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Reviewer: Gabel, David

The Second Information Revolution
Brock, Gerald W.
Gabel, David
History of Technology, including Technological Change
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Aug 8, 2004

Reviewer: Galambos, Louis

The Political Economy of the World Bank: The Early Years
Alacevich, Michele
Galambos, Louis
Economic Planning and Policy
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Oct 13, 2009

Reviewer: Galbi, Douglas

The Creation of the Media: Political Origins of Modern Communications
Starr, Paul
Galbi, Douglas
Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Sep 8, 2004

Reviewer: Galenson, David W.

Landscape with Figures: A History of Art Dealing in the United States
Goldstein, Malcolm
Galenson, David W.
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Feb 26, 2001

Reviewer: Galvarriato, Aurora Gómez G

Social Foundations of Limited Dictatorship: Networks and Private Protection during Mexico's Early Industrialization
Razo, Armando
Galvarriato, Aurora Gómez G
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: Pre WWII
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
Sep 29, 2008

Reviewer: Garces-Voisenat, Juan-Pedro

Getting Better: Why Global Development Is Succeeding and How We Can Improve the World Even More
Kenny, Charles
Garces-Voisenat, Juan-Pedro
Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity
Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Jun 28, 2011

Reviewer: Gardner, Bruce

American Agriculture and the Problem of Monopoly: The Political Economy of Grain Belt Farming, 1953-1980
Lauck, Jon
Gardner, Bruce
Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jun 11, 2001
Every Farm a Factory: The Industrial Ideal in American Agriculture
Fitzgerald, Deborah
Gardner, Bruce
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Jun 19, 2003
Feeding the World: An Economic History of Agriculture, 1800-2000
Federico, Giovanni
Gardner, Bruce
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Mar 13, 2006

Reviewer: Garrison, Roger W.

The Revival of Laissez-Faire in American Macroeconomic Theory: A Case Study of the Pioneers
Kasper, Sherryl Davis
Garrison, Roger W.
Macroeconomics and Fluctuations
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Apr 21, 2003

Reviewer: Gekas, Sakis

Diaspora Entrepreneurial Networks: Four Centuries of History
McCabe, Ina Baghdiantz
Harlaftis, Gelina
Minoglou, Ioanna Pepelasis
Gekas, Sakis
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Jul 14, 2005

Reviewer: Gemery, Henry A.

Learning by Doing in Markets, Firms, and Countries
Lamoreaux, Naomi R.
Raff, Daniel M. G.
Temin, Peter
Gemery, Henry A.
History of Technology, including Technological Change
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Feb 14, 2000
The Vanishing Irish: Households, Migration, and the Rural Economy in Ireland, 1850-1914
Guinnane, Timothy W.
Gemery, Henry A.
Historical Demography, including Migration
16th Century
Aug 10, 1998

Reviewer: Gerber, James

Revisiting U.S. Trade Policy: Decisions in Perspective
Eckes Jr., Alfred E.
Gerber, James
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Dec 4, 2001

Reviewer: Gerber, Larry G.

Freedom from Want: American Liberalism and the Idea of the Consumer
Donohue, Kathleen G.
Gerber, Larry G.
Household, Family and Consumer History
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Jun 7, 2004

Reviewer: Gerber, Scott Douglas

Rehabilitating Lochner: Defending Individual Rights against Progressive Reform
Bernstein, David E.
Gerber, Scott Douglas
Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jun 27, 2011

Reviewer: Gerriets, Marilyn

Backwoods Consumers and Homespun Capitalists: The Rise of a Market Culture in Eastern Canada
Craig, Béatrice
Gerriets, Marilyn
Markets and Institutions
19th Century
North America
Jan 6, 2010

Reviewer: Giedeman, Daniel

The Federal Reserve System: An Encyclopedia
Hafer, R. W.
Giedeman, Daniel
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jun 8, 2006

Reviewer: Giertz-Mårtenson, Ingrid

Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry
Jones, Geoffrey
Giertz-Mårtenson, Ingrid
Business History
19th Century
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Aug 18, 2010

Reviewer: Gillingham, John

The Battle of the Single European Market: Achievements and Economic Thought, 1945-2000
Grin, Gilles
Gillingham, John
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Jul 18, 2006

Reviewer: Gilmartin, David

Ecology, Colonialism, and Cattle: Central India in the Nineteenth Century
Satya, Laxman D.
Gilmartin, David
Markets and Institutions
19th Century
Asia
Aug 24, 2006

Reviewer: Giocoli, Nicola

European Economists of the Early Twentieth Century, Volume 2. Studies on Neglected Continental Thinkers of Germany and Italy
Samuels, Warren J.
Giocoli, Nicola
History of Technology, including Technological Change
20th Century: Pre WWII
Europe
Dec 11, 2003

