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Sabel, Charles F.

World of Possibilities: Flexibility and Mass Production in Western Industrialization

by Charles F. Sabel and Jonathan Zeitlin

reviewed by James A. Jaffe on March 16, 1998

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: Markets and Institutions (W)

Sackman, Douglas Cazaux

Orange Empire: California and the Fruits of Eden

by Douglas Cazaux Sackman

reviewed by Paul Rhode on November 14, 2006

Geographic area: Middle East (6), North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Business History (B), History of Technology, including Technological Change (M), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S), Labor and Employment History (T), Markets and Institutions (W), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Safford, Jeffery J.

The Mechanics of Optimism: Mining Companies, Technology, and the Hot Spring Gold Rush, Montana Territory, 1864-1868

by Jeffery J. Safford

reviewed by Lynne Pierson Doti on November 16, 2005

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Business History (B)

Saito, Osamu

Emergence of Economic Society in Japan, 1600-1859

by Akira Hayami, Osamu Saito and Ronald P. Toby (editors)

reviewed by Carl Mosk on October 22, 2004

Geographic area: Asia (2)
Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Historical Demography, including Migration (J), Markets and Institutions (W)

Salamon, Lester M.

Four Books on Philanthropy

by Bruce R. Hopkins, Jody Blazek, D. Benson Tesdahl, Lester M. Salamon and Judith Sealander

reviewed by Milton Goldin on May 5, 1998

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I)

Global Civil Society: Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector

by Lester M. Salamon, Helmut K. Anheier, Regina List and S. Stefan Toepler

reviewed by Milton Goldin on March 27, 2000

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Markets and Institutions (W)

Salazar-Carrillo, Jorge

Oil and Development in Venezuela during the 20th Century

by Jorge Salazar-Carrillo and Bernadette West

reviewed by M. del Mar Rubio on November 18, 2004

Geographic area: Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Saller, Richard P.

The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World

by Walter Scheidel, Ian Morris and Richard P. Saller (editors)

reviewed by Peter Temin on May 11, 2009

Geographic area: Europe (4), Middle East (6)
Time period: Ancient (2)
Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F)

Salmon, John

Economies beyond Agriculture in the Classical World

by David J. Mattingly and John Salmon (editors)

reviewed by Darel Engen on February 4, 2003

Geographic area: Africa (1), Europe (4)
Time period: Ancient (2)
Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Industry: Manufacturing and Construction (R), Markets and Institutions (W)

Salmond, John A.

The General Textile Strike of 1934: From Maine to Alabama

by John A. Salmond

reviewed by Clete Daniel on July 25, 2003

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Labor and Employment History (T)

Salvucci, Richard J.

Politics, Markets, and Mexico’s “London Debt,” 1823–1887

by Richard J. Salvucci

reviewed by Aldo Musacchio on January 25, 2010

Geographic area: Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Military and War (O), Markets and Institutions (W)

Sampat, Bhaven N.

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)

Samuels, Warren

Historians of Economics and Economic Thought: The Construction of Disciplinary Memory

by Steven Medema and Warren Samuels (editors)

reviewed by Roger Frantz on October 4, 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)

Samuels, Warren J.

A Companion to the History of Economic Thought

by Warren J. Samuels, Jeff F. Biddle and John B. Davis (editors)

reviewed by Mauro Boianovsky on December 5, 2003

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)

European Economists of the Early Twentieth Century, Volume 2. Studies on Neglected Continental Thinkers of Germany and Italy

by Warren J. Samuels (editor)

reviewed by Nicola Giocoli on December 12, 2003

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: History of Technology, including Technological Change (M)

Essays on the History of Economics

by Warren J. Samuels, Willie Henderson, Kirk D. Johnson and Marianne Johnson (editors)

reviewed by Maria Pia Paganelli on January 18, 2006

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)

Samuelson, Paul A.

Inside the Economist's Mind: Conversations with Eminent Economists

by Paul A. Samuelson and William Barnett (editors)

reviewed by Michael Szenberg on April 27, 2007

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)

Sandage, Scott A.

Born Losers: A History of Failure in America

by Scott A. Sandage

reviewed by Susan Nance on October 6, 2006

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Business History (B), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Sanders, Elizabeth

Roots of Reform: Farmers, Workers, and the American State, 1877-1917

by Elizabeth Sanders

reviewed by Gerald Friedman on April 6, 2000

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Markets and Institutions (W)

Sanderson, Michael

Education and Economic Decline in Britain, 1870 to the 1990s

by Michael Sanderson

reviewed by David Mitch on February 20, 1999

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: Education and Human Resource Development (G)

Sargent, Thomas J.

The Big Problem of Small Change

by Thomas J. Sargent and Francois R. Velde

reviewed by Anna J. Schwartz on July 15, 2002

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: Medieval (3), 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Sarris, Peter

Economy and Society in the Age of Justinian

by Peter Sarris

reviewed by Timothy E. Gregory on June 16, 2009

Geographic area: Europe (4), Middle East (6)
Time period: Medieval (3)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Servitude and Slavery (N)

Sass, Steven A.

The Promise of Private Pensions: The First Hundred Years

by Steven A. Sass

reviewed by Samuel H. Williamson on October 12, 1998

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Markets and Institutions (W)

Sassen, Saskia

Losing Control? Sovereignty in an Age of Globalization

by Saskia Sassen

reviewed by Susan Ariel Aaronson on March 31, 1998

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

Satre, Lowell J.

