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Book SynopsisThis book provides a survey of this complex period of European history, covering themes such as the impact of Christianisation, the formation of nations and states, the emergence of an expansionist commercial economy, the Crusades and the intellectual and cultural life of the Middle Ages.Trade ReviewPraise for previous editions'Instructors seeking an alternative to the standard political and institutional narrative found in most medieval history texts will find the new edition of Blockmans and Hoppenbrouwers to be a superb choice. With its focus on social groups and cultural movements, the text is also written in a fluid style that will engage students. I look forward to using it in my next medieval history survey.'Edward Tabri, University of Texas at Tyler, USA'Introduction to Medieval Europe provides an excellent overview into the fascinating world of the Middle Ages. It covers issues such as mentalities of men and women as well as giving an insight into the world of medieval politics. Included is a thought-provoking chapter on continuities which provides a new framework for the understanding of a world distant to us both in time and place.'Thomas Småberg, Malmö University, Sweden'This is an extraordinarily wide-ranging introduction, covering Europe in its broadest sense from the British Isles to Turkey. It not only explains the political, intellectual and religious developments that occurred between the late Roman period and the Reformation but it also gives an insight into what life must have been like for most people. An essential first port of call for anyone wishing to understand the Middle Ages.'Jonathan Harris, Royal Holloway University, UK'The particular strength of this new edition of Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1550 is the authors’ ability to trace the development and transformation over time of large scale social, economic, and religious structures and mentalities. How did pagans become Christians? How did slaves and peasants become serfs? How did armed horsemen become knights? Few if any other textbooks at this level can offer students such a sure guide along the path to understanding how the outlines of medieval society took shape.'Sean Field, University of Vermont, USA'This commendably clear and concise overview of the medieval period should be essential reading for all stu-dents coming to the subject for the first time. The coverage of social, economic and intellectual themes is particularly strong. Readers will appreciate the profusion of maps, diagrams and other illustrations which buttress the text.'Simon Barton, University of Exeter, UK'In their new edition on the Middle Ages, Blockmans and Hoppenbrouwers offer a rich, accessible, and valuable resource for students and lecturers of medieval history alike. With its expanded list of tables, figures, illustrations, color maps, primary source boxes, and annotated bibliographies, this revised text is a must-have for anyone interested in the formation of pre-modern Europe. Through a careful re-organization of materials and an extended treatment of the period along sensible thematic and chronological lines, this work will continue to reign among the leading introductory surveys on the medieval world.'Kriston Rennie, University of Queensland, Australia'In the crowded field of historical surveys of medieval Europe, Blockmans and Hoppenbrouwers have managed to produce something distinctive and original. Their book gives a clear, well-written overview of the political, social, economic and artistic developments in these important centuries with helpful explanations of technical terms and good suggested further reading. Eastern Europe is given full weight and thoughtful illustrations give valuable insights into a culture more visual than literate. But more than this the authors demon-strate why medieval Europeans deserve to be studied, their influence on later times and different places, how many of our own preoccupations derive from theirs. Blockmans and Hoppenbrouwers make the European Middle Ages not just fascinating, but relevant as well.'Andrew Roach, University of Glasgow, UK'This is a work that helps its reader to grasp the defining contours of medieval history, without being subjected to a whirlwind of narrative detail. It is refreshing in its pan-European scope, bringing Lithuania to stand along-side France, and in its effective location of key issues in broader frameworks of change and continuity. Most of all, it treats the alterity of the Middle Ages on its own terms – and explains just what it is that makes under-standing that fundamentally different world quite so interesting and worthwhile.'Stephen Mossman, University of Manchester, UK'Blockmans and Hoppenbrouwers' Introduction to Medieval Europe has established itself as the classic survey in English on the Latin West in the Middle Ages. The second edition is even more commendable: the book’s unique European perspective has been improved by situating the Latin West within neighbouring cultures and suggesting new ways of integrating European historiography. This is an indispensable starting point for students, scholars and, indeed, for any audience that wishes to familiarise itself with the essential European dimension of the history of the Latin West between 300 and 1500.'Martial Staub, University of Sheffield, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1 The early Middle Ages, 300–1000 1. The end of the Roman Empire in the West 2. The establishment of two world religions: Christianity and Islam 3. The powerful and the poor: society and economy in the Frankish kingdoms and beyond Part 2: The Central Middle Ages, 1000-1300 4. Early kingdoms and principalities 5. Accelerated growth 6. Religious reform and renewal Part 3: Expansion and maturation, 1000-1500 7. The beginnings of European expansion 8. Thinking about man and the world 9. Towns and the urbanisation of medieval society Part 4: The Late Middle Ages, 1300-1500 10. Between crisis and contraction: population, economy and society 11. The consolidation of states 12. Crisis in the Church and the reorientation of the faithful Epilogue

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Book SynopsisRace, Nation, and Capital in the Modern World is a comprehensive yet concise book that traces the history of racism, nationalism and capitalism from their combined origins at the end of the fifteenth century to the present.This book describes the development of legal codes and institutional practices that brought vast wealth and power to their chief beneficiaries, along with great suffering, exploitation and destruction to its victims. Instead of understanding racism as an aberration or dark flaw in the troubled past of a world power like the United States, this synthesis places race and racism in the forefront of the unfolding history of nationalism and capitalism. The work de-emphasizes the uniqueness of each nation's particular experience by showing the interdependence of capitalist and racist practices. The narrative follows the leading hegemonic national powers as they expanded from mercantile conquests through plantation enslavement, massive displacTrade Review"Placing nationalism and social inequality at the center of his story, Professor Nicholson proves to be a reliable and refreshingly readable guide to understanding the struggles and conflicts of the past and present..."Steven Seidman, University at Albany - State University of New York, Sociology department "This important text demystifies the siloed approach to these issues, and, instead, unearths the cohesive connectivity of capital, nation and race, in a way that is both informative and engaging."Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, professor of international history and politics, the Geneva Graduate InstituteTable of Contents1. Taking Shape: Race, State & Capital to 1600 2. Mercantile Capital, Racialized Agriculture: 1600-1713 3. Liberty, Law & Enslavement: 1713-1865 4. The Pressure Cooker of Race, Nation and Capital: 1865-1914 5. Furies Unleashed: 1914-1945 6. Cold War Double Standards: 1945-1991 7. Enduring Inequalities: 1991-2020s

