The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History
- ISBN-10
- 019505377X
- ISBN-13
- 9780195053777
- Series
- The Great Wave
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 536
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Author
- David Hackett Fischer
Description
Explores the price crises that accompany plagues, revolutions, religious wars, and economic depressions
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