Chocolate on Trial: Slavery, Politics, and the Ethics of Business

by Lowell J. Satre

reviewed by Roger Southall on June 21, 2005

Geographic area: Africa (1)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Business History (B), Servitude and Slavery (N)

Satya, Laxman D.

Ecology, Colonialism, and Cattle: Central India in the Nineteenth Century

by Laxman D. Satya

reviewed by David Gilmartin on August 25, 2006

Geographic area: Asia (2)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Markets and Institutions (W)

Saunders Jr., Richard

Merging Lines: American Railroads, 1900-1970

by Richard Saunders Jr.

reviewed by William Huneke on February 20, 2002

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Business History (B), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Main Lines: Rebirth of the North American Railroads, 1970-2002

by Richard Saunders Jr.

reviewed by William R. Childs on April 9, 2004

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Business History (B), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Sawai, Minoru

Small Firms, Large Concerns: The Development of Small Business in Comparative Perspective

by Konosuke Odaka and Minoru Sawai

reviewed by Zoltan J. Acs on October 11, 1999

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Business History (B)

Scarborough, William Kauffman

Masters of the Big House: Elite Slaveholders of the Mid-Nineteenth-Century South

by William Kauffman Scarborough

reviewed by Robert Gudmestad on March 26, 2004

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Servitude and Slavery (N)

Schabas, Margaret

The Natural Origins of Economics

by Margaret Schabas

reviewed by Laurence S. Moss on September 1, 2006

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)

Schain, Martin A.

The Marshall Plan: Fifty Years After

by Martin A. Schain (editor)

reviewed by Albrecht Ritschl on March 19, 2003

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

Schaps, David M.

The Invention of Coinage and the Monetization of Ancient Greece

by David M. Schaps

reviewed by Morris Silver on April 19, 2004

Geographic area: Europe (4), Middle East (6)
Time period: Ancient (2)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Schefold, Bertram

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)

Scheidel, Walter

The Ancient Economy

by Walter Scheidel and Sitta von Reden (editors)

reviewed by Morris Silver on January 3, 2003

Geographic area: Africa (1), Europe (4)
Time period: Ancient (2)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F)

Scheidel, Walter

The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World

by Walter Scheidel, Ian Morris and Richard P. Saller (editors)

reviewed by Peter Temin on May 11, 2009

Geographic area: Europe (4), Middle East (6)
Time period: Ancient (2)
Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F)

Scherer, F. M.

Quarter Notes and Bank Notes: The Economics of Music Composition the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

by F. M. Scherer

reviewed by François R. Velde on January 27, 2005

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
Subject: Business History (B), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Schliesser, Eric

New Voices on Adam Smith

by Leonidas Montes and Eric Schliesser (editors)

reviewed by Jeffrey T. Young on March 6, 2007

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 18th Century (6)
Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)

Schocket, Andrew M.

Founding Corporate Power in Early National Philadelphia

by Andrew M. Schocket

reviewed by Sean Patrick Adams on July 19, 2007

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Business History (B), Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Markets and Institutions (W), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Schofield, Roger

Taxation Under the Early Tudors, 1485-1547

by Roger Schofield

reviewed by John Munro on June 15, 2005

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: Medieval (3), 16th Century (4)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I)

Schonfield, Roger C.

JSTOR: A History

by Roger C. Schonfield

reviewed by Royce Kurtz on October 24, 2003

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: History of Technology, including Technological Change (M)

Schonhardt-Bailey, Cheryl

International Trade and Political Institutions: Instituting Trade in the Long Nineteenth Century

by Fiona McGillivray, Iain McLean, Robert Pahre and Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey

reviewed by John V.C. Nye on July 23, 2002

Geographic area: Europe (4), North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

From the Corn Laws to Free Trade: Interests, Ideas, and Institutions in Historical Perspective

by Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey

reviewed by George R. Boyer on August 6, 2007

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

Schramm, Carl J.

Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity

by William J. Baumol, Robert E. Litan and Carl J. Schramm

reviewed by William R. Keech on May 7, 2009

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economic Planning and Policy (E), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Markets and Institutions (W)

Schroter, Harm

The Free Standing Company in the World Economy, 1830-1996

by Mira Wilkins and Harm Schroter

reviewed by Gordon Boyce on July 30, 1999

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: Business History (B)

Schröter, Harm G.

Americanization of the European Economy: A Compact Survey of American Economic Influence in Europe since the 1880s

by Harm G. Schröter

reviewed by Graham Brownlow on January 27, 2006

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: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Markets and Institutions (W)

Schuknecht, Ludger

Public Spending in the 20th Century: A Global Perspective

by Vito Tanzi and Ludger Schuknecht

reviewed by Roger Middleton on October 16, 2000

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I)

Schuler, Kurt

Currency Boards and Dollarization

by Kurt Schuler

reviewed by Lawrence H. Officer on November 14, 2003

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Schumpeter, Joseph A.

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy

by Joseph A. Schumpeter

reviewed by Thomas K. McCraw on September 1, 2000

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)

Schuster, Klaus

Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung, Sozialstruktur und biologischer Lebensstandard in München und dem südlichen Bayern im 19. Jahrhundert

by Klaus Schuster

reviewed by Daniel Schwekendiek on April 17, 2006

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology (U)

Schwartz, Stuart B.

