Economic History

Barrington Moore, Jr., one of the most distinguished thinkers in critical theory and historical sociology, was long concerned with the prospects fo...

The traditional view of the Hong Kong colonial economy is that it was dominated by Western companies, notably the great British merchant houses, an...

First published in 1992, A Future for Africa looks at the crises plaguing the Africa’s societies and economies and argues convincingly that the pro...

Cartels, trusts and agreements to reduce competition between firms have existed for centuries, but became particularly prevalent toward the end of ...

This book presents a great deal of new primary research on a wide range of aspects of early modern East Asia. Focusing primarily on maritime connec...

This book presents a comprehensive account of more than 200 years of controversy on the classical theories of value and distribution. The author fo...

After a turbulent modern history of conquest and colonialism, Mexico has developed as an economy that may be emerging but still displays significan...

The first global history of the middle class While the nineteenth century has been described as the golden age of the European bourgeoisie, the eme...

Since 1945, over 200 intra-state conflicts have taken place in countries that achieved independence from colonial rule after World War II. The case...

A re-issue of this classic study of President Roosevelt's adminstrative policy toward monopoly during the period of the New Deal, updated with a ne...

Oleg Davydov's Inside Out examines Russia's foreign economic relations from 1992 to 1997, a period of drastic change and transformation. During the...

First Published in 1999. The best scholarship on the development of contemporaryJapan This collection presents well over 100 scholarly articles on ...

The postwar miracle, says John Price, made Japan and its corporations the toast of the global village, with scholars across the United States point...

This book recreates the daily lives of laboring men and women in America's premier urban center during the second half of the eighteenth century. B...

What price do states pay for becoming and remaining world powers? Why did the first greatly expanded British Empire collapse so rapidly? Nancy F. K...

Focusing on the Clark’s Fort Bottom, a twenty-five-mile stretch between present-day Park City and Billings, Montana, this pathbreaking study examin...

Odessa, one of the world's unique cities, was founded by Empress Catherine II in 1794 on the northern shore of the Black Sea. Settled close to the ...

The third and updated edition of the classic account of America in the latter half of the nineteenth century When the first edition of America in t...

In unforgettable words and images, Cabell Phillips takes the reader from the crash of the stock market to the crash of bombs in Poland. The journey...

This collection of essays engages in the analysis of key concepts, concerns, and cutting-edge insights in radical political economy.Offering a robu...

The twelfth century was characterized by intense spirituality as well as rapid economic development. Drawing on unprecedented research, Constance B...

A re-issue of this classic study of President Roosevelt's adminstrative policy toward monopoly during the period of the New Deal, updated with a ne...

These memoirs provide insights into the development of 19th-century technology, modern American business, and philanthropy.