Economic history books

This book gathers together and extends to new frontiers Joseph E. Stiglitz's lifelong work, drawing upon the challenges...  Read More >>

A short anatomy of neoliberalism that shatters its founding myths and points the way to an alternative system This...  Read More >>

This graduate textbook explores key microeconomic concepts to provide insight into financial markets, comparative...  Read More >>

The thrilling narrative of how New York came to be, by the author of the beloved classic The Island at the Center...  Read More >>

The Amity Papers, 1690 reproduces 74 documents captured from the Irish vessel Amity in 1690, and rediscovered in...  Read More >>

This book adopts an integrated history and philosophy of science approach to consider the historical origins and...  Read More >>

This book gathers together and extends to new frontiers Joseph E. Stiglitz's lifelong work, drawing upon the challenges...  Read More >>

Historian Sarah E. Bond retells the traditional story of Ancient Rome, revealing how groups of ancient workers unified,...  Read More >>

Dive into the fascinating world of barter, where goods and trust shaped economies long before coins and cash! Economic...  Read More >>

""A revelatory and unexpected history of the rise of American capitalism-and an argument that entrepreneurial leaders...  Read More >>

[The Debt Trap] examines how America reached this precarious juncture, tracing the roots of its debt crisis from...  Read More >>

The Market in Global International Society tracks the idea and practice of the market through both modern and premodern...  Read More >>

The Market in Global International Society tracks the idea and practice of the market through both modern and premodern...  Read More >>

壹嘉出版+读道社 联合出品 继《潜规则》《血酬定律》之后，历史学者吴思推出全新力作《顶残》，以""官家主义""理论全面剖析中国市场与产权的底层逻辑。 什么是""顶残""？吴思创造这个词，是为了描述在一个以权力统摄资源配置的大一统社会中，经济主体所面临的根本困境：产权不全、权利易碎、市场被分级，顶层权力一旦介入，个人与企业缺乏基本的抵御能力与制度保障。这种状况，既不是自由市场，也不是传统计划经济，而是一种中国特色的制度性""权力嵌入市场""结构。...  Read More >>

The fascinating true story of Viola MacMillan and the scandal that transformed the Toronto Stock Exchange Viola...  Read More >>

Explore the life and groundbreaking work of Thomas Robert Malthus in ""Life and Writings of Thomas R. Malthus""...  Read More >>

""Where Are We Going?"" offers a vital political analysis of post-war Germany and its precarious economic conditions....  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

Gibbins’ Industrial History of England gives a thorough outline of England’s economic and industrial history from...  Read More >>

""The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays"" by Thorstein Veblen offers a compelling exploration...  Read More >>

Explore the precarious finances that shaped the early days of the Plymouth Colony in Ruth A. McIntyre's ""Debts...  Read More >>

Delve into the vibrant world of medieval England with ""Extracts Relating to Mediaeval Markets and Fairs in England,""...  Read More >>

Explore the intricate relationship between religious thought and economic development in R. H. Tawney's seminal...  Read More >>

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In the 1890s, the choice between the gold standard and the free coinage of silver upended American politics. The...  Read More >>