Tropical Babylons: Sugar and the Making of the Atlantic World, 1450-1680

by Stuart B. Schwartz (editor)

reviewed by David Eltis on December 31, 2004

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: Medieval (3), 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Servitude and Slavery (N)

Schwartz, Anna Jacobson

A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960

by Milton Friedman and Anna Jacobson Schwartz

reviewed by Hugh Rockoff on January 1, 2000

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Macroeconomics and Fluctuations (V)

Scott, Allen J.

On Hollywood: The Place, the Industry

by Allen J. Scott

reviewed by Mike Haupert on October 18, 2005

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Historical Geography (K), Urban and Regional History (Z)

Scott, Roy V.

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)

Scott, Peter

Triumph of the South: A Regional Economic History of Early Twentieth Century Britain

by Peter Scott

reviewed by Peter Wardley on October 21, 2009

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economic Planning and Policy (E), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Historical Geography (K), Urban and Regional History (Z)

Scranton, Philip

Endless Novelty: Specialty Production and American Industrialization, 1865-1925

by Philip Scranton

reviewed by B. Zorina Khan on June 24, 1998

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Business History (B)

Scribner, Christopher MacGregor

Renewing Birmingham: Federal Funding and the Promise of Change, 1929-1979

by Christopher MacGregor Scribner

reviewed by Gordon E. Harvey on December 17, 2002

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Urban and Regional History (Z)

Sculle, Kieth A.

The Gas Station in America

by John A. Jakle and Kieth A. Sculle

reviewed by Tom Dicke on May 16, 1995

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Seabright, Paul

The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life

by Paul Seabright

reviewed by Haim Ofek on January 29, 2007

Geographic area:
Time period: Prehistoric (1), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology (U), Markets and Institutions (W)

Seabrooke, Leonard

The Social Sources of Financial Power: Domestic Legitimacy and International Financial Orders

by Leonard Seabrooke

reviewed by David M. Andrews on November 1, 2006

Geographic area: Asia (2), Europe (4), North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Seaford, Richard

Money and the Early Greek Mind: Homer, Philosophy, Tragedy

by Richard Seaford

reviewed by David Tandy on March 9, 2005

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: Ancient (2)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Sealander, Judith

Four Books on Philanthropy

by Bruce R. Hopkins, Jody Blazek, D. Benson Tesdahl, Lester M. Salamon and Judith Sealander

reviewed by Milton Goldin on May 5, 1998

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I)

Seavoy, Ronald E.

Origins and Growth of the Global Economy: From the Fifteenth Century Onward

by Ronald E. Seavoy

reviewed by Laura Cruz on November 25, 2003

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D)

Sedgwick, John

by John Sedgwick

reviewed by Michael J. Haupert on July 27, 2001

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

Seely, Bruce E.

The Best Transportation System in the World: Railroads, Trucks, Airlines, and American Public Policy in the Twentieth Century

by Mark H. Rose, Bruce E. Seely and Paul F. Barrett

reviewed by William R. Childs on May 25, 2007

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Selden, Mark

The Resurgence of East Asia, 500, 150 and 50 Year Perspectives

by Giovanni Arrighi, Takeshi Hamashita and Mark Selden

reviewed by Debin Ma on February 15, 2005

Geographic area: Asia (2)
Time period: 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Sellers, Christopher

Hazards of the Job: From Industrial Disease to Environmental Health Science

by Christopher Sellers

reviewed by Mark Aldrich on March 12, 1998

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Labor and Employment History (T)

Selmrod, Joel

Taxing Ourselves: A Citizen's Guide to the Great Debate Over Tax Reform

by Joel Selmrod and Jon Bakija

reviewed by James K. Self on October 5, 1998

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E)

Selvin, David F.

A Terrible Anger: The 1934 Waterfront and General Strikes in San Francisco

by David F. Selvin

reviewed by Lawrence W. Boyd on March 18, 1998

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Labor and Employment History (T)

Sen, Amartya

Rationality and Freedom

by Amartya Sen

reviewed by Robert D. Tollison on February 11, 2003

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: Markets and Institutions (W)

Sewell, Jane E.

Networks of Innovation: Vaccine Development at Merck, Sharp and Dohme, and Mulford, 1895-1995

by Louis Galambos and Jane E. Sewell

reviewed by James H. Madison on November 18, 1996

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Business History (B)

Networks of Innovation: Vaccine Development at Merck, Sharp and Dohme, and Mulford, 1895-1995

by Louis Galambos and Jane E. Sewell

reviewed by Marvin Fischbaum on January 27, 1998

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Business History (B)

Sexton, Jay

Debtor Diplomacy: Finance and American Foreign Relations in the Civil War Era, 1837-1873

by Jay Sexton

reviewed by Marc D. Weidenmier on March 27, 2007

Geographic area: Europe (4), North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Military and War (O), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

Shammas, Carole

A History of Household Government in America

by Carole Shammas

reviewed by Gloria L. Main on March 26, 2003

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Historical Demography, including Migration (J), Servitude and Slavery (N), Household, Family and Consumer History (P)

Shatzmiller, Maya

Her Day in Court: Women’s Property Rights in Fifteenth-Century Granada

by Maya Shatzmiller

reviewed by Ghislaine Lydon on May 1, 2009

Geographic area: Europe (4), Middle East (6)
Time period: Medieval (3)
Subject: Household, Family and Consumer History (P), Markets and Institutions (W), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Sheehan, Brett

Trust in Troubled Times: Money, Banks, and State-Society Relations in Republican Tianjin

by Brett Sheehan

reviewed by Andrea McElderry on December 4, 2003

Geographic area: Asia (2)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Markets and Institutions (W)

Shepherd, W.F.