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Book SynopsisThis survey of the rise and decline of English watchmaking fills a gap in the historiography of British industry. Clerkenwell in London was supplied with 'rough movements' from Prescot, 200 miles away in Lancashire. Smaller watchmaking hubs later emerged in Coventry, Liverpool, and Birmingham. The English industry led European watchmaking in the late eighteenth century in output, and its lucrative export markets extended to the Ottoman Empire and China. It also made marine chronometers, the most complex of hand-crafted pre-industrial mechanisms, crucially important to the later hegemony of Britainâs navy and merchant marine. Although Britain was the 'workshop of the world', its watchmaking industry declined. Why? First, because cheap Swiss watches were smuggled into British markets. Later, in the era of Free Trade, they were joined by machine-made watches from factories in America, enabled by the successful application to watch production of the 'American system' in Waltham, MassachTrade Review"Alun Davies has written a well-researched and lucid study of one of the lesser industries of industrial Britain… [and] His love of the subject comes through in the details of the watch entrepreneurs. One of several merits of Davies’s account is his examination of the varied characteristics of watchmaking in its different hubs… Davies’s book is an industrial history of considerable quality which will not be bettered for a long time."Chris Wrigley, Journal of Business History" ... in-depth analysis and opinion of the extraordinary 380-year history of English Watchmaking, then look no further than the brilliant book, The Rise and Decline of England’s Watchmaking Industry, 1550–1930 … a fascinating and detailed overview of the English watchmaking industry which serves as an excellent reference … highly recommended"MrWatchMaster, https://www.mrwatchmaster.com/"... clear and well structured narrative … paints a detailed picture of watchmaking in England, solidly rooted in the context of other comparable artisanal industries in its social foundations, in the domestic and international economy, as well as in world trade and its challenges."Anthony Turner, Histoire économie et société revue." .... easily readable ... with concise formulations. .... exquisitely researched work truly deserves to be known to a wider public … the analysis of the preconditions and conditions of [chronometer manufacturing] is a masterpiece and, according to the reviewer, by far the best account currently available."Gunter Oestmann, Acta historica astronomiae "An important work which analyses the history of watchmaking in England from a socio-economic point of view spanning more than 400 years. The author Alun C.Davies is a well-known authority in the field of horology, and was formerly Reader in Economic and Social History at the University of Belfast. This volume unquestionably fills a gap in the historiography of the industry in Britain; much has been written regarding the period of the first Industrial Revolution, when England was considered effectively the 'laboratory of the world' ..."Roberto Fanciulli, editor of Voce de Hora, Publication of the Italian Association Connoisseurs of Ancient Watchmaking"Dr Alun C Davies’ historical survey builds on forty years of research and published papers. An historian and self-described ‘horological outsider’, Dr Davies has written a comprehensive account of the social, economic and political factors that led to the rise, and subsequent decline, of England’s watchmaking industry over an almost 400- year period."Matt Craddock, Antiquarian Horology‘If you want an in-depth analysis and opinion of the extraordinary 380- year history of English watchmaking, look no further than The Rise and Decline of England’s Watchmaking Industry, 1550– 1930 by Alun C. Davies. This weighty tome takes you on an incredible journey from the mid- sixteenth century to the first quarter of the twentieth century through the workshops of some of the greatest horological geniuses and highly skilled journeymen workers who were the lifeblood of English watchmaking… This is a fascinating and detailed overview of the English watchmaking industry, which serves as an excellent reference for those that want to understand the issues faced by the trade over this extended period.’Andrew Canter, Horological Journal, July 2023"The subject of time history is vast, and this book does an excellent job carving a focussed and well-structured pathway through a subject that is easy to overcomplicate. (The book draws ) on a vast number of sources across a range of disciplines, as well as key texts …. Davies’s work is highly accessible ….. There are many parallels between this story and other manufacturing trades making it an important read for those with an interest in product and consumer revolutions past and present. It makes excellent partner material to those concerned with the social and cultural histories of material culture of the period."Rebecca Struthers, Midland History Volume 48, 2023 - Issue 1"This book is a welcome addition to horological literature and will appeal to an audience interested in horology, economical, and industrial history. I’m afraid a short review cannot do justice to the wealth and depth of information provided and the meticulous analysis that Davies has provided."Emily Akkermans, Northern History, DOI: 10.1080/0078172X.2023.2228844“The Rise and Decline of England’s Watchmaking Industry is a well-researched and excellent addition to horological literature…Alun Davies is a historian who was Reader in Economic and Social History at the Queen’s University in Belfast. He has written extensively about horology for decades; this research forms the basis of this monograph. The merits of this book lie in the thoroughness with which Davies explores this history and the rich details he provides on economic, social, and cultural context of the industry. Davies has drawn on a wide range of primary and secondary material for this research. This book is a welcome addition to horological literature and will appeal to an audience interested in horology, economical, and industrial history. I’m afraid a short review cannot do justice to the wealth and depth of information provided and the meticulous analysis that Davies has provided.”EMILY AKKERMANS, Northern History, 60:2, 276-277, DOI: 10.1080/0078172X.2023.2228844Table of ContentsPart 1: Rise 1. Origins: From Craft to Industry 2. Supply: Clerkenwell and Prescot: A Geographical Division of Labour 3; Supply: Two Other Hubs: Liverpool and Coventry 4. Towards English Horology’s Golden Age: Technology, Organisation, Rewards 5. Demand: Domestic, Government, and Foreign Part 2: Challenge 6. Clouds on the Horizon: Switzerland’s Challenge 7. War and Peace, 1793–1817: Crisis, Recovery, and Crisis Again 8. The 1817 Inquiry: Tariffs and Smuggling, 1818–1842 9. The Ingold Episode and After, 1842–1860 10. Meeting the Challenge: Chronometers in War and Peace, 1793–1860 Part 3: Decline 11. Revolution in America: Evolution in Switzerland 12. Consequences for Britain 13. The British Horological Institute: Ignoring the Elephant 14. Twilight in Clerkenwell: Ignoring the Market 15. Attempting the "American System": Birmingham, Coventry and Liverpool 16. English Chronometers Defy Decline 17. The Great War and After. Postscript: The Third Horological Era

