wired - Economic History 3

Recent revisionist history has questioned the degree of social and economic change attributable to the French Revolution. Some historians have also claimed that the Revolution was primarily an urban……続きを見る

This is a collection of summaries featuring books written by one of our greatest financial journalist: Michael Lewis. It includes the #1 New York Times Bestsellers:Flash Boys, Liar’s Poker, The Big ……続きを見る

In the first English-language biography of one of the most important figures in postwar German history, Alfred C. Mierzejewski examines the life and service of Ludwig Erhard (1897-1977), West German……続きを見る

First published in 1986, this book challenges the notion that the miners’ strike of 1984-5 was ‘Scargill’s Strike’. It shows some of the ways in which the strike, though nominally directed from abov……続きを見る

First published in 1919, this book traces the growth of War Debt during the First World War, examines the real meaning of the Debt and discusses the proposals for clearing it. As the chief contempor……続きを見る

This book revisits the economic relationship that ties the UK and Ireland to the United States in the aftermath of the greatest economic crisis of the past fifty years. When considering recent devel……続きを見る

First published in 1909, the purpose of this book was to draw attention to the political, social and religious changes that were taking place in India and detail how this should inform British colon……続きを見る

Knut Wicksell is acknowledged to be the precursor and prophet of modern macroeconomic theory and he provided some of its chief elements a generation before their power and significance were properly……続きを見る

Though Cannan, in his early years as an economist, was a critic of classical economics and an ally of interventionists, he moved sharply to the side of classical liberalism in the early 20th century……続きを見る

The Chartered Mercantile Bank is one of the constituent banks of the huge Hongkong and Shanghai bank. This study charts its first 40 years as one of the pioneering banks of the Far East. The Charter……続きを見る

The Englishwoman’s Review, which published from 1866 to 1910, participated in and recorded a great change in the range of possibilities open to women. The ideal of the magazine was the idea of the e……続きを見る

The British Industrial Revolution has long been seen as the spark for modern, global industrialization and sustained economic growth. Indeed the origins of economic history, as a discipline, lie in ……続きを見る

From the portage trails snaking their way through the wilderness to superhighways carrying the raw materials and produce of an industrial nation, Canada's roads have had a romantic but long-neglecte……続きを見る

This book, originally published in 1926 but updated in 1967 analyses Russia’s economy in the decade preceding the outbreak of the First World War. It covers trade, finance, transport and industry an……続きを見る

In the first half of the twentieth century, a diverse community of Australians settled in Shanghai. There they forged a ‘China trade’, circulating goods, people and ideas across the South China Sea,……続きを見る

English dress in the second half of the sixteenth century has been studied in depth, yet remarkably little has been written on the earlier years, or indeed on male clothing for the whole century. Th……続きを見る

Crisis and Renewal in Twentieth Century Banking explores the behaviour of banks at times of war, revolution, civil war, social turmoil, and reconstruction. Analysing the history and archives of bank……続きを見る

Who was the greater economist--Adam Smith or Charles Darwin? The question seems absurd. Darwin, after all, was a naturalist, not an economist. But Robert Frank, New York Times economics columnist an……続きを見る

Roger Fry, a core member of the Bloomsbury Group, was involved with all aspects of the art market as artist, critic, curator, historian, journalist, advisor to collectors, and gallery operator. He i……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1934, provides a discussion of the important facts and underlying principles of the financial problems that the American people were facing after the Great Depression. ……続きを見る

■Finanzwissenschaft und Psychologie ■Die Finanzpolitische Meinungs- und Willensbildung Die Dynamik der parlamentarischen Beschlußfassung Der vorparlamentarische Raum Die öffentliche Meinung ■Der Sta……続きを見る

■Überblick Kameralwissenschaft / Die Physiokraten / Der klassische Liberalismus / National-Ökonomie / Wissenschaftlicher Sozialismus / Kathedersozialismus / Methodenstreit und Grenznutzenschule / Ne……続きを見る

"Excellent. ... Impressive." ーFinancial Times An award-winning investigative journalist takes us inside the ten business deals that have transformed the modern world We tend to think of our world a……続きを見る

The rapid development of technology and globalization has changed the leverage points in accumulating wealth: money, meaning and freedom. Those that don’t adapt are becoming trapped in the downward ……続きを見る

Where did the idea of money come from? Our ancestors traded with goods but today, we buy with money. In this book, we’re going to explore the history of money and how kids can use them smartly. Pick……続きを見る

'Overall, the book provides an interesting and useful synthesis of the authors’ research on the predictions of stock market crashes. The book can be recommended to anyone interested in the Bond St……続きを見る

At the beginning of the twentieth century Britain was amongst the world leaders in the production of machine tools, yet by the 1980s the industry was in terminal decline. Focusing on the example of ……続きを見る

This title was first published in 2000: This volume tells the fascinating story of the origins, development, growth and survival of a small country brewery in Hampshire. Employing and analyzing a we……続きを見る

This title was first published in 2000. This is a history of the monetary developments in the international economy of the 19th century. It reviews the monetary developments in the core economies of……続きを見る

At the end of the Second World War Germany was devastated; her cities lay in ruins, industrial output was minimal, the economy was in tatters and her territories divided into four zones, each govern……続きを見る