Volume 1 includes the colonial and independence eras up to 1850, linking Latin America's economic history to the pre-Hispanic, European, and African background. It also synthesizes knowledge on the human and environmental impact of the Spanish conquest, the evolution of colonial economic institutions, and the performance of key sectors of the colonial and immediate post-colonial economies. Finally, it provides an analysis of the costs and benefits of independence

Volume 2 treats the "long twentieth century" from the onset of modern economic growth to the present. After analyzing the principal dimensions of Latin America's first era of sustained economic growth up to 1930, it explores the era of inward-looking development from the 1930s to the collapse of import-substituting industrialization and the return to strategies of globalization in the 1980s. Finally, it looks at the long term trends in capital flows, agriculture and the environment

The over 1500 definitions and words that are used in this dictionary were specifically prepared editorially for an age level of 5-9 years. The entire book is profusely illustrated with complete full-colour illustrations to enable a child to grasp even more fully the meaning of the words and definitions. A child's first step into the world of dictionaries becomes a happy one and one that will make the move up to the next grade of dictionary natural and comfortable

The book contains the Durand Line Border Agreement between Pakistan and Afganistan and treaties, conventions, protocols with and relating to Afghanistan

Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler-the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also a pirate, an opium smuggler, a master manipulator of men, a ruthless intriguer and a mighty lover

The Richest Man in Babylon is Geroge S. Clason's classic financial and motivational guide that has lead generations to personal and monetary success. Invaluable and timeless lessons of finance are relayed through legendary tales set in ancient Babylon. Learn how to acquire money, keep it, and put it to work to make more money for you. It's one of the bestselling financial books of all time, having sold millions of copies, and now you can put it to work for you

The present book is an amble attemt to introduce Taxila and Gandhara art to the tourists and the general public who come to Taxila and understands for themselves the great heritage of Gandhara. The book is profusely illustrated with master pieces of Art and other excavated material in order to make the text easily understandable

The monograph is concerned the problem not only to describe a history of a Kazakh philosophical idea, but also to present it in dialogical strategy of history and the present, in system of cultural identity and reassessment of values in modern Kazakh ethnic ground

This book is an important document, which not only chronicles the history and events of Khyber, it is also an enjoyable account of the social fabric of this area. It is an eclectic composition of nearly every aspect of Khyber Agency and a reference for important information related to many areas of interest

The fifteen routes recommended in this guidebook contain the best of walking in the Himalayas, combining detailed illustrations with exceedingly useful advice on what equipment is needed, on when to set out, and on engaging guides, and when they are needed