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 2006, this book examines the collapse of the Enron Corp. and other financial scandals that arose in the wake of the market downturn in 2000. Part 1 reviews the market book and bust that preceded Enron's collapse. It then describes the growth of Enron and the events that led to its sensational failure. Part 2 examines the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission's full disclosure system in corporate governance and the role of accountants in that system. Part 3 reviews the meltdown in the telecoms sector and the accounting scandals that emerged. Part 4 traces the remarkable market recovery that followed the financial scandals and the resumption of the growth of finance in America. Trade Review‘Jerry Markham, as one of the legal academy’s leading commentators on financial issues, is uniquely qualified to write on Enron. [This book] provides a framework to understand and appreciate not only what caused the plethora of corporate scandals, but how society and the law should deal with these problems and avoid them in the future.’ Christian Johnson, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, USA. ‘This is a comprehensive and lucidly written account of a period that will stand out for years in the economic and regulatory history of the United States.’ Peter J. Wallison, American Enterprise Institute, USA. Table of ContentsPart 1: The Stock Market Bubble and Enron 1. Financial Markets 2. Fraud and Abuses 3. Attacks on the Markets Part 2: The Enron Corp. 1. A Company is Born 2. Enron Growth 3. Enron Fails Part 3: The Enron Scandal 1. Enron Finance 2. Prosecution of Enron Executives 3. Bank Involvement 4. California Trading Scandals Part 4: Full Disclosure 1. Full Disclosure Background 2. The Accountants as Gatekeepers 3. Accounting Reform Efforts Part 5. Arthur Andersen and Other Scandals 1. Arthur Andersen & Co. 2. Full Disclosure Fails 3. The Tyco Scandal Part 6: Fiduciary Duties and Corporate Governance Principles 1. Corporate Governance 2. Fiduciary Duties 3. More Fiduciary Duties Part 7: Telecoms and World Com 1. Telecommunications 2. WorldCom 3. Accounting Problems in the Entertainment Industry and Elsewhere Part 8: Analysts and Insider Trading Scandals 1. The Martha Stewart Case 2. Analysts’ Scandals 3. Mutual Fund Scandals Part 9: More Scandals and Reform 1. Sarbanes-Oxley 2. Sarbanes-Oxley is No Panacea 3. More Fraud 4. Scandal at the New York Stock Exchange Part 10: Market Recovery 1. The Economy 2. The New Year 2003 3. Banking 4. The Year 2004 Part 11: Reforming the Reforms 1. The Myths of Full Disclosure 2. The SEC Fails 3. Repealing the Federal Securities Law.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines European history and politics between two very well-known but flawed treaties: The Treaty of Versailles and the Treaty of Maastricht.Taking the Treaty of Versailles, signed following World War I, as a starting point, the volume argues that while it was well-intentioned to the point of being utopian, it was also totally impractical, rearranging the map of Europe in a way which led to the tragic descent into conflict and barbarism in World War II. The volume then moves through the post war period, the outcome of the war producing the uneasy stability of a Cold War divided continent, and with the establishment of NATO in 1949, the process of European integration ushered in the era of cooperation. Under the influence of Charles de Gaulle, the newly created European Community acted as an association of sovereign states led by France and Germany, spurring economic growth and encouraging other countries to apply to join. After de Gaulle's retirement in 1969, this Trade Review"From Versailles to Maastricht is an excellent overview of key historical moments in the context of European political developments in the 20th Century. It should be widely read by students, practitioners and the intelligent reader interested in the subject."Neil Winn University of Leeds, UKTable of Contents1. The legacy of the Versailles Treaty 2. Mussolini’s ‘Roman Empire’ 3. German foreign policy from Stresemann to Hitler 4. International implications of the Spanish Civil War 5. Soviet foreign policy 1918 – 1941 6. Chamberlain, Churchill and the appeasement debate 7. Diplomatic and political objectives of the Axis powers 8. Diplomatic and military objectives of the Allied powers 9. Origins of the Cold War in Europe 10. Suez 1956: Anglo French humiliation as Cold War America asserts it power 11. Origins of European integration after 1945 12. Why Britain did not join the EEC in the 1950’s 13. How Britain joined the EEC in 1973 14. 1973 enlargement: Denmark and Ireland join but not Norway 15. De Gaulle, Brandt and relations with USA and USSR 16. From customs union to Werner Report, 1957 – 1970 17. 1970’s crisis and the abandonment of the Werner Plan 18. Jacques Delors, the Single Market, Eastern Europe and German unification 19. Margaret Thatcher: Resisting Delors and opposing the Maastricht Treaty

