Economic history books

From the Introduction: This book challenges the conventional wisdom about classical political economy and the...  Read More >>

This book focuses on worldwide historical experiences of monetary reforms and the reformist minds behind them: the...  Read More >>

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A classic work of social science from 'the twentieth century's most prophetic critic of capitalism' Prospect 'One...  Read More >>

This book is about Saudi Arabia's efforts to overhaul its economy and the numerous prospects and challenges it faces...  Read More >>

The question addressed in this Element is: What happens to a society when, in the absence of influence from foreign...  Read More >>

Amid a recent surge in arguments that the global economy has begun to ""de-globalize,"" a question has emerged:...  Read More >>

Known as 'Britain's most beautiful shortcut', the Crinal Canal runs from Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne nine miles across...  Read More >>

The Confederate States of America was born in defense of slavery and, after a four-year struggle to become an independent...  Read More >>

To the Ends of the Earth is a major history of ancient exploration, one that fully incorporates evidence from Greco-Roman...  Read More >>

Empire of Rags and Bones offers a fresh perspective on the history of the Third Reich and the Nazi genocide of the...  Read More >>

Explores the maritime history of Bristol, a leading slave port in the eighteenth century.  Read More >>

This edited volume presents a multi-perspectival inquiry into the models that have shaped the study of ancient economies...  Read More >>

Analyses data from the Bristol Port Books to rewrite the history of trade in Bristol, including the city's early...  Read More >>

For millennia the ability - and willingness - of humans to move over vast distances has allowed us to escape existential...  Read More >>

Wunderbar Country (1982) examines the experiences of Australia’s second largest migrant community, the Germans....  Read More >>

Australia, Wilkommen (1990) documents the rich and varying contribution made by Germans in Australia as well as...  Read More >>

Following a series of crises of exceptional gravity, in 2008, the world economy entered a phase of high and growing...  Read More >>

This book offers a business history of modern hospitals in the 20th century. The contributing authors cover topics...  Read More >>

The limit-institution works to normalize behavior considered deviant. This work studies the day-to-day operations...  Read More >>

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Mit Wasserkraft wurden im Mittelalter nicht nur Getreidemuhlen, sondern auch zahlreiche Spezialmuhlen angetrieben,...  Read More >>

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Focusing on the career of M.N. Pokrovskii, the author examines the evolution of Soviet Marxist historical writing...  Read More >>

Yakov Feygin argues that Soviet decline owes much to internal tensions over economic reform. Focused on socioeconomic...  Read More >>