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Everybody Ought to Be Rich
Oxford University Press, USA 2013; US$ 21.99Today, consumer credit, employee stock options, and citizen investment in the stock market are taken for granted--fundamental facts of American economic life. But few people realize that they were first widely promoted by John Jakob Raskob (1879-1950), the innovative financier and self-made businessman who built the Empire State building, made millions... more...
The European Economy 1914-2000
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 79.95As in earlier editions of this work, Professor Aldcroft presents a succinct and lucid account of the development and problems of the European economy throughout the twentieth century. The text divides into several clearly defined sub-periods: the aftermath of the First World War and reconstruction in the 1920s the depression and recovery of... more...
Global Impact of the Great Depression 1929-1939
Routledge 1996; US$ 39.95Dietmar Rothermund broadens the conventional focus of the great depression to include its impact on the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America. He explains key areas, such as Keynesian theory and the role of the international gold standard. more...
Economic History of Sweden
Routledge 2000; US$ 44.95Based upon comprehensive and original research, An Economic History of Sweden represents an invaluable resource for both economic historians and students of economic theory. more...
Beyond Capital
Palgrave Macmillan 2003; US$ 41.00Winner of The Deutscher Memorial Prize 2004. In a completely reworked edition of his classic (1991) volume, Michael A. Lebowitz explores the implications of the book on wage-labour that Marx originally intended to write. Focusing upon critical assumptions in Capital that were to be removed in Wage-Labour and upon Marx's methodology, Lebowitz stresses... more...
A Companion to the History of Economic Thought
Wiley 2008; US$ 228.95Assembling contributions from top thinkers in the field, this companion offers a comprehensive and sophisticated exploration of the history of economic thought. The volume has a threefold focus: the history of economic thought, the history of economics as a discipline, and the historiography of economic thought. Provides sophisticated introductions... more...
The New Economic Criticism
Taylor and Francis 1999; US$ 69.95This collection brings together twenty-seven essays by influential literary and cultural historians, as well as representatives of the vanguard of postmodernist economics. Contributors include: Jean-Joseph Goux, Marc Shell. This is a pathbreaking work which develops a new form of economic analysis. It will appeal to economists and literary theorists... more...
Monopolies in America
Oxford University Press 2000; US$ 22.99In this study, the author traces the rise of monopolies from the railroad era to today's computer software empires. The history of monopolies has been dominated by strong and charismatic personalities. This work tells tells the stories behind the individuals. more...
Commercial Agreements and Social Dynamics in Medieval Genoa
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 28.00Making use of 20,000 notarial records, this book traces commercial partnerships in Genoa from 1150 to 1435 and their role in the economic and social transformation to the Renaissance. more...
Castles, Battles, and Bombs
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 18.00Castles, Battles, and Bombs reconsiders key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics—with dramatically insightful results. For example, when looked at as a question of sheer cost, the building of castles in the High Middle Ages seems almost inevitable: though stunningly expensive, a strong castle was far... more...









