Economic history

Despite increasing academic interest in both the study of masculinity and the history of consumption, there are still few published studies that bring together both concerns.

Despite increasing academic interest in both the study of masculinity and the history of consumption, there are still few published studies that bring together both concerns.

Merchant organisation was a global phenomenon in the early modern era, and in the growing contacts between peoples and cultures, merchants may be seen as privileged intermediaries.

Merchant organisation was a global phenomenon in the early modern era, and in the growing contacts between peoples and cultures, merchants may be seen as privileged intermediaries.

The literature on early-modern monetary history is vast and rich, yet overly Eurocentric.

The literature on early-modern monetary history is vast and rich, yet overly Eurocentric.

The near destruction of the coal industry and the NUM offers a timely vantage point from which to appraise their history.

The near destruction of the coal industry and the NUM offers a timely vantage point from which to appraise their history.

This volume focuses on Latin America, since it was mainly there that Europeans (or their colonial descendants) actually engaged in mining in the 16th-19th centuries; elsewhere they traded metals mined by others.

This volume focuses on Latin America, since it was mainly there that Europeans (or their colonial descendants) actually engaged in mining in the 16th-19th centuries; elsewhere they traded metals mined by others.

The years of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, aptly described by Mark Twain as the 'Gilded Age' witnessed an unprecedented level of technological change, material excess, untrammled pursuit of profit and imperial expansion.

The years of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, aptly described by Mark Twain as the 'Gilded Age' witnessed an unprecedented level of technological change, material excess, untrammled pursuit of profit and imperial expansion.

One of the first volumes to explore the intersection of economics, morality, and culture, this collection analyzes the role of the developing monetary economy in Western Europe from the twelfth to the seventeenth century.

One of the first volumes to explore the intersection of economics, morality, and culture, this collection analyzes the role of the developing monetary economy in Western Europe from the twelfth to the seventeenth century.

This book explores the identity of the 'French disease' (alias the 'French pox' or 'Morbus Gallicus') in the German Imperial city of Augsburg between 1495 and 1630.

This book explores the identity of the 'French disease' (alias the 'French pox' or 'Morbus Gallicus') in the German Imperial city of Augsburg between 1495 and 1630.

History has not looked kindly upon Neville Chamberlain.

History has not looked kindly upon Neville Chamberlain.

Global climate change and the war in Ukraine have put energy back on the agenda for Europe in a way that has not been seen since the oil crisis of the 1970s.

The starting point of this volume is the scathing attack, far-reaching in its consequences, launched in 1942 by J.

The starting point of this volume is the scathing attack, far-reaching in its consequences, launched in 1942 by J.

Benvenuto Olivieri was a Florentine banker active in Rome during the first half of the sixteenth century.

Benvenuto Olivieri was a Florentine banker active in Rome during the first half of the sixteenth century.

Whilst there has been much recent scholarly work on retailing during the early modern period, less is known about how people at the time perceived retailing, both as onlookers, artists and commentators, and as participants.

Whilst there has been much recent scholarly work on retailing during the early modern period, less is known about how people at the time perceived retailing, both as onlookers, artists and commentators, and as participants.

Piracy and the English Government, 1616-1642, explodes the myth that England was 'a nation of pirates', arguing that the English people were far more often victims of piracy.

Piracy and the English Government, 1616-1642, explodes the myth that England was 'a nation of pirates', arguing that the English people were far more often victims of piracy.

This is a study of the organisation and practical operation of the system of poor relief in Emden from the late 15th century to the end of the 16th.

This is a study of the organisation and practical operation of the system of poor relief in Emden from the late 15th century to the end of the 16th.

During the 19th century, the engineering of ports and harbours became a large and specialised branch of the profession.

During the 19th century, the engineering of ports and harbours became a large and specialised branch of the profession.

This volume, together with its companion Manufacturing and Labour, examines the economic basis of the early Islamic world, looking at the organization of extractive and agricultural operations, manufacturing processes and labour relations.

Bringing together a wide range of empirical studies from around the world (Sweden, Norway, Austria, Germany, France, UK, Israel, Russia, China, Taiwan, Argentina, Canada), framed in related contemporary theoretical frameworks, this book examines the question of the significance of proximate vs.

Bringing together a wide range of empirical studies from around the world (Sweden, Norway, Austria, Germany, France, UK, Israel, Russia, China, Taiwan, Argentina, Canada), framed in related contemporary theoretical frameworks, this book examines the question of the significance of proximate vs.

This book is the first comprehensive history of the development of the British bicycle industry from the perspective of business and economic history.

This book is the first comprehensive history of the development of the British bicycle industry from the perspective of business and economic history.

This collection of essays, written by former bankers, practising central bankers, government advisers and historians, celebrates the seventieth anniversary of the National Bank of Hungary.

This collection of essays, written by former bankers, practising central bankers, government advisers and historians, celebrates the seventieth anniversary of the National Bank of Hungary.

Banking regulation has been the subject of intense debate in recent years.

Banking regulation has been the subject of intense debate in recent years.

Railway workers were a uniformed and respectable section of the Victorian and Edwardian working class.

Railway workers were a uniformed and respectable section of the Victorian and Edwardian working class.

Richard Cobden (1804-65) rose from humble beginnings to become the leading advocate of nineteenth-century free-trade and liberalism.

Richard Cobden (1804-65) rose from humble beginnings to become the leading advocate of nineteenth-century free-trade and liberalism.

English dress in the second half of the sixteenth century has been studied in depth, yet remarkably little has been written on the earlier years, or indeed on male clothing for the whole century.

English dress in the second half of the sixteenth century has been studied in depth, yet remarkably little has been written on the earlier years, or indeed on male clothing for the whole century.

Robert Stephenson, the leading engineer of the mid-nineteenth century whose substantial public works brought about considerable social change is now the subject of this excellent new biography: Robert Stephenson - The Eminent Engineer.

Robert Stephenson, the leading engineer of the mid-nineteenth century whose substantial public works brought about considerable social change is now the subject of this excellent new biography: Robert Stephenson - The Eminent Engineer.

The trade in slaves is perhaps the most notorious feature of the era of European expansion.

The trade in slaves is perhaps the most notorious feature of the era of European expansion.