Living Economic And Social History

Author : Michael Wintle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139428569

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An Economic and Social History of the Netherlands, 1800–1920 by Michael Wintle Pdf

An Economic and Social History of the Netherlands, 1800–1920 provides a comprehensive account of Dutch history from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, examining population and health, the economy, and socio-political history. The Dutch experience in this period is fascinating and instructive: the country saw extremely rapid population growth, awesome death rates, staggering fertility, some of the fastest economic growth in the world, a uniquely large and efficient service sector, a vast and profitable overseas empire, characteristic 'pillarization', and relative tolerance. Michael Wintle also examines the lives of ordinary people: what they ate, how much they earned, what they thought about public affairs, and how they wooed and wed. This book will be of central importance to Dutch specialists, as well as European historians more generally.

Author : Georg Christ,Philipp R. Rössner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429015441

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History and Economic Life by Georg Christ,Philipp R. Rössner Pdf

History and Economic Life offers students a wide-ranging introduction to both quantitative and qualitative approaches to interpreting economic history sources from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century. Having identified an ever-widening gap between the use of qualitative sources by cultural historians and quantitative sources by economic historians, the book aims to bridge the divide by making economic history sources more accessible to students and the wider public, and highlighting the need for a complementary rather than exclusive approach. Divided into two parts, the book begins by equipping students with a toolbox to approach economic history sources, considering the range of sources that might be of use and introducing different ways of approaching them. The second part consists of case studies that examine how economic historians use such sources, helping readers to gain a sense of context and understanding of how these sources can be used. The book thereby sheds light on important debates both within and beyond the field, and highlights the benefits gained when combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to source analysis. Introducing sources often avoided in culturally-minded history or statistically-minded economic history courses respectively, and advocating a combined quantitative and qualitative approach, it is an essential resource for students undertaking source analysis within the field.

Author : Steven Epstein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521880367

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An Economic and Social History of Later Medieval Europe, 1000-1500 by Steven Epstein Pdf

This book examines the most important themes in European social and economic history from the beginning of growth around the year 1000 to the first wave of global exchange in the 1490s. These five hundred years witnessed the rise of economic systems, such as capitalism, and the social theories that would have a profound influence on the rest of the world over the next five centuries. The basic story, the human search for food, clothing, and shelter in a world of violence and scarcity, is a familiar one, and the work and daily routines of ordinary women and men are the focus of this volume. Surveying the full extent of Europe, from east to west and north to south, Steven Epstein illuminates family life, economic and social thought, war, technologies, and other major themes while giving equal attention to developments in trade, crafts, and agriculture. The great waves of famine and then plague in the fourteenth century provide the centerpiece of a book that seeks to explain the causes of Europe's uneven prosperity and its response to catastrophic levels of death. Epstein also sets social and economic developments within the context of the Christian culture and values that were common across Europe and that were in constant tension with Muslims, Jews, and dissidents within its boundaries and the great Islamic and Tartar states on its frontier.

Author : Karl Gunnar Persson,Paul Sharp
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107095564

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An Economic History of Europe by Karl Gunnar Persson,Paul Sharp Pdf

The second edition of a leading textbook on European economic history, updated throughout and with new coverage of post-financial crisis Europe.

Author : Keith Wrightson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300094124

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Earthly Necessities by Keith Wrightson Pdf

Wrightson describes the basic institutions and relationships of economic life in Britain, tracing the processes of change, and examines how these changes affect men, women, and children of all ages. Illustrations.

Author : James B. Gardner,George Rollie Adams,American Association for State and Local History
Publisher : Nashville, Tenn. : American Association for State and Local History
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039407940

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Ordinary People and Everyday Life by James B. Gardner,George Rollie Adams,American Association for State and Local History Pdf

Author : Economic History Society
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015007697959

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Essays in Social History by Economic History Society Pdf

Bringing together the finest essays of the past decade published in the rapidly growing field of social history, this new collection reflects the recent focus on the period between the mid-18th century and the First World War.

Author : Foreign-Area Research Documentation Center
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1967-03
Category : Economic history
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU16706510

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Papers Available by Foreign-Area Research Documentation Center Pdf

Author : Jonathan Levy
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 945 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780812985184

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Ages of American Capitalism by Jonathan Levy Pdf

A leading economic historian traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present—and argues that we’ve reached a turning point that will define the era ahead. “A monumental achievement, sure to become a classic.”—Zachary D. Carter, author of The Price of Peace In this ambitious single-volume history of the United States, economic historian Jonathan Levy reveals how capitalism in America has evolved through four distinct ages and how the country’s economic evolution is inseparable from the nature of American life itself. The Age of Commerce spans the colonial era through the outbreak of the Civil War, and the Age of Capital traces the lasting impact of the industrial revolution. The volatility of the Age of Capital ultimately led to the Great Depression, which sparked the Age of Control, during which the government took on a more active role in the economy, and finally, in the Age of Chaos, deregulation and the growth of the finance industry created a booming economy for some but also striking inequalities and a lack of oversight that led directly to the crash of 2008. In Ages of American Capitalism, Levy proves that capitalism in the United States has never been just one thing. Instead, it has morphed through the country’s history—and it’s likely changing again right now. “A stunning accomplishment . . . an indispensable guide to understanding American history—and what’s happening in today’s economy.”—Christian Science Monitor “The best one-volume history of American capitalism.”—Sven Beckert, author of Empire of Cotton

Author : R. C. Richardson,William Henry Chaloner
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0719036003

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British Economic and Social History by R. C. Richardson,William Henry Chaloner Pdf

Author : Sheilagh C. Ogilvie
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0340652160

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Germany by Sheilagh C. Ogilvie Pdf

Part of a three volume series that explores social and economic change in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present day, this third volume examines Germany's late but explosive economic transformation after 1800, the cycles of war, defeat and dictatorship, and the German economic miracle after 1950.

Author : Sylvia Nasar
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780684872995

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Grand Pursuit by Sylvia Nasar Pdf

An instant "New York Times" bestseller, from the author of "A Beautiful Mind": a sweeping history of the invention of modern economics that takes readers from Dickens' London to modern Calcutta.

Author : Sean Glynn,Alan Booth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000158762

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Modern Britain by Sean Glynn,Alan Booth Pdf

Modern Britain focuses on two major periods of British history; the interwar period, and postwar Britain. The authors compare and contrast developments in the two periods, dealing with the themes of: * growth and welfare * industry * labour * social policy * the economy Combining a narrative with a conceptual and analytic approach,Modern Britain provides an end-of-century review of progress and decline and an essential background to current polemics and major issues of concern. Clearly structured and written, this is an invaluable textbook for students of twentieth century British history.

Author : M. Rostovtzeff
Publisher : Biblo & Tannen Publishers
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : History
ISBN : 0819621641

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The Social and Economic History of the Roman Empire by M. Rostovtzeff Pdf

Author : Robert C. Allen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199596652

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Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction by Robert C. Allen Pdf

Together these countries pioneered new technologies that have made them ever richer.