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Reviewer: La Croix, Sumner

The Creation and Destruction of Value: The Globalization Cycle_
James, Harold
La Croix, Sumner
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Mar 8, 2010

Reviewer: Lai, Cheng-chung

Les écrits de Fernand Braudel and Les mémoires de la Méditerranée: préhistoire et antiquité
Braudel, Fernand
Lai, Cheng-chung
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Aug 22, 2000

Reviewer: Laird, Pamela W.

The Voice of Business: Hill & Knowlton and Postwar Public Relations
Miller, Karen S.
Laird, Pamela W.
Business History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Sep 8, 1999

Reviewer: Lal, Deepak

The Great Divergence: China, Europe and the Making of the Modern World Economy
Pomeranz, Kenneth
Lal, Deepak
Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity
General or Comparative
Asia
Oct 1, 2000
The Spirit of Capitalism: Nationalism and Economic Growth
Greenfeld, Liah
Lal, Deepak
Markets and Institutions
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Feb 16, 2003

Reviewer: Landes, David S.

The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business
Chandler, Alfred D. Jr.
Landes, David S.
Business History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Feb 11, 2001

Reviewer: Landry, Michael

Rising Tide: Lessons from 165 Years of Brand Building at Procter & Gamble
Dyer, Davis
Dalzell, Frederick
Olegario, Rowena
Landry, Michael
Business History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jun 16, 2005

Reviewer: Langdon, John

Britain and Ireland, 1050-1530: Economy and Society
Britnell, Richard
Langdon, John
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
Medieval
Europe
Dec 7, 2006

Reviewer: Langlois, Richard N.

Prophet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and Creative Destruction
McCraw, Thomas K.
Langlois, Richard N.
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Nov 13, 2007

Reviewer: Larson, Bruce

Marshall's Tendencies: What Can Economists Know?
Sutton, John
Larson, Bruce
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Mar 27, 2002

Reviewer: Laurent, Jerome K.

Fishing the Great Lakes: An Environmental History, 1783-1933
Bogue, Margaret Beattie
Laurent, Jerome K.
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Jul 11, 2001
The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862
Sheriff, Carol
Laurent, Jerome K.
Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services
19th Century
North America
Jul 13, 1997

Reviewer: Law, Marc

Pain and Profits: The History of the Headache and Its Remedies in America
McTavish, Jan R.
Law, Marc
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
May 11, 2008

Reviewer: Lawlor, Michael S.

An Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics
Cate, Thomas
Harcourt, G.C.
Colander, David C.
Lawlor, Michael S.
Macroeconomics and Fluctuations
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Aug 19, 1999
Joan Robinson's Economics: A Centennial Celebration
Gibson, Bill
Lawlor, Michael S.
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Nov 12, 2006
John Maynard Keynes and International Relations: Economic Paths to War and Peace
Markwell, Donald
Lawlor, Michael S.
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Feb 1, 2008

Reviewer: Lazarev, Valery

A Social History of Soviet Trade: Trade Policy, Retail Practices, and Consumption, 1917-53
Hessler, Julie
Lazarev, Valery
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Jan 11, 2005

Reviewer: Lazarev, Valéry L

Russia's Foreign Trade and Economic Expansion in the Seventeenth Century: Windows on the World
Kotilaine, J. T.
Lazarev, Valéry L
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
17th Century
Europe
Apr 27, 2006

Reviewer: Lee, Chulhee

Poverty and Life Expectancy: The Jamaica Paradox
Riley, James C.
Lee, Chulhee
Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
Jan 29, 2007

Reviewer: Lee, Ming-Hsuan

Japan, China, and the Growth of the Asian International Economy, 1850-1949
Sugihara, Kaoru
Lee, Ming-Hsuan
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
20th Century: Pre WWII
Asia
Dec 16, 2005

Reviewer: Leeson, Robert

The Legacy of Milton and Rose Friedman's Free to Choose: Economic Liberalism at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century
Wynne, Mark
Rosenblum, Harvey
Formaini, Robert
Leeson, Robert
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Nov 7, 2006