The Asian Economies in the Twentieth Century

by Angus Maddison, D.S. Prasada Rao and W.F. Shepherd (editors)

reviewed by Kelly Olds on May 28, 2002

Geographic area: Asia (2), Australia/New Zealand, incl. Pacific Islands (3)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F)

Sheriff, Carol

The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862

by Carol Sheriff

reviewed by Jerome K. Laurent on July 14, 1997

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Sheth, Falguni A.

Race, Liberalism, and Economics

by David Colander, Robert E. Prasch and Falguni A. Sheth (editors)

reviewed by Stanley Engerman on July 12, 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), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Shipton, Kirsty

Money and Its Uses in the Ancient Greek World

by Andrew Meadows and Kirsty Shipton (editors)

reviewed by David M. Schaps on April 8, 2004

Geographic area: Europe (4), Middle East (6)
Time period: Ancient (2)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Shiroyama, Tomoko

China during the Great Depression: Market, State, and the World Economy, 1929-1937

by Tomoko Shiroyama

reviewed by Niv Horesh on August 22, 2008

Geographic area: Asia (2)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S), Macroeconomics and Fluctuations (V)

Shlaes, Amity

The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression

by Amity Shlaes

reviewed by Michael V. Namorato on August 21, 2008

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E), Macroeconomics and Fluctuations (V)

Shovlin, John

The Political Economy of Virtue: Luxury, Patriotism, and the Origins of the French Revolution

by John Shovlin

reviewed by Jonathan Liebowitz on April 10, 2007

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 18th Century (6)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Shughart II, William F.

The Political Economy of the New Deal

by Jim Couch and William F. Shughart II

reviewed by Price V. Fishback on June 21, 1999

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I)

Sidorick, Daniel

Condensed Capitalism: Campbell Soup and the Pursuit of Cheap Production in the Twentieth Century

by Daniel Sidorick

reviewed by Gerald Friedman on November 12, 2009

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), Industry: Manufacturing and Construction (R), Labor and Employment History (T)

Siegelbaum, Lewis H.

Cars for Comrades: The Life of the Soviet Automobile

by Lewis H. Siegelbaum

reviewed by Perry L. Patterson on August 6, 2008

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Siklos, Pierre L.

The Changing Face of Central Banking: Evolutionary Trends since World War II

by Pierre L. Siklos

reviewed by Richard C. K. Burdekin on May 29, 2003

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Deflation: Current and Historical Perspectives

by Richard C.K. Burdekin and Pierre L. Siklos (editors)

reviewed by Kris James Mitchener on November 9, 2005

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Macroeconomics and Fluctuations (V)

Silber, William L.

When Washington Shut down Wall Street: The Great Financial Crisis of 1914 and the Origins of America's Monetary Supremacy

by William L. Silber

reviewed by Jon Moen on June 12, 2007

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Military and War (O)

Simon, Julian

The Great Breakthrough and its Cause

by Julian Simon

reviewed by Paul M. Hohenberg on May 29, 2001

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D)

Singer, Jonathan W.

Broken Trusts: The Texas Attorney General versus the Oil Industry, 1889-1909

by Jonathan W. Singer

reviewed by Werner Troesken on January 9, 2004

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Business History (B), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Singh, Vipul

The Artisans in Eighteenth-Century Eastern India: A History of Survival

by Vipul Singh

reviewed by Ian C. Wendt on April 16, 2007

Geographic area: Asia (2)
Time period: 18th Century (6)
Subject: Industry: Manufacturing and Construction (R)

Singleton, John

Economic Relations between Britain and Australasia, 1945-1970

by John Singleton and Paul L. Robertson

reviewed by Jonathan Pincus on January 16, 2004

Geographic area: Australia/New Zealand, incl. Pacific Islands (3), Europe (4)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

Sinisi, Kyle S.

Sacred Debts: State Civil War Claims and American Federalism, 1861-1880

by Kyle S. Sinisi

reviewed by Robert W. Burg on March 8, 2004

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I)

Sinopoli, Carla M.

The Political Economy of Craft Production: Crafting Empire in South India, c. 1350-1650

by Carla M. Sinopoli

reviewed by Prasannan Parthasarathi on October 27, 2005

Geographic area: Asia (2)
Time period: Medieval (3), 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5)
Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Industry: Manufacturing and Construction (R)

Siskind, Janet

Rum and Axes: The Rise of a Connecticut Merchant Family, 1795-1850

by Janet Siskind

reviewed by Barry Levy on August 9, 2002

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
Subject: Business History (B), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Skeel, David A.

