Multinationals by Tugendhat (34 results)
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Condition: Very Good. 1973. Reprint. Paperback. 287pp. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Condition: Very Good. 1973. Reprint. Paperback. 287pp. Not a first edition copy. . . .
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover; Random House; fading and shelf wear to exterior; corners bumped; fade spots and a few ink marks to page edges; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding. Dust jacket shows fading, scuffing, and edge tears.
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Hardcovers. Condition: Fine. First American Edition, stated. --------Black cloth, bright silver spine letters, book is 9 1/2" tall. 242 pages, with charts-----FINE CONDITION- - dust jacket Fine condition.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Multinationals (1981) by Christopher Tugendhat Pelican Books | ISBN: 0140216952 Condition: Good As sold by Crappy Old Books There are books that explain the modern world by means of grand theories, dramatic slogans, and a great deal of rhetorical steam. Then there are books like The Multinati…onals , which take one of the central forces shaping late twentieth-century life?large corporations operating across borders?and examine it with the cool, slightly formidable air of someone determined to understand how the machine actually works. A very Pelican sort of virtue. Christopher Tugendhat?s subject is the multinational corporation, that curious modern creature capable of being at once efficient, baffling, powerful, and faintly sinister depending on one?s point of view. By 1981 these entities were already becoming impossible to ignore: sprawling commercial empires extending their reach across countries, labour markets, governments, supply chains, and daily life, often while maintaining the outward appearance of merely selling ordinary things in a brisk and organised manner. Tugendhat steps in to ask what these organisations are, how they function, and what their rise means for politics, economics, and society. One of the pleasures of a book like this is that it captures a moment when the global corporate world was still being analysed in terms that now feel both historical and unnervingly current. The names may have changed, the technologies may have become shinier, and the jargon may have acquired more PowerPoint, but the essential questions remain much the same. Who really holds power in a world of giant companies? What happens when capital is more mobile than governments? How do states, workers, and citizens negotiate with entities that seem to belong everywhere and nowhere at once? In other words, the usual cheerful bedtime matters. The title itself is splendidly direct. The Multinationals does not waste time trying to seduce the casual browser with fake drama or promises of transformation. It announces, in firm Pelican style, that this is the subject and you may now sit down and think about it properly. There is something almost heroic about such publishing confidence. One misses it. Modern equivalents would probably be called Global Titans: How Hidden Corporate Networks Rewired Your World and come with a silhouette of a skyscraper at sunset. Yet despite the dry title, the topic is hardly lifeless. Multinational corporations are among the great protagonists of the modern age: shaping trade, employment, regulation, resources, and politics while insisting they are merely pursuing efficiencies and shareholder value. Books like this reveal the drama concealed beneath the managerial language. Behind every merger, overseas operation, and tax structure lies a struggle over power, wealth, sovereignty, and control. It is all rather gripping once one notices. Published as a Pelican Book in 1981, this volume belongs to that excellent old tradition of serious paperback non-fiction intended for the intelligent general reader. Pelican specialised in making complicated subjects feel both accessible and important without insulting the audience?s brain. The result is often a kind of durable clarity that ages surprisingly well. One reads such books not just for information, but for the pleasure of seeing a large subject explained by someone who assumes you can keep up. There is, naturally, a certain irony in reading a forty-year-old analysis of multinational corporations in an age when those same forces have become even larger, more digitised, and in some cases less visible. What may once have seemed a timely study now reads partly as history and partly as prologue. The world Tugendhat examined did not go away. It simply put on better branding and acquired cloud infrastructure. This copy is in good condition , showing the expected signs of age and reading but remaining sound, presentable, and entirely ready for another round of thoughtful.
Language: English
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode 1971
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gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 243 Seiten; Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten Bibliothek und kann die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen aufweisen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in… Gramm: 501.
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode 1971
- Softcover
Seller: Arca dei libri di Lorenzo Casi, Sansepolcro, AR, ItalyArca dei libri di Lorenzo Casi
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Paperback. Condition: Usato - Molto Buono. In-8 (cm 22,7x14,5), pp. XIII+(1)+242, leg. edit., sovracoperta. I edizione. Lingua inglese. Strappi in sovracoperta, altrimenti buono.
Published by Pelican 1973
- Softcover
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 287 pages.
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Seller: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.Southampton Books
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MassMarket. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, Later Printing. Published by Penguin Books, 1973. 12mo. Paperback. Book is very good with previous owner name to first page. Covers have some light shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Plea…se email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
Language: English
Published by Pelican/Penguin, Harmondsworth. Middlesex. 1976
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Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, , United KingdomThe London Bookworm
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. This book, which won a McKinsey Foundation Book Award in 1971, is a detailed examination of the multinationals and the political implications of their position and influence.His theories and principles, supported with examples from the experience of companies and governments, illuminate a ma…jor political and economic problem. Slight browning to pages. Couple of slight creases to cover. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).
Published by Penguin Books, NY/London 1984
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good in wrappers. Paperback. Book has slight soiling of cover, light browning of pages, yellowing highlighting throughout text.
Published by Penguin 1973 1973
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Published by Penguin Library Of Business And Management Pelican
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Condition: Very Good. 1974. Paperback. 'When the first Pelicans were published the intention behind them was to provide the serious general reader with authoritative books on a wide range of intellectual interests. There was at the time no deliberate design of building a library of modern knowledge at a modest cost. Nevertheless…, Pelicans have, in fact, become such a library: and one serving, moreover, not only the general reader of serious purpose, but also the great body of students pursuing courses in the Universities and institutions of higher education generally.' (The Penguin Story, 1956). A Pelican Book. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 242 pages; A comprehensive study. Description: xiii, 242 p. ; illus. 23 cm. Subjects: International business enterprises. 3 Kg.
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- Softcover
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Condition: Very Good. 1974. Paperback. 'When the first Pelicans were published the intention behind them was to provide the serious general reader with authoritative books on a wide range of intellectual interests. There was at the time no deliberate design of building a library of modern knowledge at a modest cost. Nevertheless…, Pelicans have, in fact, become such a library: and one serving, moreover, not only the general reader of serious purpose, but also the great body of students pursuing courses in the Universities and institutions of higher education generally.' (The Penguin Story, 1956). A Pelican Book. . . . .
Published by Penguin, Harmondsworth 1977
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- First Edition
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 242 pages; A comprehensive study. Description: xiii, 242 p. ; illus. 23 cm. Subjects: International business enterprises. 1 Kg.
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Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.
Published by Random House 1972
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Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club
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Published by Pelican, Penguin Books, Middlesex, 1974. 1974
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Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the…covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0413272907.