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook introduces and systematically explores the thesis that the economy, economic practices and economic thought are of a profoundly theological nature. Containing more than 40 chapters, this Handbook provides a state-of-the-art reference work that offers students, researchers and policymakers an introduction to current scholarship, significant debates and emerging research themes in the study of the theological significance of economic concepts and the religious underpinnings of economic practices in a world that is increasingly dominated by financiers, managers, forecasters, market-makers and entrepreneurs.This Handbook brings together scholars from different parts of the world, representing various disciplines and intellectual traditions. It covers the development of economic thought and practices from antiquity to neoliberalism, and it provides insight into the economicâtheological teachings of major religious movements. The list of contributors combines well-estTrade Review'Let me say that this handbook in its chapters exhibits depth, rigor, and clarity of thought.I predict it will be one of the most influential textbooks on economic theology in time to come. Its combined wisdom will make it an essential point of reference in the exploration of the intersection of economics and theology.' - Nimi Wariboko, Boston University, Religious Studies ReviewTable of ContentsContents Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Stefan Schwarzkopf Section 1 Theological Concepts and their Economic Meaning 2. Providence Michael T. Dempsey 3. Eschatology and Eschaton Sigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto 4. Confession Mads Peter Karlsen and Kaspar Villadsen 5. Purgatory Tom Boland and Ray Griffin 6. Faith and Trust Wolfgang Palaver 7. Justification and Salvation Daniel M. Bell, Jr. 8. Guilt Camilla Sløk Section 2 Economic Concepts and their Theological Anchoring 9. Profit Christoph Deutschmann 10. Money Paul Crosthwaite, Peter Knight, and Nicky Marsh 11. Debt and Credit Philip Goodchild 12. Free Choice and Consumer Sovereignty Stefan Schwarzkopf 13. Property and Owning Christina McRorie 14. Prosperity and Wealth Simon Coleman and Martin Lindhardt 15. Poverty Brian Hamilton 16. Corporation Perry Dane 17. Government Mitchell Dean 18. Markets and Marketization Stefan Schwarzkopf Section 3 Society, Management and Organization 19. Time Elden Wiebe and Douglas Harink 20. Calling, Profession and Work Brenda Berkelaar and Patrice M. Buzzanell 21. Organization and Management Bruno Dyck 22. The Entrepreneur Ross B. Emmett 23. Media and Mediation of Culture Jeffrey H. Mahan and David J. Worley 24. Branding and Marketing Russ Belk 25. Hedonism and Asceticism Colin Campbell 26. Leadership Peter Simpson 27. Intellectual Property and Creativity Gabriel J. Michael 28. Accounting and Accountability Alistair Mutch Section 4 Genealogy of Economic Theology 29. The Economic Theology of Judaism Joseph I. Lifshitz 30. Oikonomia Dotan Leshem 31. The Economic Theology of Late Antiquity Devin Singh 32. The Economic Theology of the High Middle Ages Raymond Benton 33. Martin Luther as Economist Philipp Robinson Rössner 34. The Southern Spirit of Capitalism Luigino Bruni 35. Invisible Hand Lisa Hill 36. Adam Smith’s Economics of the Church Paul Oslington 37. The Economic Theology of Quakerism Martin Brigham and Donncha Kavanagh 38. Neoclassical Economics as Theology Robert H. Nelson 39. Marxist Economics and Theology Roland Boer 40. John Maynard Keynes as Theologian David Andrews 41. The Crypto-Theology of Friedrich Hayek Tim Christiaens Section 5 Exit 42. Intellectual Brokerage in Economic Theology: Methodological and Theoretical Reflections from Islamic Banking and Finance Aaron Z. Pitluck Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on modern economic theory, this book provides new insights into the economic development of ancient economies and the sustainability of their development. The book pays particular attention to the economics of hunting and gathering societies and their diversity. New ideas are presented about theories of the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture, including Childe's theory of this development. The Agricultural Revolution was a major contributor to economic development because in most cases, it generated an economic surplus. However, as shown, income inequality was a necessary condition for the use of this surplus to promote economic development and to avoid the Malthusian population trap. This inequality was evident in the successful operation of the palatial economies of the Minoan and Mycenaean states. Nevertheless, some post-agricultural economies proved to be unsustainable, and they mysteriously disappeared. This happened in the case of the Silesian Únetice culTable of Contents1. An Overview of Our Perspectives on the Economic Development and Sustainability of Ancient Societies PART I: ECONOMICS OF HUNTING AND GATHERING SOCIETIES 2.Stages of Early Economic Development: Economic Evolution and the Diversity of Societies 3. Traditional Economies of Australian Aborigines – Their Sustainability, Desirability and Sahlins’ Hypothesis 4. The Sustainability and Economic Development Options of Foragers: New Economic Analysis 5. The Lengthy Endurance of Hunting and Gathering Economies PART II: THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION: THE TRANSITION TO AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURE 6. A Reconsideration of Theories about the Commencement of Agriculture and New Suggestions 7. Alternatives to and a Critique of Economic Optimization Theories as a Determinant of the Transition to Agriculture 8. Contemporary Thought and Childe’s Theory of Economic Development and the Agricultural Revolution PART III: EVOLUTION OF EARLY ECONOMIES AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF AGRICULTURE 9. Analysis of Why Some Agrarian Societies Avoided the Malthusian Trap and Developed 10. Economic and Ecological Reasons Why the Silesian Únĕtice Population Disappeared 11. The Palatial Economic Development of Minoan and Mycenaean States 12. Barter and the Origins of Money: Insights from the Ancient Palatial Economies of Mesopotamia and Egypt 13. Phoenicia: Its Economic Development Before its use of Coinage

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Book SynopsisMicroeconomic Principles and Problems offers a comprehensive introduction to all major perspectives in modern microeconomics, including mainstream and heterodox approaches. By providing multiple views of markets and how they work, readers will be better able to understand and analyze the complex behaviors of consumers, firms, and government officials, as well as the likely impact of a variety of economic events and policies.Most principles textbooks cover only mainstream economics and neglect the rich contextual analysis of heterodox economists. Heterodox material is presented as complementary to mainstream economics: understanding both approaches yields the deepest level of understanding. The book covers standard models, and includes substantial coverage of existing economic realities, featuring case studies and descriptive data. The book includes some coverage of all major heterodox schools of thought. This second edition incorporates new and expanded material on intTable of ContentsPart I: Economics: A Pluralist Definition 1. What is Economics? 2. Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost Part II: The Evolution of Economic Systems and Economic Thought 3. The Evolution of Pre-Capitalist Economic Systems 4. Adam Smith and the Rise of Capitalism 5. Karl Marx and the Dark Ages of Capitalism 6. Thorstein Veblen and Monopoly Capitalism 7. Keynes and Mixed Market Capitalism 8. Modern Economic Systems Part III: Markets, supply, and demand 9. Markets and how they work 10. Applications of Supply and Demand 11. Consumer and Supplier Behavior Part IV: Market Structures and Corporations 12. Different types of market structures 13. Theories of firm behavior 14. Perfect Competition and competitive markets 15. Monopoly and Monopoly Power 16. Monopolistic Competition 17. Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior 18. Corporations and their role in society Part V: Government Intervention in Microeconomic Markets 19. Market Failure and Government Failure 20. The Economics of the Environment and Climate Change 21. Public Goods and Services Part VI: Labor markets and inequality 22. Working for a Living 23. Inequality, a key modern issue Part VII: International Microeconomics 24. International Microeconomics

