Economic History

China has a long history of foreign trade. As early as the pre-Qin period, the ancient Chinese shipped silk and other goods abroad; in the 2nd cent...

Benjamin Franklin was serious when he suggested the colonists arm themselves with the longbow. The American colonies were not logistically prepared...

Robert Greville, 2nd Lord Brooke, was a prominent figure amongst the opposition to Charles I, a religious radical and intellectual who emerged as a...

This book provides a compelling exploration into the distinctive approaches East Asian scholars employ to articulate the peculiarities of Asia's mo...

In the nineteenth century, an ambitious new library and museum for Indian arts, sciences, and natural history was established. Run by government em...

This book provides a detailed and compelling guide to the life and economic work of Gerónimo de Uztáriz. It contextualises his work within the econ...

In this new volume of Research in Economic History, editors Shawn Kantor and Carl T. Kitchens bring together a diverse range of expert contributors...

'A rallying cry for a deep rethink of how we build, buy and manage homes.' ARCHITECTS' JOURNAL'A calm analysis of the concept of property ownership...

A groundbreaking new history of the shared legacy of expulsion among Jews and Christian moneylenders in late medieval EuropeWinner of the Wallace K...

The concept of a megamachine - a closed system operating to a pre-established utilitarian purpose which results in the machinization of humanity h...

Charts the emergence and development of capitalism across the world from a variety of perspectives, providing a deep understanding of how capitalis...

This book presents an original interpretation of the building history of London in terms of its evolving political economy. Each of the seven ages ...

This book comprehensively examines the development of Brazilian agriculture by focusing on the crops which evolved from national products to intern...

As the second volume of a two-volume set on the Chinese economic history, this book investigates Chinese economic development since 1949, uncoverin...

The theory of interventionism of the Austrian School of Economics explains the successes and failures of the transformation processes in Central an...

Serving Aristocracy is the history of social negotiation and mobility in an early modern knowledge community, centred on the aristocratic De la Gar...

Serving Aristocracy is the history of social negotiation and mobility in an early modern knowledge community, centred on the aristocratic De la Gar...

The period from 1957 to 1988 was transformative for the international oil industry. The United Kingdon, home to two major oil companies, British Pe...

As it is today, the property market was a key and dynamic economic sector in Ancient Rome. Its study demands a deep understanding of Roman society,...

This book explores the early globalization of prostitution from the perspective of the Italian case. It is a story of prostitution, migration, and ...

Drawing on modern economic theory, this book provides new insights into the economic development of ancient economies and the sustainability of the...