Economic History – alle Bücher und CDs, Seite 7

The Cambridge Companion to the History of Multinationals and Society

Geoffrey Jones and Sabine Pitteloud present the latest research on the global history of multinationals and their impact on society and the environment. Bringing together leading international scholars, t…

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Trevor Jackson
The Insatiable Machine

Today, virtually the entire world lives under the economic system called capitalism and most people alive have never known another. But as Trevor Jackson argues, it wasn't always capitalism, it didn't hav…

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David Singerman
Unrefined

"Just what is sugar? This question tormented nineteenth-century planters, scientists, and governments. Sugar was powerful: It colonized and enslaved people, held consumers in thrall, spurred new tech…

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Louis M Cullen
Six Generations

Six Generations describes the significant changes in everyday life - food, entertainment, household goods, working conditions, medicine, roads and communication - and what brought them about.

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Ali Rahnema
The Economic Modernisation of Iran, 1953-1968

In 1953, Iran was at loggerheads with the US and UK, after Prime Minister Mossadeq nationalised Iran's oil reserves. By 1968, under the autocratic rule of the Shah, Iran was a booming export economy, bene…

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Catherine Herfeld
Conversations on Rational Choice

"Rational choice theories belong to the most prominent approaches of 20th century economics. By revealing the different perspectives to evaluate them, this set of conversations allows students, teach…

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Catherine Herfeld
Conversations on Rational Choice

"Rational choice theories belong to the most prominent approaches of 20th century economics. By revealing the different perspectives to evaluate them, this set of conversations allows students, teach…

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Daniel Susskind
Growth

One of Barack Obama's 10 Favorite Books of the Year One of the New Yorker's Best Books of the Year Finalist for the Financial Times Best Book of the YearA vivid account of the past, present, and future of…

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Steven High, Stefan Berger,
The Politics of Industrial Closure

The Politics of Industrial Closure explores how the political consequences of neoliberal globalization have led to the decline of industrial regions across Western Europe and North America. Co-editors and…

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Briem
Beyond Steel

Learning from one Rust Belt city's postindustrial transitionWhile Pittsburgh is sometimes held up as a successful example of urban reinvention in the era after heavy industry (think "eds and meds&quo…

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Richard Vague
The Banker Who Made America

If you haven't followed the money, chances are you don't know the real story of America and its Revolution. Nothing gives a clearer insight into this history than the life of early America's dominant merc…

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James K Galbraith, Jing Chen
Entropy Economics

Economists dream of equilibrium. It's time to wake up .In mainstream economics, markets are ideal if competition is perfect. When supply balances demand, economic maturity is orderly and disturbed only by…

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Merav Haklai
Money in Imperial Rome

This book offers an in-depth examination of the institutional framework within which money operated as an economic agent in the Roman empire, emphasising its systemic complexity. Analyses focus on classic…

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Charles Hecker
Zero Sum

An insider's account of the rise and fall of Western business ventures in post-Soviet Russia.

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Charlotte Touati
Eritrea's Gold Rush

Exposes how global capital props up one of Africa's most dangerous dictators and thus helps fuel violence and instability throughout Africa.

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Alessandro Stanziani
Empires of Labor

From the seventeenth century to the First World War, both free and unfree labor were essential for building an empire. This ambitious study examines the relationship between capitalism and coercion across…

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Wim Decock
Money, Markets, and Merit

This book revisits the legacy of one of the protagonists in the history of economic thought: Leonardus Lessius (1554-1623). In a time marked as much by fierce debates on grace and free will as by doubts a…

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Debra Michals
She's the Boss

Since World War II, women have moved increasingly into business ownership, often outpacing male start-ups and typically seeking to meet a combination of personal and economic needs. She's the Boss chronic…

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Guido Alfani
As Gods Among Men

"In this masterly book, [Alfani] offers an insightful long-run perspective and fascinating lessons for the future. A must-read!"---Thomas Piketty, author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century A…

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Oscar Sanchez-Sibony
The Soviet Union and the Construction of the Global Market

"Highlights the importance of the Soviet Union and the socialist world in shaping the rise of the international political economy we know today. Sanchez-Sibony documents how the Soviets succeeded in …

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