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Book SynopsisThe Indian Ocean world has a rich history of socio-economic and cultural exchanges across time and space. This book and its companion, Merchants and Ports in the Indian Ocean World, explore these connections around the wider Indian Ocean world.The book examines the many overlapping linkages that existed from the early modern period and into the colonial era. It offers a clear understanding of the economic networks that extended across the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic during the 19th century. With a critical historical lens, the volume discusses themes like the opium trade in the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago the biggest opium trade market at the time; the Safavid mission to Siam; and the economic relationship between Pondicherry and West Africa, via France.Rich in archival material, this book will be of interest for scholars and researchers of Indian Ocean history, maritime history, Indian history, economic and commercial history, South Asian history, and sociaTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction: Connections in the Indian Ocean World Radhika Seshan and Ryuto ShimadaPART IConnections by Sea 1 Markets and Competition: Opium Trade in the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago from the Late Seventeenth to the Early Eighteenth Century Shohei Okubo2 Safavid Mission to Siam and the Indian Ocean World in the Late Seventeenth Century Tomoko Morikawa3 West Africa and France in the Rebuilding of Pondicherry after 1816: The Case of Textile Industry Kazuo Kobayashi4 Circulation of the Kachchhi Bhatiya in the 19th Century: Towards the Indian Ocean World History Hideaki SuzukiPART IIHinterland Connections5 Ports, Markets, Commercial Networks, and Politics: Case of Tal (South) Konkan in the 17th Century Neelambari Jagtap6 Hinterland Connections in 18th-Century North Konkan: Secondary Ports, Coastal Connections, and Internal Markets Sumitra Kulkarni7 Inland Trade Networks under the Marathas in the 18th–19th Century: With Special Reference to Indāpūr Pargaṇā in Puṇe Subhā Michihiro OgawaIndex

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Book SynopsisManagement and organizational history has grown into an established field of research with competing and contrasting approaches and methods that are relevant for management and organization studies.This short-form book provides readers with expert insights on intellectual interventions in management and organization history. The authors illuminate the central ideas, works, and theorists involved in forming the link between history, management, and organization studies, particularly focusing on the debates addressing the need for a ''historic turn'' in management and organizational studies.With coverage of nascent schools of thought in management historiography, such as ANTi-History, revisionist history, counter-history, rhetorical history, the Copenhagen School, microhistory, critical realist histories, alongside existing modernist and post-modernist approaches, as well as postcolonial, decolonial, and feminist critiques, the book is essential readiTrade Review'Reflecting deeply on recent historical approaches to management and organization studies, the authors have provided a uniquely reflexive account of the different histories, conceptions of histories and authors involved in recent scholarship that has sought to bring history back into focus in a largely ahistorical and instrumental field. The book will be a significant guide for those researchers seeking to disentangle the different approaches to histories involved in recent research, alerting them to the grounds and assumptions underlying various contributions.' – Stewart Clegg, Distinguished Professor of Management and Organization Studies at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia'There are no scholars better placed to explore the development of management and organization history studies than Albert Mills and Milorad Novicevic. They have made enormous contributions to the debates that have nourished this fascinating field of study over the years. In this book they chart an exciting and ambitious course for its future.' – Todd Bridgman and Stephen Cummings, authors of A New History of Management'This well-written and thought-provoking publication addresses its central topics as no book before and is a must read for those interested on management and organizations.' – Rafael Alcadipani, EAESP-FGV, Brazil'History needs to be taken seriously in management and organization research, and Mills and Novicevic do just that. The books offers a thought-provoking critical analysis of the reasons and consequences of the ahistorical orientation in management and organization research. By so doing, this book adds to the recent historical turn and helps us to go deeper and further than what we typically think organization or management history is all about.' – Eero Vaara, Professor of Organization and Management at Aalto University, Finland'This book provides deep insights on positivist and postmodernist historiography and demonstrates the role of historians in the authorship of history production in management and organization.' – Gagan Deep Sharma, University School of Management Studies, IndiaTable of Contents1. History and Authorship 2. A Starting Point: The Historic Turn 3. Not a History: The Call for an Historic Turn in Management and Organization Studies 4. Paradigms and Prospects in Management and Organizational History 5. Revisiting the Historic Turn

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Book SynopsisAs the second volume of a two-volume set on the Chinese economic history, this book investigates Chinese economic development since 1949, uncovering the momentum, unique models, and general laws of economy in China.From the perspective of development economics, the two-volume set studies the economic history and development of China since 1912, with a focus on the quantitative analysis of economic activities. This volume describes the historical process and characteristics of the economy since 1949, then looks into the momentum and inner logic that underpin the economic development. The former part covers issues of agriculture, industry, population and labor force, urbanization and mobility, income distribution and poverty, and price changes. The latter part includes analyses on the capital formation, human resources, technological progress, institutions, macro policies, international trade, and direct investment.This title will interest scholars and students working oTable of ContentsPart I Preparatory Investigation 1. Overview of China’s Economic Development Part II Processes and Characteristics 2. Development and Change in Agriculture 3. Industrial Development and Upgrading 4. Development and Significance of the Service Industry 5. Demographic Changes and Labor Supply 6. Urbanization and Labor Mobility 7. Income Distribution and Poverty Issues 8. Price Changes and Citizens’ Life Part III Conditions and Causes 9. Formation of Capital: Savings and Investment 10. Human Resources: Education and Health 11. Technological Advancement: Introduction and Innovation 12. Institution Building: Government and Market 13. Macro Policy: Fiscal and Finance Issues 14. International Trade: Closed and Open 15. Direct Investment: “Invite In” and “Go Global” Part IV Summary and Outlook 16. China’s Experience and Prospects

