: Europe's economic rise is explained as a favored interaction between them, contrasting with the frustrating pattern of their interplay in the Ottoman empire, India and China. A new preface and afterword have been added for the third edition. Previous Edition Hb (1987): 0-521-33449-7 Previous Edition Pb (1987): 0-521-33670-8

Cambridge University Press

Iowa is the most normal place on the planet, so the people and places covered in this book will be as everyday as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on white bread, but as twisted as a corn dog dipped in horseradish. As filmmaker David Lynch ("Blue Velvet", "Eraserhead") shows in his movies, it's what's beneath the surface that's really tells the story. As for Iowa's story, let the facts speak for themselves.

Iowa Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

Humor & Entertainment

Thorkelson, Berit

Coffey, Dan

Humor

Globe Pequot Pr

Discover the esoteric and arcane side of New England's most New Englandish state in this anything-but-taciturn guide to New Hampshire's bizarre, quirky, and down right outrageous people, places, and things. Frugality takes on new meaning at the state-sponsored Roadkill Auction, where the frozen carcasses of everything from bobcat to black bear to star-nose voles are available to the highest bidder. Contemplating a career change? You could be New Hampshire's next Official Gull Harasser. Ayuh, it's a government job. Or consider this conundrum: a wood-burning power-generating plant. Yankee ingenuity? How about a farm that raises both horses and mushrooms--coincidence? Think again. Part zany guidebook and part Who's Who of odd and unsung heroes, this entertaining compendium of the state's quirks and characters will amuse New Hampshire residents and visitors alike.

New Hampshire Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

History

Americas

The definitive collection of New Hampshire's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for New Hampshire residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.

New Hampshire Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)

Globe Pequot

Analyzing the long-term, historical development of the major economies around the Pacific Rim in language aimed at the general reader, Coming Full Circle throws light on the most important relationships in the region today as well as on the prospects for future economic development and political cooperation.The authors begin with a critique of the popular notion of a Pacific region,” paying particular attention to the influence of geography and environment on population distribution and patterns of regional economic activity. They address the diverse indigenous development of pre-European times, later periods of direct European influence, and the evolution of modern-day urban societies in the region. Finally, they track the rise of the United States and Japan as the dominant regional economic powers and forecast changes we can expect to see in the years ahead, noting in particular the increasing importance of China.

Coming Full Circle: An Economic History Of The Pacific Rim (Essays in World History)

WHITE, Colin

Frost, Lionel

Westview Press

Analyzing the long-term, historical development of the major economies around the Pacific Rim in language aimed at the general reader, Coming Full Circle throws light on the most important relationships in the region today as well as on the prospects for future economic development and political cooperation.The authors begin with a critique of the popular notion of a Pacific region,” paying particular attention to the influence of geography and environment on population distribution and patterns of regional economic activity. They address the diverse indigenous development of pre-European times, later periods of direct European influence, and the evolution of modern-day urban societies in the region. Finally, they track the rise of the United States and Japan as the dominant regional economic powers and forecast changes we can expect to see in the years ahead, noting in particular the increasing importance of China.

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