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Nash, Gerald D.
The Federal Landscape: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century West
by Gerald D. Nash
reviewed by Peter J. Hill on January 21, 2000
  • Geographic area: North America (7)
  • Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
  • Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E)
Nau, Heino H.
The Historicity of Economics: Continuities and Discontinuities of Historical Thought in 19th and 20th Century Economics
by Heino H. Nau and Bertram Schefold (editors)
reviewed by Roberto Romani on April 8, 2004
  • Geographic area: Europe (4), North America (7)
  • Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
  • Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L), Markets and Institutions (W)
Nautz, Jürgen
Conflict Potentials in Monetary Unions
by Lars Jonung and Jürgen Nautz (editors)
reviewed by Lawrence H. Officer on April 30, 2007
  • Geographic area: Europe (4), North America (7)
  • Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
  • Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)
Navrud, Ståle
Valuing Cultural Heritage: Applying Environmental Valuation Techniques to Historic Buildings, Monuments and Artifacts
by Ståle Navrud and Richard C. Ready (editors)
reviewed by John C. Whitehead on January 10, 2003
  • Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
  • Time period: General or Comparative (0)
  • Subject: Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)
Neal, Frank
Black '47: Britain and the Famine Irish
by Frank Neal
reviewed by Ron Weir on March 10, 2000
  • Geographic area: Europe (4)
  • Time period: 19th Century (7)
  • Subject: Historical Demography, including Migration (J)
Nelson, Daniel
Farm and Factory: Workers in the Midwest, 1880-1990
by Daniel Nelson
reviewed by William A. Sundstrom on August 15, 1997
  • Geographic area: North America (7)
  • Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
  • Subject: Labor and Employment History (T)
Nelson, Richard R.
Sources of Industrial Leadership: Studies of Seven Industries
by David C. Mowery and Richard R. Nelson (editors)
reviewed by Paul L. Robertson on January 16, 2001
  • Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
  • Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
  • Subject: Business History (B), History of Technology, including Technological Change (M), Industry: Manufacturing and Construction (R)
Nelson, Robert H.
Economics as Religion: From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond
by Robert H. Nelson
reviewed by Robert D. Tollison on April 15, 2002
  • Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
  • Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
  • Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)
Nelson, Richard R.
Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation: University-Industry Technology Transfer before and after the Bayh-Dole Act
by David C. Mowery, Richard R. Nelson, Bhaven N. Sampat and Arvids A. Ziedonis
reviewed by Roberto Mazzoleni on November 19, 2004
  • Geographic area: North America (7)
  • Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
  • Subject: History of Technology, including Technological Change (M)
Nelson, Jonathan K.
The Patron’s Payoff: Conspicuous Commissions in Italian Renaissance Art
by Jonathan K. Nelson and Richard J. Zeckhauser
reviewed by Bernadine Barnes on February 21, 2009
  • Geographic area: Europe (4)
  • Time period: Medieval (3), 16th Century (4)
  • Subject: Business History (B), Markets and Institutions (W), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)
Ness, Immanuel
The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History
by Aaron Brenner, Benjamin Day and Immanuel Ness (editors)
reviewed by Melvyn Dubofsky on October 16, 2009
  • Geographic area: North America (7)
  • Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
  • Subject: Labor and Employment History (T), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)
Newfield, Christopher
Ivy and Industry: Business and the Making of the American University, 1880-1980
by Christopher Newfield
reviewed by Henry J. Bruton on April 14, 2004
  • Geographic area: North America (7)
  • Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
  • Subject: Business History (B), Education and Human Resource Development (G), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)
Nicosia, Francis R.
Business and Industry in Nazi Germany
by Francis R. Nicosia and Jonathan Huener (editors)
reviewed by Thomas Ferguson on April 3, 2006
  • Geographic area: Europe (4)
  • Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
  • Subject: Business History (B), Economic Planning and Policy (E)
Noll, Mark A.