Debt's Dominion: A History of Bankruptcy Law in America

by David A. Skeel

reviewed by Bradley A. Hansen on April 17, 2001

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Markets and Institutions (W)

Sklansky, Jeffrey

The Soul's Economy: Market and Selfhood in American Thought, 1820-1920

by Jeffrey Sklansky

reviewed by Donald Frey on January 31, 2003

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Skocpol, Theda

State and Party in America's New Deal

by Kenneth Finegold and Theda Skocpol

reviewed by Garry Young on March 18, 1998

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I)

Skousen, Mark

Vienna and Chicago, Friends or Foes? A Tale of Two Schools of Free-Market Economics

by Mark Skousen

reviewed by Pedro Garcia Duarte on March 1, 2006

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)

Skretny, John David

The Ironies of Affirmative Action: Politics, Culture and Justice in America

by John David Skretny

reviewed by Paul Moreno on October 29, 1997

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Sky, Theodore

To Provide for the General Welfare: A History of the Federal Spending Power

by Theodore Sky

reviewed by Michael R. Adamson on January 14, 2005

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I)

Slaton, Amy E.

Reinforced Concrete and the Modernization of American Building, 1900-1930

by Amy E. Slaton

reviewed by James B. McSwain on October 5, 2001

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Industry: Manufacturing and Construction (R)

Sleifer, Jaap

Planning Ahead and Falling Behind: The East German Economy in Comparison with West Germany, 1936-2002

by Jaap Sleifer

reviewed by Timothy W. Guinnane on January 19, 2008

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economic Planning and Policy (E), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F)

Slotten, Hugh R.

Radio and Television Regulation: Broadcast Technology in the United States, 1920-1960

by Hugh R. Slotten

reviewed by Carole E. Scott on March 8, 2002

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), History of Technology, including Technological Change (M)

Smethurst, Richard J.

From Foot Soldier to Finance Minister: Takahashi Korekiyo, Japan's Keynes

by Richard J. Smethurst

reviewed by Michael Schiltz on February 7, 2008

Geographic area: Asia (2)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Military and War (O)

Smil, Vaclav

Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production

by Vaclav Smil

reviewed by D. Gale Johnson on November 28, 2001

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), History of Technology, including Technological Change (M)

Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact

by Vaclav Smil

reviewed by Joel Mokyr on December 30, 2006

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: History of Technology, including Technological Change (M)

Transforming the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations and Their Consequences

by Vaclav Smil

reviewed by Joel Mokyr on December 30, 2006

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: History of Technology, including Technological Change (M)

Smiley, Gene

Rethinking the Great Depression

by Gene Smiley

reviewed by David C. Wheelock on February 5, 2003

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E), Macroeconomics and Fluctuations (V)

Smith, Mark M.

Debating Slavery: Economy and Society in the Antebellum American South

by Mark M. Smith

reviewed by James R. Irwin on July 1, 2000

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Servitude and Slavery (N), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Smith, Robert J.

The Bouchayers of Grenoble and French Industrial Enterprise, 1850 -1970

by Robert J. Smith

reviewed by Esther Redmount on September 6, 2002

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Business History (B)

Smith, Bruce D.

Evolution and Procedures in Central Banking

by David E. Altig and Bruce D. Smith (editors)

reviewed by Stefano Battilossi on March 26, 2004

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Smith, Mickey C.

The Rexall Story: A History of Genius and Neglect

by Mickey C. Smith

reviewed by Marvin Fischbaum on September 11, 2005

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Business History (B), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Smith, George David

Mutually Beneficial: The Guardian and Life Insurance in America

by Robert E. Wright and George David Smith

reviewed by Richard H. Keehn on November 30, 2005

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), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Smith, David R.

Permeable Border: The Great Lakes Basin as Transnational Region, 1650-1990

by John J. Bukowczyk, Nora Faires, David R. Smith and Randy William Widdis

reviewed by Jerome K. Laurent on January 20, 2006

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Historical Geography (K), Labor and Employment History (T), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Smith, Michael Stephen

The Emergence of Modern Business Enterprise in France, 1800-1930

by Michael Stephen Smith

reviewed by Pierre-Cyrille Hautcoeur on May 8, 2006

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Business History (B)

Smith, Frederick H.

Caribbean Rum: A Social and Economic History

by Frederick H. Smith

reviewed by Russell R. Menard on June 2, 2006

Geographic area: Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5)
Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Servitude and Slavery (N), Industry: Manufacturing and Construction (R), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Smith, Jason Scott

Building New Deal Liberalism: The Political Economy of Public Works, 1933-1956

by Jason Scott Smith

reviewed by Price V. Fishback on July 16, 2007

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Military and War (O), Labor and Employment History (T), Macroeconomics and Fluctuations (V)

Smith, S.D.

Slavery, Family and Gentry Capitalism in the British Atlantic: The World of the Lascelles, 1648-1834

by S.D. Smith

reviewed by Trevor Burnard on August 7, 2007

Geographic area: Europe (4), Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5)
Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
Subject: Business History (B), Servitude and Slavery (N), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

Smith, Thomas C.

The Agrarian Origins of Modern Japan

by Thomas C. Smith

reviewed by Osamu Saito on May 11, 2006

Geographic area: Asia (2)
Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Markets and Institutions (W)

Snell, K. D. M.