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Book SynopsisIn the 1950s and 1960s, Spain underwent one of the most rapid processes of economic development the world had ever seen. Most existing analyses of this process explain the Spanish Miracle as a product of the unleashing of market forces and of changes in economic policy made by the Franco regime in the 1950s. Political Economy of the Spanish Miracle provides an alternative explanation of Spanish economic development, analyzing the Miracle from an interdisciplinary political economy perspective that treats capitalist growth as a complex and dynamic interaction between capitalists, workers and the state. The Spanish Miracle is linked to changes in Spanish society produced by the Spanish Civil War, to the class structure of the regime brought to power by that Civil War and to the interaction between domestic social struggles under the Franco regime and Spain's insertion into the international political economy of the Cold War capitalist world. Ambitious in scope, Political Table of ContentsI. Perspectives on the Spanish Miracle II. Economy and Society in Restoration Spain, 1874–1936 III. Peasant War and the Social Origins of the Franco Regime, 1931–1939 IV. Reconfiguration of State and Capital, 1936–1945 V. The Political Economy of “Autarky,” 1939–1951 VI. Primitive Accumulation, 1939–1951 VII. Acceleration, 1951–1957 VIII. Takeoff, 1957–1973

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1985, Asiaâs New Industrial World assesses the growing power and influence of four key corners of the Far EastâJapan, South Korea, Singapore, and Indonesia.Michale Smith visited Japan, the Far Eastâs most potent economic force; Jane McLoughlin went to Korea to see a country in transition from deep dependence on traditional heavy industries; Peter Large flew to Singapore, where he found a small nation preparing for a major onslaught into the âbrainâ industries of the future; and Rod Chapman travelled to Indonesia, one of the few Far East countries with its own natural resources to help dictate its future.These nations have played a vital role in reshaping the worldâs industrial map since the war and seem certain to become an even more potent force in world affairs towards the 21st century. Readers will find this lively and accessible book an invaluable introduction to the New Industrial World.

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Book SynopsisThe failure to include gender in the economic history of rural development has severely limited our understanding of privatizing, collectivist and colonial economic policies that disrupted and transformed the lives of rural women and men in the modern world. This book is unique in its focus on female economic agency, and in its exploration of the latter virtue in comparative historical perspective. It presents the apparently disparate cases of 17th-century England, 20th-century Russia and the Soviet Union, and 20th-century Kenya, as their top-down modernization projects were implemented in similar fashion --particularly in the case of women. The female half of the population was largely absent from contemporary economic databases, but nevertheless stereotyped as obstacles to rational economic decision-making. Introducing rural women and their innovations into male-centered narratives of economic history lays the foundation for a more demographically balanced and realistic understandTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. How the Other Half Lives: Rural Women Encounter England’s Land Rights Revolution 2. Imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Republic: The Majority as an Obstacle to Progress? 3. "Without Land I Am Nothing!": Kikuyu Women and Land Rights. Conclusion

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The elemental power of food politics has not been fully appraised. Food marketing and consumption were matters of politics as much as economics as England became a market society. In times of dearth, concatenations of food riots, repression, and relief created a maturing politics of provisions. Over three centuries, some eight hundred riots crackled in waves across England. Crowds seized wagons, attacked mills and granaries, and lowered prices in marketplaces or farmyards. Sometimes rioters parleyed with magistrates. More often both acted out a well-rehearsed political minuet that evolved from Tudor risings and state policies down to a complex culmination during the Napoleonic Wars. ''Provision politics'' thus comprised both customary negotiations over scarcity and hunger, and ''negotiations'' of the social vessel through the turbulence of dearth. Occasionally troops killed rioters, or judges condemned them to the gallows, but increasingly riots prompted wealthy citizens to procure r

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the interactions of producers, sellers and consumers of meat across the world, Richard Perren elucidates aspects of the evolution of the international economy and the part played by the investment of capital and the enterprise of individuals. The study utilises the government reports and papers issued by all countries involved in the meat trade, including North and South America, Australia, New Zealand and Britain. Beginning in the nineteenth century allows a comprehensive analysis of how an efficient meat exporting industry was built. The industry required investment, which was part of the general process of economic development. Perren focuses on the nature of the firms involved with the trade, the part played in the industry''s development by foreign investment and the encouragement given by governments. Close attention is also paid to the stimulus of war, the impact of animal health and food hygiene regulations on producers and the competing demands of interest groups Trade Review'Here is a specialist at work, with satisfying results, although the book cannot have been easy to write because of its vast compass... This book will become and indispensable reference on the international meat trade because it is the only single volume to paint on such a wide canvass.' Economic History Review ’Taste, Trade and Technology is a major contribution to economic history in general and to agricultural and commercial history in particular. It is a masterful synthesis of interdisciplinary research and could only have been written by someone with a deep and clear understanding of both the history of meat processing and the workings of the international economy... there is something for any historian who want to find out how industrializing and post-industrial nations managed to satisfy demands for meat when domestic supplies were inadequate.’ Agricultural History Review ’... Perren does a remarkable job of pointing out global shifts without losing sight of the national politics and business conerns among the four important overseas sources of meat... Rather than simply describing the rise of a global trade, he provides a detailed picture of the fluctuations in the meat industry offset by war, population shifts, economic and industrial development, and the changing tastes of consumers... Perren has produced an important work, one that, at last, presents a broad and carefully detailed study of a dynamic industry characterized by multiple turns from scarcity to plenty, from necessity to distrust.’ Business History ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface; Introduction. Part 1 1840 to 1914: New suppliers; Technical advance; Capital and markets. Part 2 1914 to 1945: War and depression; Production and output; Government and business. Part 3 1945 to the Present: Shortages and plenty; Tastes and incomes; Government and questions of welfare. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe evolution of business history offers some radical ways forward for a discipline which is rich in potential. This shortform book offers an expert overview of how the field has relevance for contemporary business studies as well as the social sciences more broadly, as well as practitioners interested in historical perspectives.This book not only provides a comprehensive review of how the discipline of business history has evolved over the last century, but it also lays out an agenda for the next decade. Focusing specifically on the three pillars' of research, teaching and practical impact, the authors have outlined how while the first has flourished across many continents, the latter two are struggling to overcome significant challenges associated with how the discipline is perceived, especially in the social sciences. A solution is proposed that would involve academics working more closely with practitioners, thereby increasing the discipline's credibility across key stakeTrade Review"This short volume is ...wise, experienced, and fairly balanced..." Leslie Hannah, Economic History ReviewTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. A history of business history 3. Business history and the ‘historic turn’ 4. Business history in social science journals 5. Business history, international business and strategy scholarship 6. Teaching history in business and management schools 7. Business history: impact? 8. Conclusions: whither business history?

