Economic history books

Blessed Giuseppe Toniolo was the first economist to be beatified. In today's globalized economy, Toniolo's lesson...  Read More >>

A sweeping novel about four American families, eight decades of economic transformation, and the moment a generation...  Read More >>

""TribaNomics: Rethinking Economics Through Tribal Realities,"" is the first book of its kind to place tribal realities...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

 Read More >>

He promised to double their money in 45 days. They believed him. For a few dazzling months, Charles Ponzi became...  Read More >>

This cult­ural aspect, along with a deeply interdependent socio-political and economic matrix ensured the well-being...  Read More >>

When the Tigers Trembled: A Region on the Edge of Collapse In the mid-1990s, Asia was the world's economic miracle....  Read More >>

An examination of the evolution of land tenure and social structure in various economic zones of Puerto Rico during...  Read More >>

From the bestselling author of Too Big to Fail, comes a riveting, fly-on-the-wall account of the most infamous stock...  Read More >>

Religion and the Rise of Capitalism by R H Tawney is a landmark work of economic history that explores the complex...  Read More >>

From the bestselling author of Too Big to Fail, comes a riveting, fly-on-the-wall account of the most infamous stock...  Read More >>

This book will take the reader on a journey through the economic thought of Europe, spanning from ancient Greece...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

How did Bangkok, once a modest riverside town, transform into the vibrant capital of a modern nation? This book...  Read More >>

This book investigates the mixed economy of welfare that assisted socially marginalised people in interwar Europe,...  Read More >>

This Element revisits the historiographical and archaeological paradigms of Roman rural economies, with a focus...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1983, this book presents a detailed and penetrating analysis of the Norwegian economy. It...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1985, this study was the first in the English language to cover Poland’s economic development...  Read More >>

In the early decades of the sixteenth century, mariners from across Europe forged a vast seasonal fishery along...  Read More >>

In the early decades of the sixteenth century, mariners from across Europe forged a vast seasonal fishery along...  Read More >>

This Element revisits the historiographical and archaeological paradigms of Roman rural economies, with a focus...  Read More >>

Combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, this book deepens our understanding the preindustrial economy,...  Read More >>

The destruction left by Nazi Germany was horrendous. Tobias Straumann tells the story of how, why, and to what extent...  Read More >>

This open access book examines the formation and sustainability of private credit networks in past societies, gathering...  Read More >>