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Family Capitalism

Wendels, Haniels, Falcks, and the Continental European Model

By: Harold James

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Family Capitalism

Wendels, Haniels, Falcks, and the Continental European Model

By: Harold James

This history of three powerful family firms located in different European countries takes place over a period of more than two hundred years. The interplay and the changing social and legal arrangements of the families shaped the development of a European capitalism quite different from the Anglo-American variety. Qualifying claims by Alfred Chandler and David Landes that family firms tend to be dysfunctional, Harold James shows how and why these steel and engineering firms were successful over long periods of time. Indeed, he sees the family enterprise as particularly conducive to managing risk during periods of upheaval and uncertainty when both states and markets are disturbed. He also identifies the key roles played by women executives during such times. In "Family Capitalism," James tells how "iron masters" of a classical industrial cast were succeeded by new generations who wanted to shift to information-age systems technologies, and how families and firms wrestled with social and economic changes that occasionally tore them apart. Finally, the author shows how the trajectories of the firms were influenced by political, military, economic, and social events and how these firms illuminate a European model of "relationship capitalism.

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447

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Harvard University Press

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0674039092

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9780674039094

Journey to the Hebrides

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland & The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

By: Samuel Johnson,James Boswell

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Journey to the Hebrides

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland & The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

By: Samuel Johnson,James Boswell

Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring the Highlands and Western Islands of Scotland. Both kept detailed notes of their impressions, and later published separate accounts of their journey. These accounts of their great tour contain some of the finest pieces of travel writing ever produced: they are magnificent historical documents and also portraits of two extraordinary personalities. In the vivid prose of these two famous men of letters, the Highlands and the Western Islands spring to life. The juxtaposition of the two very different accounts creates an unsurpassed portrait of a society which was utterly alien to the Europe of the Enlightenment, and which was straining on the brink of calamitous change. These great masterpieces, entertaining, profound, and marvellously readable are also our last chronicles of a lost age and people.

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520

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Canongate Books

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1847675387

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9781847675385

A History of Algeria

By: James McDougall

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A History of Algeria

By: James McDougall

An essential introduction to the history of Algeria, spanning a period of five hundred years.

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451

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Cambridge University Press

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0521851645

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9780521851640

Magique quantique

Comment la physique quantique peut tout expliquer ... sauf la gravité

By: Tim James

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Magique quantique

Comment la physique quantique peut tout expliquer ... sauf la gravité

By: Tim James

Au début du XXe siècle, la science semblait complète et les lois de la nature presque toutes découvertes, mais des chercheurs intrépides ont réveillé un géant endormi en découvrant la mécanique quantique. Dans le monde quantique, les objets peuvent se trouver en deux endroits à la fois, le voyage dans le temps est non seulement possible, mais nécessaire, la cause et l'effet peuvent s’inverser, et la simple observation d'un objet change son état. Des univers parallèles à l'antimatière, laissez-vous guider par le facétieux Tim James à la découverte des bizarreries du monde de l'infiniment petit !

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154

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Dunod

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2100867474

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9782100867479

Delphi Collected Works of G. P. R. James (Illustrated)

By: G. P. R. James

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Delphi Collected Works of G. P. R. James (Illustrated)

By: G. P. R. James

A disciple of Sir Walter Scott, George Payne Rainsford James was a bestselling historical novelist of the early Victorian period. Masterpieces such as ‘Richelieu’, ‘Agincourt’ and ‘The Smuggler’ are noted for their polished prose, spice of adventure and scholarly attention to historical detail. This eBook presents James’ collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to James’ life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 41 novels, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare poetry available in no other collection * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Includes James’ non-fiction study of ‘The History of Chivalry’ * Includes a brief biography * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Novels Richelieu (1829) Darnley (1830) De l’Orme (1830) Philip Augustus (1831) Bertrand de la Croix (1831) Delaware (1833) Mary of Burgundy (1833) The Life and Adventures of John Marston Hall (1834) The Gypsy (1835) One in a Thousand (1835) Attila (1837) The Robber (1838) Henry of Guise (1839) The Huguenot (1839) Charles Tyrrell (1839) The King’s Highway (1840) The Man at Arms (1840) Corse de Leon (1841) Morley Ernstein (1842) Forest Days (1843) Agincourt (1844) Arabella Stuart (1844) Rose d’Albret (1844) Arrah Neil (1845) The Smuggler (1845) Beauchamp (1846) Heidelberg (1846) The Castle of Ehrenstein (1847) A Whim and Its Consequences (1847) The Convict (1847) Gowrie (1848) The Forgery (1849) The Woodman (1849) Henry Smeaton (1851) The Fate (1851) Revenge (1852) Agnes Sorel (1853) Ticonderoga (1854) The Old Dominion (1856) Leonora d’Orco (1857) Lord Montagu’s Page (1858) The Shorter Fiction The Desultory Man (1836) The Poetry Adra, or The Peruvians and Other Poems (1829) The Non-Fiction The History of Chivalry (1830) The Biography George Payne Rainsford James (1900) by John Andrew Hamilton

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15405

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Delphi Classics

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1801701741

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9781801701747

The History of British India

By: James Mill

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The History of British India

By: James Mill

James Mill's often harshly critical History of British India is a classic example of early-nineteenth century philosophical political history.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108022774

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Book's by James Petitfils

Family Capitalism

Family Capitalism

Journey to the Hebrides

Journey to the Hebrides

A History of Algeria

A History of Algeria

Magique quantique

Magique quantique

Delphi Collected Works of G. P. R. James (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of G. P. R. James (Illustrated)

The History of British India

The History of British India

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