Economic history books

This book brings together works written by academics from all over the world on all aspects of business history:...  Read More >>

This book traces the diffusion trajectory of the second and third generation of British steam engines, the Watt...  Read More >>

En esta obra de Alexandra Martínez Cánchica se halla expuesta, de manera sistemática e históricamente fundada, una...  Read More >>

A concise, readable and revelatory biography of the most powerful man in the world.  Read More >>

Elite Networks presents a new explanatory factor behind the persistence of income inequality: extractive political...  Read More >>

This book presents a new transhistorical framework of defining production, work and consumption. It shows that they...  Read More >>

Drawing on an interdisciplinary panel of contributors, this book presents a stimulating dialogue between economics...  Read More >>

Drawing on recent work in the contemporary philosophy of economics, this book presents new ideas on liberalism,...  Read More >>

This book explores the evolution of economic theorizing through the lens of metaphors. The edited volume sheds light...  Read More >>

This book argues that money originated as a bargaining counter in a system of money-bargaining, emerging almost...  Read More >>

This deft selection includes some of Hayek’s most important and famous essays as well as unpublished and lesser-known...  Read More >>

This volume focuses on the contributions of Sheila Dow to economic methodology, pluralism and the history of economic...  Read More >>

Over the past few years, Marx’s Capital has received renewed academic and popular attention. This volume is dedicated...  Read More >>

This book examines the role of the German Historical School of Economics (GHSE) in the development of the discipline...  Read More >>

A concise, readable and revelatory biography of the most powerful man in the world.  Read More >>

This handbook offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of the Zambian economy, including past and current...  Read More >>

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This handbook examines the institutional bases of economies, and the different ways in which economic activity can...  Read More >>

This book describes and analyzes the transformation of Indian economy taking into account historical changes and...  Read More >>

Anglo-Dutch Connections in the Early Modern World aims to be both accessible and innovative. It will be essential...  Read More >>

Exploring the formation of networks across late medieval Central Europe, this book examines the complex interaction...  Read More >>

This book examines the different dimensions of farmer agitations in Punjab, India. It situates the 2020–2021 farmer...  Read More >>

By replacing it with a more realistic and multi-faceted human motive as supported by research in various academic...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1931, A Modern Economic History of South Africa describes the state of Southern Africa in...  Read More >>