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Book SynopsisConsumer capitalism arose with the second industrial revolution, the application of continuous-mass production to consumer goods during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book adopts a Veblenian, Keynesian viewpoint, presenting an evolutionary view of consumption combined with the need to increase demand to match increases in production. The book traces the history of consumer capitalism, examining the paradox posed by applying continuous-mass production to produce armaments for dynastic ambitions versus consumer goods for the masses, manifesting itself in the world wars of the twentieth century. Multiple paradoxes at the heart of the story address booms leading to busts, over-producing countries in Asia relying on over-consuming countries in the West, and the expansion of demand depending on increasingly inventive ways of liquefying assets, in light of stagnant incomes. The book persuasively argues that these paradoxes result from capitalism's incessant drive tTrade Review"John P. Watkins’ new book constructs a coherent historical narrative of the emergence of modern mass consumer capitalism out of late nineteenth-early twentieth century capitalism. It is masterfully written, and hopefully, will be read by many economists and, most importantly, by the next generation."William Waller, Hobart and William Smith College"In his new book, John P. Watkins has utilized the insights of two of the greatest analysts of the paradoxical nature of American economic development, Thorstein Veblen and John Maynard Keynes, to interpret the key moments of the last one hundred and fifty years of American capitalism. Thus, this volume will be useful for those teaching or researching U.S. economic history as well as those seeking texts that present an alternative perspective to economic theory."Janet T. Knoedler, Bucknell UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsPrefaceChapter 1: The Paradoxes of Consumer CapitalismChapter 2: Towards an Evolutionary Theory of Consumer Capitalism: Thorstein Veblen and John Maynard KeynesChapter 3: Continuous-mass Production and The Rise of the Modern CorporationChapter 4: How to Absorb the Output? Consumerism versus Militarism: Veblen, Hobson, and PolanyiChapter 5: Keynes and The Great Depression: Poverty in the Midst of PlentyChapter 6: The Myopic Consumer and the Rational Economist: The Institutional Pattern of Consumption and Theories of Consumer ChoiceChapter 7: The Liquefication of Everything: Corporate Power and the Evolution of Consumer CreditChapter 8: America’s Perpetual Trade DeficitChapter 9: The Great Financial Crisis--A Test of Two Models: Minsky’s Financial Instability Hypothesis and the Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium ModelChapter 10: Quantitative Easing versus Modern Monetary Theory: Overcoming the Limits of the Private Domestic EconomyChapter 11: The Darwinian Dilemma: Winning the Struggle, Making the World UninhabitableChapter 12: Conclusion: The Civilization of Consumer Capitalism

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Book SynopsisA call to transform the way we think about property, this book examines how capitalism has from its origins sought to enclose or privatize the commons, or land and other forms of property that had been viewed as communally owned, and argues that neoliberal economic policies and the corporate takeovers of urban spaces, prisons, schools, the mass media, farms, and natural resources have failed to serve the public interest. A study of corporate globalization and the continuation of empire after the era of political decolonization, it begins with the fencing of the West starting in the 1870s, and moves to examine recent phenomena such as urbanization, mass incarceration, financialization, and the treatment of people as commodities in the context of the longue durée of land enclosures, empire, and capitalism. Highlighting the threatened elimination of the public domain as a result of corporate efforts to privatize public utilities, prisons, schools, forests, seeds, and just about everythTable of ContentsAcknowledgements, Introduction 1. Modern Fencing 2. Urban Spaces 3. Caging People: From Schools to Prisons 4. Thinking Inside the Box 5. Corporations as Greed Machines 6. Globalization and Empire 7. Manufacturing Disposable People 8. The Real Tragedy of the Commons 9. What is to be Done? Bibliography, Index

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Book SynopsisFor the first time, Early Modern Streets unites the diverse strands of scholarship on urban streets between circa 1450 and 1800 and tackles key questions on how early modern urban society was shaped and how this changed over time.Much of the lives of urban dwellers in early modern Europe were played out in city streets and squares. By exploring urban spaces in relation to themes such as politics, economies, religion, and crime, this edited collection shows that streets were not only places where people came together to work, shop, and eat, but also to fight, celebrate, show their devotion, and express their grievances. The volume brings together scholars from different backgrounds and applies new approaches and methodologies to the historical study of urban experience. In doing so, Early Modern Streets provides a comprehensive overview of one of the most dynamic fields of scholarship in early modern history.Accompanied by over 50 illustrations, Early MTable of ContentsPart 1: Contours and Foundations 1. Framing the street 2. Sources and methods for studying historical streets 3. Representing the street in words and images 4. Sensing the street Part 2: Street Use 5. Street politics 6. Street economies 7. Religion in the streets 8. Street crimes

