Revised edition of A concise economic history of the world, 2003.
Concise Economic History Of The World: From Paleolithic Times To The Present
The chronological structure of the book is designed to help students memorize and understand key events. This book also discusses broader themes, such as convergence–divergence, growth and decline, development, and industrial revolutions.
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Together these countries pioneered new technologies that have made them ever richer.
In A Farewell to Alms, Gregory Clark tackles these profound questions and suggests a new and provocative way in which culture--not exploitation, geography, or resources--explains the wealth, and the poverty, of nations.
Graebner, N.A., America as a World Power, Wilmington, Del., 1984. Hall, D.G.E., A History of South-East Asia, New York, 1955. Halle, L.J., The Cold War as History, London, 1967. Halperin Donghi, T., The Aftermath of Revolution in Latin ...
This book combines qualitative histories with quantitative data.
William Henry Harrison was the first candidate to actively campaign for the presidency, under the slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler too.” Tippecanoe referenced Harrison's defeat of Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown on the Tippecanoe River in ...
The book concludes with a discussion of the contemporary challenges, often shared with neighbours, that shape the country today.
Bairoch's lucid prose makes the book equally accessible to economists of every stripe, as well as to historians, political scientists, and other social scientists.