Economic History

Bernard Lonergan's economic writings span forty years and contain ideas that differ radically from those of his contemporaries. His theory of macro...

Harold A. Innis helped to found the field of Canadian economic history. He is best known for the staples thesis which dominated the discourse of Ca...

The Contemporary Global Economy provides a lively overview of recent turbulence in the world economy, focusing on the dynamics of globalization sin...

Contemporary capitalism is characterized by periods of vigorous economic growth and periods of slow or even negative growth. This book draws on the...

Countries that have suffered ethnic or religious conflict and become segregated societies reflect these divisions in education provision for their ...

Exploring the lives and achievements of 36 extraordinary individuals from across 18 nations and every continent, this books champions innovators: t...

Managing Cultural Heritage explores managerial and governance issues within the cultural heritage sector, with particular regard to the ecomuseum. ...

Evolution of the Property Relation defines an approach to economics which is centered around the concept of property and explores the historical ev...

An exploration of life in the early medieval West, using pigs as a lens to investigate agriculture, ecology, economy, and philosophy   From North A...

The term 'housing crisis' has recently been associated with rising foreclosure rates and tottering financial institutions, particularly in the US a...

Seven Moralities of Human Resource Management analyses morality of HRM from the perspective of American psychologist Laurence Kohlberg. This book e...

How inflation and deflation fears shape American democracy. Many foundational moments in American economic historythe establishment of paper money,...

Labour: A Heterodox Approach provides a theoretical reconstruction of the labour and job market by examining it in a rich historical context. It ex...

An incisive history of the venture-capital industry.New YorkerAn excellent and original economic history of venture capital.Tyler Cowen, Marginal R...

A beautifully illustrated and unique history of the rosethe queen of flowersin art, medicine, cuisine, and moreFrom noted rosarian Peter Kukielski ...

A pathbreaking history of art that uses digital research and economic tools to reveal enduring inequities in the formation of the art historical ca...

This volume brings together historians, economists, political scientists, and anthropologists to present a global perspective on the new forms of l...

Renaissance map-makers produced ever more accurate descriptions of geography, which were also beautiful works of art. They filled the oceans Europe...

The first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British India...