Reviewer: Giraldez, Arturo

After the Galleons: Foreign Trade, Economic Change and Entrepreneurship in the Nineteenth-Century Philippines
Legarda, Benito J.
Giraldez, Arturo
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
19th Century
Asia
Nov 1, 2001
Asian Merchants and Businessmen in the Indian Ocean and the China Sea
Lombard, Denys
Aubin, Jean
Giraldez, Arturo
Business History
General or Comparative
Asia
Nov 6, 2000

Reviewer: Giraldez, Arturo

Evolution of the World Economy, Precious Metals and India
McGuire, John
Bertola, Patrick
Reeves, Peter
Giraldez, Arturo
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
May 3, 2004

Reviewer: Gispen, Kees

The Business of Genocide: The SS, Slave Labor, and the Concentration Camps
Allen, Michael Thad
Gispen, Kees
Servitude and Slavery
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Mar 3, 2003

Reviewer: Glasner, David

Essays in History: Financial, Economic, Personal
Kindleberger, Charles P.
Glasner, David
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Mar 7, 2000
Recessions and Depressions: Understanding Business Cycles
Knoop, Todd A.
Glasner, David
Macroeconomics and Fluctuations
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Oct 11, 2005

Reviewer: Godley, Andrew

Plumes: Ostrich Feathers, Jews, and a Lost World of Global Commerce
Stein, Sarah Abrevaya
Godley, Andrew
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: Pre WWII
Europe
Jun 22, 2009
The Determinants of Entrepreneurship: Leadership, Culture and Institutions
Garcia-Ruiz, José L.
Toninelli, Pier Angelo
Godley, Andrew
Business History
19th Century
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
Feb 17, 2011

Reviewer: Godley, Andrew C.

Japanese Success? British Failure? Comparisons in Business Performance since 1945
Gourvish, Terry
Abe, Etsuo
Godley, Andrew C.
Business History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Feb 18, 1999
Productivity and Performance in the Paper Industry: Labour, Capital, and Technology in Britain and America, 1860-1914
Magee, Gary Bryan
Godley, Andrew C.
Industry: Manufacturing and Construction
20th Century: Pre WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Feb 16, 1999
Shylock's Children: Economics and Jewish Identity in Modern Europe
Penslar, Derek J.
Godley, Andrew C.
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: Pre WWII
Europe
Jan 22, 2002

Reviewer: Goffe, Bill

Winners, Losers and Microsoft: Competition and Antitrust in High Technology
Liebowitz, Stan J.
Margolis, Stephen E.
Goffe, Bill
History of Technology, including Technological Change
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jul 23, 2001

Reviewer: Goldfarb, Brent

Knowledge and Competitive Advantage: The Coevolution of Firms, Technology, and National Institutions
Murmann, Johann Peter
Goldfarb, Brent
Markets and Institutions
19th Century
North America
Sep 16, 2004

Reviewer: Goldin, Claudia

Making the Grade: The Economic Evolution of American School Districts
Fischel, William A.
Goldin, Claudia
Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jan 25, 2010

Reviewer: Goldin, Milton

Four Books on Philanthropy
Hopkins, Bruce R.
Blazek, Jody
Tesdahl, D. Benson
Salamon, Lester M.
Sealander, Judith
Goldin, Milton
Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
May 4, 1998
Global Civil Society: Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector
Salamon, Lester M.
Anheier, Helmut K.
List, Regina
Toepler, S. Stefan
Goldin, Milton
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Mar 26, 2000
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898
Burrows, Edwin G.
Wallace, Mike
Goldin, Milton
Urban and Regional History
19th Century
North America
Feb 11, 1999
Making the Nonprofit Sector in the United States: A Reader
Hammack, David C.
Goldin, Milton
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Apr 9, 1999
Nonprofits and Government: Collaboration and Conflict
Boris, Elizabeth T.
Steuerle, C. Eugene
Goldin, Milton
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jul 15, 1999
Philanthropic Foundations: New Scholarship, New Possibilities
Lagemann, Ellen Condliffe
Goldin, Milton
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Aug 29, 1999
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Chernow, Ron
Goldin, Milton
Business History
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Jun 23, 1998
Unlikely Partners: Philanthropic Foundations and the Labor Movement
Magat, Richard
Goldin, Milton
Labor and Employment History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Dec 15, 1998

Reviewer: Goldstone, Jack A.

In Praise of Empires: Globalization and Order
Lal, Deepak
Goldstone, Jack A.
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Feb 23, 2006

Reviewer: Goodhart, C.A.E.