Women, Work, and Wages in England, 1600-1850

by Penelope Lane, Neil Raven and K. D. M. Snell (editors)

reviewed by Joyce Burnette on March 2, 2005

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Labor and Employment History (T)

Snooks, Graeme Donald

The Dynamic Society: Exploring the Sources of Global Change

by Graeme Donald Snooks

reviewed by Gregory Clark on March 16, 1997

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: History of Technology, including Technological Change (M)

The Collapse of Darwinism, or The Rise of a Realist Theory of Life

by Graeme Donald Snooks

reviewed by Geoffrey M. Hodgson on June 27, 2005

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)

Snowdon, Brian

Conversations on Growth, Stability, and Trade: An Historical Perspective

by Brian Snowdon

reviewed by Christopher Hanes on April 18, 2003

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S), Macroeconomics and Fluctuations (V)

Sokoloff, Kenneth L.

Finance, Intermediaries, and Economic Development

by Stanley L. Engerman, Philip T. Hoffman, Jean-Laurent Rosenthal and Kenneth L. Sokoloff (editors)

reviewed by Timothy W. Guinnane on September 8, 2004

Geographic area: Europe (4), North America (7)
Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Labor and Employment History (T)

Slavery in the Development of the Americas

by David Eltis, Frank D. Lewis and Kenneth L. Sokoloff (editors)

reviewed by Gavin Wright on June 24, 2005

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0), Africa (1), Europe (4), Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5), North America (7)
Time period: 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Servitude and Slavery (N)

Financing Innovation in the United States: 1870 to the Present

by Naomi R. Lamoreaux and Kenneth L. Sokoloff (editors)

reviewed by Charles W. Calomiris on July 17, 2009

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), History of Technology, including Technological Change (M), Markets and Institutions (W)

Human Capital and Institutions: A Long Run View

by David Eltis, Frank D. Lewis and Kenneth L. Sokoloff (editors)

reviewed by David Mitch on February 12, 2010

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0), Europe (4), Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5), North America (7)
Time period: General or Comparative (0), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Education and Human Resource Development (G), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Labor and Employment History (T), Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology (U), Markets and Institutions (W), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Soland, Birgitte

Secret Gardens, Satanic Mills: Placing Girls in European History, 1750-1960

by Mary Jo Maynes, Birgitte Soland and Christina Benninghaus

reviewed by Joyce Burnette on May 24, 2006

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 18th Century (6), 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)

Solomou, Solomos

Economic Cycles: Long Cycles and Business Cycles since 1870

by Solomos Solomou

reviewed by Forrest Capie on August 12, 1999

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: Macroeconomics and Fluctuations (V)

Soly, Hugo

Craft Guilds in the Early Modern Low Countries: Work, Power, and Representation

by Maarten Prak, Catharina Lis, Jan Lucassen and Hugo Soly (editors)

reviewed by Gary Richardson on October 24, 2006

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: Medieval (3), 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6)
Subject: Labor and Employment History (T), Markets and Institutions (W), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Learning on the Shop Floor: Historical Perspectives on Apprenticeship

by Bert De Munck, Steven L. Kaplan and Hugo Soly (editors)

reviewed by Paul Ryan on September 20, 2008

Geographic area: Asia (2), Europe (4)
Time period: Medieval (3), 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Education and Human Resource Development (G), Labor and Employment History (T)

Sornette, Didier

Why Stock Markets Crash: Critical Events in Complex Financial Systems

by Didier Sornette

reviewed by Gary Santoni on April 15, 2003

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Sowell, Thomas

On Classical Economics

by Thomas Sowell

reviewed by John Berdell on February 2, 2007

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)

Spafford, Shirley

No Ordinary Academics: Economics and Political Science at the University of Saskatchewan, 1910-1960

by Shirley Spafford

reviewed by Robin F. Neill on September 22, 2000

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)

Spahn, Heinz-Peter

From Gold to Euro: On Monetary Theory and the History of Currency Systems

by Heinz-Peter Spahn

reviewed by Catherine R. Schenk on May 10, 2002

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Sparks, Randy J.

Money, Trade, and Power: The Evolution of Colonial South Carolina's Plantation Society

by Jack P. Greene, Rosemary Brana-Shute and Randy J. Sparks (editors)

reviewed by David Ryden on April 2, 2003

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Historical Demography, including Migration (J), Servitude and Slavery (N)

Sparks, Edith

Capital Intentions: Female Proprietors in San Francisco, 1850-1920

by Edith Sparks

reviewed by Pamela J. Nickless on March 28, 2007

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Business History (B), Markets and Institutions (W)

Spencer and John H. Huston, Roger W.

The Federal Reserve and the Bull Markets: From Benjamin Strong to Alan Greenspan

by Roger W. Spencer and John H. Huston

reviewed by Gary J. Santoni on July 13, 2007

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Spolaore, Enrico

The Size of Nations

by Alberto Alesina and Enrico Spolaore

reviewed by Leonard Dudley on February 2, 2004

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Historical Geography (K), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S), Urban and Regional History (Z)

Spulber, Nicolas

Russia's Economic Transitions: From Late Tsarism to the New Millennium

by Nicolas Spulber

reviewed by Carol Leonard on March 31, 2005

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Servitude and Slavery (N), Markets and Institutions (W), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Stabile, Donald R.

