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The Relations of History and Geography
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 328

The Relations of History and Geography

This set of twelve previously unpublished essays on historical geography written by Darby in the 1960s explains the basis of his ideas. The essays are divided into three quartets of studies relating to England, France and the United States.

The History of Rioja Wine
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 228

The History of Rioja Wine

The History of Rioja Wine offers an informative, chronological and in-depth account of Rioja wine from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. This book illuminates the fascinating and largely unknown success story of Rioja wine. Drawing on illustrative sources, the volume traces the economic, social, cultural and political evolution of Rioja wine from the 1850s to the present day, concluding with a reflection on the lesson its appealing success story offers to any lover of history and wine. The book is adorned with historical photographs throughout, the majority previously unpublished. An ideal companion both for students interested in Spanish history and wine enthusiasts more generally, this volume offers readers the opportunity to uncork the secrets of Rioja’s wine.

Tropical Babylons
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 368

Tropical Babylons

The idea that sugar, plantations, slavery, and capitalism were all present at the birth of the Atlantic world has long dominated scholarly thinking. In nine original essays by a multinational group of top scholars, Tropical Babylons re-evaluates this so-called "sugar revolution." The most comprehensive comparative study to date of early Atlantic sugar economies, this collection presents a revisionist examination of the origins of society and economy in the Atlantic world. Focusing on areas colonized by Spain and Portugal (before the emergence of the Caribbean sugar colonies of England, France, and Holland), these essays show that despite reliance on common knowledge and technology, there wer...

Les vins d'Espagne
  • Language: fr
  • Pages: 554

Les vins d'Espagne

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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1612
Global Brands
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 348

Global Brands

In a world focused on science and new technology, brands help to explain why several of the world's multinational corporations have little to do with either. Rather they are old firms with little critical investment in patents or copyrights. For these firms, the critical intellectual property is trademarks. Global Brands, first published in 2007, explains how the world's largest multinationals in alcoholic beverages achieved global leadership; considers the predominant corporate governance structures for such firms; and looks at why these firms form alliances with direct competitors. Brands also determine the waves of mergers and acquisitions in the beverage industry. Global Brands contrasts with existing studies by providing a new dimension to the literature on the growth of multinationals through the focus on brands, using an institutional and evolutionary approach based on original and published sources about the industry and the firms.

Slavery in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 272

Slavery in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia

Slavery in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia provides a sweeping survey of the many forms of bound labor in Iberia from ancient times to the decline of slavery in the eighteenth century.

Des vignobles et des vins à travers le monde
  • Language: fr
  • Pages: 660

Des vignobles et des vins à travers le monde

Analiza: Viñedos de Francia; Viñedos del mundo:España, Grecia, Portugal.

Bibliographie Internationale D'anthropologie Sociale Et Culturelle 1993
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 372

Bibliographie Internationale D'anthropologie Sociale Et Culturelle 1993

This bibliography lists the most important works published in anthropology in 1993. Renowned for its international coverage and rigorous selection procedures, IBSS provides reserchers and librarians with the most comprehensive and scholarly bibliographic service available in the social sciences. IBSS is compiled by the British Library of Political and Economic Science at the London School of Economics, one of the world's leading social science institutions. Published annually, IBSS is available in four subject areas: anthropology, economics, political science and sociology.

French Polynesia
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 320

French Polynesia

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