The Past and Future of Central Bank Cooperation
Borio, Claudio
Toniolo, Gianni
Clement, Piet
Goodhart, C.A.E.
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Feb 22, 2009

Reviewer: Goodwin, Craufurd

Designing US Economic Policy: An Analytical Biography of Leon H. Keyserling
Brazelton, W. Robert
Goodwin, Craufurd
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Nov 22, 2001

Reviewer: Gordon, Colin

Beyond Broker State: Federal Policies Toward Small Business, 1936-1961
Bean, Jonathan J.
Gordon, Colin
Business History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jan 8, 1997
The Blues: A History of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield System
Cunningham III, Robert
Cunningham Jr., Robert M.
Gordon, Colin
Education and Human Resource Development
General or Comparative
North America
Jun 21, 1998

Reviewer: Gordon, Daniel V.

Kill and Chill: Restructuring Canada's Beef Commodity Chain
MacLachlan, Ian
Gordon, Daniel V.
Industry: Manufacturing and Construction
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
May 23, 2002

Reviewer: Gorman, Hugh

Ties That Bind: Economic and Political Dilemmas of Urban Utility Networks, 1800-1990
Jacobson, Charles David
Gorman, Hugh
Urban and Regional History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Dec 6, 2001

Reviewer: Gottschang, Thomas R.

Chinese Economic Performance in the Long Run
Maddison, Angus
Gottschang, Thomas R.
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jul 2, 2001

Reviewer: Gráda, Cormac Ó Gr

The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death, 1700-2100: Europe, America, and the Third World
Fogel, Robert William
Gráda, Cormac Ó Gr
Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Oct 18, 2004

Reviewer: Grafe, Regina

The 'Mother of All Trades': The Baltic Grain Trade in Amsterdam from the Late Sixteenth to the Early Nineteenth Century
Tielhof, Milja van
Grafe, Regina
Markets and Institutions
19th Century
Europe
Aug 17, 2003

Reviewer: Grandy,, Christopher

Tax Havens: How Globalization Really Works
Palan, Ronen
Murphy, Richard
Chavagneux, Christian
Grandy,, Christopher
Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Aug 9, 2010

Reviewer: Grant, H. Roger

The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad
Mohowski, Robert E.
Grant, H. Roger
Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Nov 11, 2004

Reviewer: Grant, Randy R.

U.S. Economic History Since 1945
French, Michael
Grant, Randy R.
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Sep 30, 1998

Reviewer: Grantham, George

A History of Mechanical Invention
Usher, Abbott Payson
Grantham, George
History of Technology, including Technological Change
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Dec 10, 2006
Agrarian Change in Late Antiquity: Gold, Labour and Aristocratic Dominance
Banaji, Jairus
Grantham, George
Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance
Ancient
Middle East
May 11, 2004
Agriculture and Economic Development in Europe since 1870
Lains, Pedro
Pinella, Vincente
Grantham, George
Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Jan 21, 2010
Agriculture in World History
Tauger, Mark B.
Grantham, George
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Jul 21, 2011
Baetica Felix: People and Prosperity in Southern Spain from Caesar to Septimius Severus
Haley, Evan W.
Grantham, George
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
Ancient
Europe
Jul 26, 2004
Economic Systems of Foraging, Agricultural, and Industrial Societies
Pryor, Frederic L.
Grantham, George
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Jan 24, 2006
Économie rurale et société dans l'Europe franque (VI-IX siècles)
Devroey, Jean-Pierre
Grantham, George
Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance
Medieval
Europe
Jul 3, 2008
Puissants et misérables: Système social et monde paysan dans l'Europe des Francs (VI-IX siècles)
Devroey, Jean-Pierre
Grantham, George
Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance
Medieval
Europe
Jul 3, 2008
Regions, Institutions and Agrarian Change in European History
Hopcroft, Rosemary L.
Grantham, George
Markets and Institutions
General or Comparative
Europe
Sep 12, 2000

Reviewer: Grantham, George

The Economy of Europe in an Age of Crisis, 1600-1750
Vries, Jan de
Grantham, George
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
18th Century
Europe
Oct 2, 2001

Reviewer: Gratton, Brian

The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990
Costa, Dora L.
Gratton, Brian
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Dec 14, 1998

Reviewer: Graves, Michael W.

Bronze Age Economics: The First Political Economies
Earle, Timothy
Graves, Michael W.
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
Prehistoric
North America
Jun 4, 2003

Reviewer: Gray, Jane

The Atlantic Economy: Britain, the US and Ireland
O'Hearn, Denis
Gray, Jane
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Feb 23, 2003

Reviewer: Greasley, David

The First World War and the International Economy
Wrigley, Chris
Greasley, David
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
20th Century: Pre WWII
General, International, or Comparative
May 30, 2001

Reviewer: Green, David R.