Forerunners of Modern Financial Economics: A Random Walk in the History of Economic Thought, 1900-1950

by Donald R. Stabile

reviewed by Geoffrey Poitras on November 2, 2005

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)

Economics, Competition and Academia: An Intellectual History of Sophism versus Virtue

by Donald R. Stabile

reviewed by Donald E. Frey on February 15, 2008

Geographic area: Europe (4), North America (7)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: Education and Human Resource Development (G), History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L), Markets and Institutions (W)

The Living Wage: Lessons from the History of Economic Thought

by Donald R. Stabile

reviewed by Art Carden on July 16, 2009

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: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L), Labor and Employment History (T)

Stapleford, Thomas A.

The Cost of Living in America: A Political History of Economic Statistics, 1880-2000

by Thomas A. Stapleford

reviewed by Trevon Logan on February 11, 2010

Geographic area: 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), History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L), Household, Family and Consumer History (P), Labor and Employment History (T), Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology (U)

Stark, Rodney

The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success

by Rodney Stark

reviewed by Eric Jones on March 20, 2006

Geographic area: Europe (4), Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5), Middle East (6), North America (7)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Stark, Kirk J.

War and Taxes

by Steven A. Bank, Kirk J. Stark and Joseph J. Thorndike

reviewed by W. Elliot Brownlee on May 14, 2009

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: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Military and War (O)

Starr, Paul

The Creation of the Media: Political Origins of Modern Communications

by Paul Starr

reviewed by Douglas Galbi on September 9, 2004

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Stasavage, David

Public Debt and the Birth of the Democratic State: France and Great Britain, 1688-1789

by David Stasavage

reviewed by Stephen Quinn on June 16, 2004

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Markets and Institutions (W)

Staunton, Mike

Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns

by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton

reviewed by John A. James on August 28, 2002

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Stearns, Peter N.

Consumerism in World History: The Global Transformation of Desire

by Peter N. Stearns

reviewed by Jasmine Aimaq on January 1, 2003

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: General or Comparative (0), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Household, Family and Consumer History (P)

Steckel, Richard

Health and Welfare During the Industrial Revolution

by Richard Steckel and Roderick Floud

reviewed by Lee A. Craig on January 15, 1998

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Income and Wealth (Q)

Steckel, Richard H.

The Backbone of History: Health and Nutrition in the Western Hemisphere

by Richard H. Steckel and Jerome C. Rose (editors)

reviewed by William J. Collins on May 13, 2003

Geographic area: Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5), North America (7)
Time period: General or Comparative (0), Prehistoric (1), Ancient (2), Medieval (3), 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Historical Demography, including Migration (J), Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology (U)

Steeples, Douglas

Democracy in Desperation: The Depression of 1893

by Douglas Steeples and David O. Whitten

reviewed by Anthony P. O'Brien on June 29, 1999

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Macroeconomics and Fluctuations (V)

Advocate for American Enterprise: William Buck Dana and the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, 1865-1910

by Douglas Steeples

reviewed by Edwin J. Perkins on August 18, 2002

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Business History (B)

Advocate for American Enterprise: William Buck Dana and the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, 1865-1910

by Douglas Steeples

reviewed by John Paul Rossi on September 16, 2003

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Business History (B)

Steffen, Will

Sustainability or Collapse? An Integrated History and Future of People on Earth

by Robert Costanza, Lisa J. Graumlich and Will Steffen (editors)

reviewed by Philip R. P. Coelho on October 26, 2007

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F)

Steil, Benn

Money, Markets, and Sovereignty

by Benn Steil and Manuel Hinds

reviewed by George Selgin on November 4, 2009

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Stein, Stanley J.

Apogee of Empire: Spain and New Spain in the Age of Charles III, 1759-1789

by Stanley J. Stein and Barbara H. Stein

reviewed by David Ringrose on April 16, 2004

Geographic area: Europe (4), Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5)
Time period: 18th Century (6)
Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

Stein, Barbara H.

Apogee of Empire: Spain and New Spain in the Age of Charles III, 1759-1789

by Stanley J. Stein and Barbara H. Stein

reviewed by David Ringrose on April 16, 2004

Geographic area: Europe (4), Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5)
Time period: 18th Century (6)
Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

Stein, Sarah Abrevaya

Plumes: Ostrich Feathers, Jews, and a Lost World of Global Commerce

by Sarah Abrevaya Stein

reviewed by Andrew Godley on June 23, 2009

Geographic area: Africa (1), Europe (4)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Business History (B), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S), Markets and Institutions (W), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)

Steinberg, Richard H.

The Evolution of the Trade Regime: Law, Politics, and Economics of the GATT and the WTO

by John H. Barton, Judith L. Goldstein, Timothy E. Josling and Richard H. Steinberg

reviewed by Susan Ariel Aaronson on January 9, 2007

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

Steindl, Frank G.

Understanding Economic Recovery in the 1930s: Endogenous Propagation in the Great Depression

by Frank G. Steindl

reviewed by David C. Wheelock on July 9, 2004

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Macroeconomics and Fluctuations (V)

Steinfeld, Robert J.

Coercion, Contract, and Free Labor in the Nineteenth Century

by Robert J. Steinfeld

reviewed by Gillian Hamilton on March 11, 2002

Geographic area: Europe (4), North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Labor and Employment History (T)

Steinmueller, W. Edward

New Frontiers in the Economics of Innovation and New Technology: Essays in Honour of Paul A. David

by Cristiano Antonelli, Dominique Foray, Bronwyn H. Hall and W. Edward Steinmueller (editors)

reviewed by James Bessen on February 22, 2007

Geographic area:
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: History of Technology, including Technological Change (M)

Sterett, Susan M.

