Economic History

An unexpected and fascinating examination of the vanished Jewish trade in ostrich feathers, which thrived on three continents The thirst for exotic...

In the mid-eighteenth century, colonial Americans became enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. This exotic wood, imported fr...

Winner of the 2021 Lionel Gelber Prize: A provocative look at how todays trade conflicts are caused by governments promoting the interests of elite...

A dive into the origins, management, and uses and misuses of sovereign debt through the ages. Public debts have exploded to levels unprecedented i...

The astonishing story of the Sassoons, one of the nineteenth century's preeminent commercial families and 'the Rothschilds of the East'The Sassoons...

This is the story of how a small island on the edge of Europe became one of the worlds major tax havens. From global corporations such as Apple and...

A Financial Times Book of the YearA ProMarket Book of the YearSuperbly argued and importantDonald Trump is in so many ways a product of the defecti...

WINNER OF THE 2023 RALPH GOMORY BOOK PRIZE   A superb book.Jerry Brotton   Wonderfully wide-ranging and deeply-researched.William Dalrymple   Sharp...

FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2022THE TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2021'A complex story, which Tooze tells with clarity and verve....

Why was the UK so unprepared for the pandemic, suffering one of the highest death rates and worst economic contractions of the major world economie...