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1907, this substantial volume emerged as guidance to those involved in international trade at the time of the British Empire, with a focus on seafaring commerce and its hazards. Its dedication to Herbert H. Asquith and support from the International Law Association suggest it was an authoritative text. The author aims to provide a full exposition of the rules of International Law which governed the commercial relations of the subjects of neutral and belligerent nations. Produced with lawyers, shipowners, shippers and public servants in mind, it covers issues including contraband, blockades, capture and rescue.Table of Contents1. Chapter 1. Contraband. 2. Chapter 2. Blockade. 3. Chapter 3. Continuous Voyage. 4. Chapter 4. Carriage of Property at Sea, Enemy’s Goods in Neutral Ships and Neutral Goods in Enemy’s Ships. 5. Chapter 5. Right of Search, or Right of Visit and Search. 6. Chapter 6. Formalities of Visit and Search. 7. Chapter 7. Capture and Condemnation. 8. Chapter 8. Formalities of Capture. 9. Chapter 9. Recapture and Rescue.

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Book SynopsisA book which covers the key period in the history of actuarial science from the mid-17th century to the early 19th century. There are reprints of the most important treatises, pamphlets, tables and writings which trace the development of the actuarial industry.

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Book SynopsisAfter the collapse of the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization talks, agricultural subsidies and market liberalization went high on the political agenda. This work features historical documents that address the thorny relationship between trade and politics, the appropriate role of international regulation, and domestic concerns.

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Book SynopsisMost developed economies are characterized by high levels of inequality and an inability to provide stability or opportunity for many of their citizens. Mainstream economics has proven to be of little assistance in addressing these systemic failures, and this has led both scholars and students to seek alternatives. One such alternative is provided by Marxian economics. In recent decades the field has seen tremendous theoretical development and Marxian perspectives have begun to appear in public discourse in unprecedented ways.This handbook contains thirty-seven original essays from a wide range of leading international scholars, recognized for their expertise in different areas of Marxian economics. Its scope is broad, ranging from contributions on familiar Marxist concepts such as value theory, the labor process, accumulation, crisis and socialism, to others not always associated with the Marxian canon, like feminism, ecology, international migration and epistemology. TTrade Review"The fading from memory of the Soviet Union has allowed Marxism to be comprehended in increasing clarity these days, consigning to the dustbin of Cold War history many of the silly notions people held of it in those distorted times. Nor has interest in Marxism waned since those times either - if anything, especially since the Great Recession began in 2007, interest and concern with the themes and ideas of Marxism and especially Marxist economics has increased. It is time then for a review and updating of the great insights and theories of that tradition in light of recent history. This volume is a restatement of the main ideas of today’s Marxist economics as they have developed up to the present moment." — Eric A. Schutz, Professor Emeritus, Economics, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, USA"As a scholar I found myself compelled by the deep, exhaustive treatments of Marxian concepts; the accounts are rich, well argued, and generally quite illuminating. As a teacher, I found some of the more introductory and definitional contributions of particular utility in teaching the foundations of Marxian theory...Generally speaking, however, the book is a useful contribution to the field of Marxian economics, many of its chapters warranting consistent re-reading. It is a book that I have already used in my work and one that I am likely to continue using for the foreseeable future." — Benjamin J Anderson, is a PhD Candidate in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University (SFU), Marx & Philosophy Review of BooksTable of Contents Contents List of Contributors Preface Acknowledgements Part One: Dialectics and Methodology 1 Dialectics and Overdetermination 2 Epistemology 3 Marxian Class Analysis Part Two: Analytical and Theoretical Topics 4 Exploitation 5 Labor and Labor Power 6 Abstract Labor 7 Money 8 Value and Price 9 Capital 10 The Circuits of Capital 11 Rent 12 Productive and Unproductive Labor 13 Alienation 14 Primitive Accumulation 15 Demand and Socially Necessary Labor-time Part Three: Capitalist Production and Reproduction 16 The Capitalist Firm 17 Marxian Theories of the Labor Process: From Marx to Braverman 18 Marxian Labor Process Theory Since Braverman 19 Accumulation 20 Marxian Reproduction Schemes 21 Tendency of the Rate of Profit to Fall - long term dynamics 22 Business Cycles - short term dynamics 23 Neoliberalism 24 Financialization Part Four: Capitalism, Non-Capitalism and Transitions 25 Productive Self-employment in Marxism 26 Socialism and Communism 27 International Migration 28 Agriculture and the Agrarian Question 29 Economic Development 30 Transition Part Five: Marxian Traditions 31 Postmodernism 32 Analytical Marxism 33 Marxism and Keynesianism 34 Social Structure of Accumulation 35 Monopoly Capital Theory 36 Marxism, Feminism and the Household 37 Marxism and Ecology Index

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Book SynopsisTranslated from the original Russian, this book analyzes the economic development of leading European empires and the United States of America. The author exposes the myths of the spontaneous emergence of the market economy and the role of government as a disincentive towards private initiative, when for centuries the state power has been carrying out a coercing to the market with all its strength.This book presents a somewhat epic depiction of the development of Western hegemonic powers within the capitalist world system, from the struggles of the late Middle Ages to the rise and crisis of the American Empire. It both develops and questions some of the traditional assumptions of the world-system theory, arguing that it was very much the political form of the state that shaped capitalism as we know it and that, though the existence of a hegemonic power results from the logic of the system, hegemony is often missing in reality.A major work of historical MaTrade Review'[A] good example of current Marxist scholarship.Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate and graduate social science students.' --S. Prisco III, Stevens Institute of Technology, CHOICETable of ContentsIntroduction 1. World Empires 2. Crisis and Revolution in Medieval Europe 3. Reformation and Expansion 4. The Crisis of the Seventeenth Century 5. The Rise of Hegemony 6. The Discovery of 'The West' 7. An Epoch of Wars and Revolutions 8. The Bourgeois Empire 9. Imperialism 10. The Crisis of Hegemony 11. The Change of Hegemony 12. Imperialism without an Empire: The United States Conclusion

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