An Economic History of London, 1800-1914
Ball, Michael
Sunderland, David
Green, David R.
Urban and Regional History
20th Century: Pre WWII
Europe
Apr 7, 2003

Reviewer: Green, Jennifer R.

Artisan Workers in the Upper South: Petersburg, Virginia, 1820-1865
Barnes, L. Diane
Green, Jennifer R.
Servitude and Slavery
19th Century
North America
Mar 5, 2009

Reviewer: Gregg, Matthew T.

On the Great Plains: Agriculture and Environment
Cunfer, Geoff
Gregg, Matthew T.
Historical Geography
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Apr 23, 2006

Reviewer: Gregg, Samuel

America’s Economic Moralists: A History of Rival Ethics and Economics
Frey, Donald E.
Gregg, Samuel
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Sep 23, 2009

Reviewer: Gregory, Paul R.

Soviet Economic Development from Lenin to Khrushchev
Davies, R. W.
Gregory, Paul R.
Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Apr 25, 1999

Reviewer: Gregory, Timothy E.

Economy and Society in the Age of Justinian
Sarris, Peter
Gregory, Timothy E.
Servitude and Slavery
Medieval
Middle East
Jun 15, 2009
The Byzantine Economy
Laiou, Angeliki E.
Morrisson, Cécile M
Gregory, Timothy E.
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
Medieval
Europe
Oct 30, 2008

Reviewer: Greif, Avner

Cultures Merging: A Historical and Economic Critique of Culture
Jones, Eric L.
Greif, Avner
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Jul 30, 2006
Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World: Lodging, Trade, and Travel in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Constable, Olivia Remie
Greif, Avner
Markets and Institutions
Medieval
Middle East
Jul 24, 2005

Reviewer: Griffiths, David

Origins of the European Economy: Communications and Commerce, AD 300-900
McCormick, Michael
Griffiths, David
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
Medieval
Middle East
Jul 15, 2002

Reviewer: Gross, Nachum

Oil and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1948-63
Bialer, Uri
Gross, Nachum
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Middle East
May 18, 1999

Reviewer: Grubb, Farley

Children Bound to Labor: The Pauper Apprentice System in Early America
Herndon, Ruth Wallis
Murray, John E.
Grubb, Farley
Servitude and Slavery
19th Century
North America
Dec 28, 2009

Reviewer: Grubb, Farley

The Marketplace of Revolution: How Consumer Politics Shaped American Independence
Breen, T. H.
Grubb, Farley
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
18th Century
North America
Dec 6, 2004

Reviewer: Grytten, Ola Honningdal

Norwegian Catch-Up: Development and Globalization before World War II
Moses, Jonathon W.
Grytten, Ola Honningdal
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
20th Century: Pre WWII
Europe
Oct 13, 2005

Reviewer: Gudmestad, Robert

Masters of the Big House: Elite Slaveholders of the Mid-Nineteenth-Century South
Scarborough, William Kauffman
Gudmestad, Robert
Servitude and Slavery
19th Century
North America
Mar 25, 2004

Reviewer: Guinnane, Timothy W.

Die Kreditbanken in der Gründerzeit
Burhop, Carsten
Guinnane, Timothy W.
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
19th Century
Europe
Feb 8, 2008
Finance, Intermediaries, and Economic Development
Engerman, Stanley L.
Hoffman, Philip T.
Rosenthal, Jean-Laurent
Sokoloff, Kenneth L.
Guinnane, Timothy W.
Labor and Employment History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Sep 7, 2004
Planning Ahead and Falling Behind: The East German Economy in Comparison with West Germany, 1936-2002
Sleifer, Jaap
Guinnane, Timothy W.
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Jan 18, 2008
The German Economy during the Nineteenth Century
Pierenkemper, Toni
Tilly, Richard H.
Guinnane, Timothy W.
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
19th Century
Europe
Sep 23, 2004

Reviewer: Guinnane, Timothy W.

The Great Population Spike and After: Reflections on the 21st Century
Rostow, W. W.
Guinnane, Timothy W.
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Jun 7, 1999

Reviewer: Gunderson, Gerald

Financial Founding Fathers: The Men Who Made America Rich
Wright, Robert E.
Cowen, David J.
Gunderson, Gerald
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
19th Century
North America
Jul 27, 2006
The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War
DiLorenzo, Thomas J.
Gunderson, Gerald
Servitude and Slavery
19th Century
North America
Sep 17, 2002