Economic history

Wars cannot be fought and sustained without food and this unique collection explores the impact of war on food production, allocation and consumption in Europe in the twentieth century.

Francis Watkins was an eminent figure in his field of mathematical and optical instrument making in mid-eighteenth century London.

Street vendors are ubiquitous across the world and throughout history.

Street vendors are ubiquitous across the world and throughout history.

Francis Watkins was an eminent figure in his field of mathematical and optical instrument making in mid-eighteenth century London.

Renaissance Europe witnessed a surge of interest in new scientific ideas and theories.

Renaissance Europe witnessed a surge of interest in new scientific ideas and theories.

The coming of the railways signalled the transformation of European society, allowing the quick and cheap mass transportation of people and goods on a previously unimaginable scale.

The coming of the railways signalled the transformation of European society, allowing the quick and cheap mass transportation of people and goods on a previously unimaginable scale.

Looking especially at widows of master craftsmen in early modern Paris, this study provides analysis of the social and cultural structures that shaped widows' lives as well as their day-to-day experiences.

Looking especially at widows of master craftsmen in early modern Paris, this study provides analysis of the social and cultural structures that shaped widows' lives as well as their day-to-day experiences.

Covering the period from the publication of Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers' Director (1754) to the Great Exhibition (1851), this book analyses the relationships between producer retailers and consumers of furniture and interior design, and explores what effect dialogues surrounding these transactions had on the standardisation of furniture production during this period.

Covering the period from the publication of Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers' Director (1754) to the Great Exhibition (1851), this book analyses the relationships between producer retailers and consumers of furniture and interior design, and explores what effect dialogues surrounding these transactions had on the standardisation of furniture production during this period.

Drawing upon anthropological, sociological and historical perspectives, this volume provides a unique insight into women's domestic consumption.

Drawing upon anthropological, sociological and historical perspectives, this volume provides a unique insight into women's domestic consumption.

Teresa Healy here examines resistance within Mexican society during a period of sustained crisis at the regional and national level, as well as at the level of world order.

Teresa Healy here examines resistance within Mexican society during a period of sustained crisis at the regional and national level, as well as at the level of world order.

One of the foremost writers of her time, Harriet Martineau established her reputation by writing a hugely successful series of fictional tales on political economy whose wide readership included the young Queen Victoria.

One of the foremost writers of her time, Harriet Martineau established her reputation by writing a hugely successful series of fictional tales on political economy whose wide readership included the young Queen Victoria.

Going to Market rethinks women's contributions to the early modern commercial economy.

Going to Market rethinks women's contributions to the early modern commercial economy.

This book focuses on the role of the state in promoting a country's long-term technological progress and industrial leadership.

This book focuses on the role of the state in promoting a country's long-term technological progress and industrial leadership.

Focusing on a series of policy initiatives from the late 1960s through to the end of the 1970s, this book looks at how successive governments tried to address growing concerns about urban deprivation across Britain.

Focusing on a series of policy initiatives from the late 1960s through to the end of the 1970s, this book looks at how successive governments tried to address growing concerns about urban deprivation across Britain.

Lifestyles have a history, and lifestyle media is fundamentally implicated in this history.

Lifestyles have a history, and lifestyle media is fundamentally implicated in this history.

Horses played a major role in the military, economic, social and cultural history of early-modern England.

Horses played a major role in the military, economic, social and cultural history of early-modern England.

In Hunger Movements in Early Victorian Literature, Lesa Scholl explores the ways in which the language of starvation interacts with narratives of emotional and intellectual want to create a dynamic, evolving notion of hunger.

In Hunger Movements in Early Victorian Literature, Lesa Scholl explores the ways in which the language of starvation interacts with narratives of emotional and intellectual want to create a dynamic, evolving notion of hunger.

The years 1650 to 1750 - sandwiched between an age of 'wars of religion' and an age of 'revolutionary wars' - have often been characterized as a 'de-ideologized' period.

The years 1650 to 1750 - sandwiched between an age of 'wars of religion' and an age of 'revolutionary wars' - have often been characterized as a 'de-ideologized' period.

From the moment governments began making money from levying duty on imported goods, a smuggling trade developed to avoid paying such taxes.

From the moment governments began making money from levying duty on imported goods, a smuggling trade developed to avoid paying such taxes.

Late medieval and early modern cities are often depicted as cradles of artistic creativity and hotbeds of new material culture.

Late medieval and early modern cities are often depicted as cradles of artistic creativity and hotbeds of new material culture.

Whilst the early modern period has long been recognized as witnessing a growth in trade and consumerism, the majority of studies to date have tended to focus upon London and southern England.

Whilst the early modern period has long been recognized as witnessing a growth in trade and consumerism, the majority of studies to date have tended to focus upon London and southern England.

This monograph makes a fresh contribution to a longstanding but far from exhausted debate concerning the transition to capitalism in Europe.

This monograph makes a fresh contribution to a longstanding but far from exhausted debate concerning the transition to capitalism in Europe.

Presenting recent research on the international integration of infrastructures in Europe, this book combines general and methodological chapters and examples from different a variety of sectors such as transport, electricity and communication networks.

Presenting recent research on the international integration of infrastructures in Europe, this book combines general and methodological chapters and examples from different a variety of sectors such as transport, electricity and communication networks.

As a food, milk has been revered and ignored, respected and feared.

As a food, milk has been revered and ignored, respected and feared.

Grounded in the literary history of early modern England, this study explores the intersection of cultural attitudes and material practices that shape the acquisition, circulation, and consumption of resources at the turn of the seventeenth century.

Grounded in the literary history of early modern England, this study explores the intersection of cultural attitudes and material practices that shape the acquisition, circulation, and consumption of resources at the turn of the seventeenth century.

The history of the voluntary sector in British towns and cities has received increasing scholarly attention in recent years.

The history of the voluntary sector in British towns and cities has received increasing scholarly attention in recent years.

Garcia de Orta's Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India (1563) was one of the first books to take advantage of the close relationship between medicine, trade and empire in the early modern period.