God and Mammon: Protestants, Money, and the Market, 1790-1860
by Mark A. Noll (editor)
reviewed by Donald E. Frey on January 14, 2004
  • Geographic area: North America (7)
  • Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
  • Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L), Markets and Institutions (W), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)
Nordin, Dennis S.
From Prairie Farmer to Entrepreneur: The Transformation of Midwestern Agriculture
by Dennis S. Nordin and Roy V. Scott
reviewed by David Danbom on February 15, 2006
  • Geographic area: North America (7)
  • Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
  • Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A)
North, Douglass C.
Understanding the Process of Economic Change
by Douglass C. North
reviewed by Alexander J. Field on February 15, 2005
  • Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
  • Time period: General or Comparative (0)
  • Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D)
The Rise of the Western World: A New Economic History
by Douglass C. North and Robert Paul Thomas
reviewed by Philip R. P. Coelho on December 21, 2001
  • Geographic area: Europe (4)
  • Time period: Medieval (3), 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5)
  • Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Historical Demography, including Migration (J), Servitude and Slavery (N), Markets and Institutions (W)
Institutional Change and American Economic Growth
by Lance E. Davis and Douglass C. North
reviewed by Cynthia Taft Morris on November 4, 2000
  • Geographic area: North America (7)
  • Time period: General or Comparative (0)
  • Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Markets and Institutions (W)
Political Institutions and Financial Development
by Stephen Haber, Douglass C. North and Barry R. Weingast (editors)
reviewed by Claudia Rei on July 2, 2008
  • Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0), Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5), North America (7)
  • Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
  • Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Markets and Institutions (W)
Violence and Social Orders: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History
by Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis and Barry R. Weingast
reviewed by Robert A. Margo on June 24, 2009
  • Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
  • Time period: General or Comparative (0)
  • Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Markets and Institutions (W)
Northrup, Cynthia Clark
Encyclopedia of Tariffs and Trade in U.S. History
by Cynthia Clark Northrup and Elaine C. Prange Turney (editors)
reviewed by Stephen Meardon on January 6, 2005
  • Geographic area: North America (7)
  • Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
  • Subject: International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)
Norton, Peter D.
Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City
by Peter D. Norton
reviewed by Werner Troesken on August 5, 2008
  • Geographic area: North America (7)
  • Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
  • Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)
Norwood, Stephen H.
Strikebreaking and Intimidation: Mercenaries and Masculinity in Twentieth-Century America
by Stephen H. Norwood
reviewed by William A. Sundstrom on August 15, 2003
  • Geographic area: North America (7)
  • Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
  • Subject: Labor and Employment History (T)
Novkov, Julie
Constituting Workers, Protecting Women: Gender, Law, and Labor in the Progressive Era and New Deal Years
by Julie Novkov
reviewed by David Bernstein on June 11, 2002
  • Geographic area: North America (7)
  • Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
  • Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Labor and Employment History (T), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)
Nye, David E.
Consuming Power: A Social History of American Energies
by David E. Nye
reviewed by Martin V. Melosi on August 5, 1998
  • Geographic area: North America (7)
  • Time period: General or Comparative (0)
  • Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A)
Technology Matters: Questions to Live With
by David E. Nye
reviewed by Rick Szostak on June 23, 2006
  • Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
  • Time period: General or Comparative (0)
  • Subject: History of Technology, including Technological Change (M)
Nye, John V.C.
War, Wine, and Taxes: The Political Economy of Anglo-French Trade, 1689-1900
by John V.C. Nye
reviewed by Gordon Bannerman on October 15, 2007
  • Geographic area: Europe (4)
  • Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
  • Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)
Nyland, Chris
The Status of Women in Classical Economic Thought
by Robert Dimand and Chris Nyland (editors)
reviewed by Ingrid H. Rima on August 7, 2004
  • Geographic area: Europe (4)
  • Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
  • Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)

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