Public Pensions: Gender and Civic Service in the States, 1850-1937

by Susan M. Sterett

reviewed by Joanna Short on December 9, 2003

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)

Steuerle, C. Eugene

Nonprofits and Government: Collaboration and Conflict

by Elizabeth T. Boris and C. Eugene Steuerle

reviewed by Milton Goldin on July 16, 1999

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Markets and Institutions (W)

Stewart, John C.

Thomas F. Walsh: Progressive Businessman and Colorado Mining Tycoon

by John C. Stewart

reviewed by Joshua C. Hall on December 17, 2007

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Business History (B)

Stiles, T. J.

The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

by T. J. Stiles

reviewed by Robert Whaples on December 31, 2009

Geographic area: Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5), North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Business History (B), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Stimson, Shannon C.

After Adam Smith: A Century of Transformation in Politics and Political Economy

by Murray Milgate and Shannon C. Stimson

reviewed by Donald E. Frey on January 6, 2010

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)

Stobart, Jon

The First Industrial Region: North-West England, c. 1700-60

by Jon Stobart

reviewed by Steve King on October 26, 2005

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 18th Century (6)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Industry: Manufacturing and Construction (R), Urban and Regional History (Z)

Stokes, Raymond G.

German Industry and Global Enterprise BASF: The History of A Company

by Werner Abelshauser, Wolfgang von Hippel, Jeffrey Allan Johnson and Raymond G. Stokes

reviewed by J. Steven Jones on May 14, 2004

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Business History (B)

Stoll, Steven

Larding the Lean Earth: Soil and Society in Nineteenth-Century America

by Steven Stoll

reviewed by Julia A. King on September 24, 2005

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A)

Stone, Alan

How America Got On-Line: Politics, Markets, and the Revolution in Telecommunications

by Alan Stone

reviewed by Aristotle Tympas on September 28, 1998

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: History of Technology, including Technological Change (M)

Stone, Irving

The Global Export of Capital from Great Britain, 1865-1914: A Statistical Survey

by Irving Stone

reviewed by Michael Edelstein on November 4, 1999

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)

Storr, Virgil Henry

Enterprising Slaves and Master Pirates: Understanding Economic Life in the Bahamas

by Virgil Henry Storr

reviewed by Jenny B. Wahl on July 11, 2005

Geographic area: Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5)
Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Servitude and Slavery (N)

Strachan, Hew

Financing the First World War

by Hew Strachan

reviewed by Hans-Joachim Voth on January 23, 2007

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Military and War (O)

Strikwerda, Carl

Consumers Against Capitalism? Consumer Cooperation in Europe, North America, and Japan, 1840-1990

by Ellen Furlough and Carl Strikwerda

reviewed by Gerd-Rainer Horn on September 1, 1999

Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
Time period: General or Comparative (0)
Subject: Markets and Institutions (W)

Stuart, Guy

Discriminating Risk: The U.S. Mortgage Lending Industry in the Twentieth Century

by Guy Stuart

reviewed by William J. Collins on June 21, 2004

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Household, Family and Consumer History (P), Markets and Institutions (W), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X), Urban and Regional History (Z)

Sugihara, Kaoru

Japan, China, and the Growth of the Asian International Economy, 1850-1949

by Kaoru Sugihara (editor)

reviewed by Ming-Hsuan Lee on December 17, 2005

Geographic area: Asia (2)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Industry: Manufacturing and Construction (R), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

Sugiyama, S.

The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations, 1600-2000

by Janet E. Hunter and S. Sugiyama (editors)

reviewed by John Wilson on February 7, 2003

Geographic area: Asia (2), Europe (4)
Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
Subject: Business History (B), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

Summerhill, William

Order against Progress: Government, Foreign Investment, and Railroads in Brazil, 1854-1913

by William Summerhill

reviewed by Albert Fishlow on August 3, 2005

Geographic area: Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Sunderland, David

An Economic History of London, 1800-1914

by Michael Ball and David Sunderland

reviewed by David R. Green on April 8, 2003

Geographic area: Europe (4)
Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
Subject: Urban and Regional History (Z)

Sundstrom, William

History Matters: Essays on Economic Growth, Technology, and Demographic Change

by Timothy Guinnane, William Sundstrom and Warren Whatley (editors)

reviewed by Lance Davis on April 12, 2004

Geographic area: Asia (2), 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: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Historical Demography, including Migration (J), History of Technology, including Technological Change (M), Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology (U), Markets and Institutions (W)

Surdam, David G.

Northern Naval Superiority and the Economics of the American Civil War

by David G. Surdam

reviewed by Roger L. Ransom on November 14, 2001

Geographic area: North America (7)
Time period: 19th Century (7)
Subject: International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S), Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services (Y)

Suresh, S.

Symbols of Trade: Roman and Pseudo-Roman Objects Found in India

by S. Suresh

reviewed by Himanshu Prabha Ray on May 10, 2005

Geographic area: Asia (2)
Time period: Ancient (2)
Subject: International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)

Sutch, Richard

Historical Statistics of the United States, Volume Five: Governance and International Relations