Reviewer: Leonard, Carol

Russia's Economic Transitions: From Late Tsarism to the New Millennium
Spulber, Nicolas
Leonard, Carol
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Mar 30, 2005

Reviewer: Lester, Richard

The Voluntary City: Choice, Community and Civil Society
Beito, David T.
Gordon, Peter
Tabarrok, Alexander
Lester, Richard
Urban and Regional History
General or Comparative
North America
Nov 25, 2002

Reviewer: Leunig, Tim

The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective
Allen, Robert C.
Leunig, Tim
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries
Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
Industry: Manufacturing and Construction
17th Century
18th Century
19th Century
Europe
Feb 15, 2011

Reviewer: Levendis, John

Secular Missionaries: Americans and African Development in the 1960s
Grubbs, Larry
Levendis, John
Economic Planning and Policy
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Africa
North America
Jul 22, 2011

Reviewer: Levenstein, Margaret

Socializing Capital: The Rise of the Large Industrial Corporation in America
Roy, William G.
Levenstein, Margaret
Markets and Institutions
19th Century
North America
Aug 11, 1998

Reviewer: Levenstein, Margaret C.

The Effects of Competition: Cartel Policy and the Evolution of Strategy and Structure in British Industry
Symeonidis, George
Levenstein, Margaret C.
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Jul 8, 2003

Reviewer: Levy, Barry

Rum and Axes: The Rise of a Connecticut Merchant Family, 1795-1850
Siskind, Janet
Levy, Barry
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
19th Century
North America
Aug 8, 2002

Reviewer: Levy, David M.

The Mighty Experiment: Free Labor versus Slavery in British Emancipation
Drescher, Seymour
Levy, David M.
Servitude and Slavery
19th Century
Europe
Nov 5, 2003
The Popularization of Malthus in Early Nineteenth-Century England: Martineau, Cobbett and the Pauper Press
Huzel, James P.
Levy, David M.
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
19th Century
Europe
Mar 25, 2007

Reviewer: Lewis, Frank D.

The Not So Wild, Wild West: Property Rights on the Frontier
Anderson, Terry L.
Hill, Peter J.
Lewis, Frank D.
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Jan 5, 2005

Reviewer: Libecap, Gary

Deforesting the Earth: From Prehistory to Global Crisis
Williams, Michael
Libecap, Gary
Historical Geography
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Aug 3, 2003
Historical Statistics of the United States, Volume Five: Governance and International Relations
Carter, Susan B.
Gartner, Scott Sigmund
Haines, Michael R.
Olmstead, Alan L.
Sutch, Richard
Wright, Gavin
Libecap, Gary
Urban and Regional History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Apr 18, 2006
The Cambridge Economic History of the United States, Volume III: The Twentieth Century
Engerman, Stanley L.
Gallman, Robert E.
Libecap, Gary
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Mar 27, 2001
The Politics of Property Rights: Political Instability, Credible Commitments, and Economic Growth in Mexico, 1876-1929
Haber, Stephen
Razo, Armando
Maurer, Noel
Libecap, Gary
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: Pre WWII
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
May 20, 2004
The Texas Railroad Commission: Understanding Regulation in America to the Mid-Twentieth Century
Childs, William R.
Libecap, Gary
Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Mar 2, 2006

Reviewer: Libecap, Gary D.

Beyond Chinatown: The Metropolitan Water District, Growth, and the Environment in Southern California
Erie, Steven P.
Libecap, Gary D.
Urban and Regional History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Dec 22, 2006
The Mining Law of 1872: Past, Politics, and Prospects
Bakken, Gordon Morris
Libecap, Gary D.
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Dec 8, 2008

Reviewer: Licht, Walter

State of the Union: A Century of American Labor
Lichtenstein, Nelson
Licht, Walter
Labor and Employment History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Sep 12, 2002

Reviewer: Lichtenstein, Nelson

Who's In Charge? Workers and Managers in the United States
Liebhold, Peter
Rubenstein, Harry
Lichtenstein, Nelson
Labor and Employment History
General or Comparative
North America
Mar 5, 1996

Reviewer: Liebowitz, Jonathan

The Political Economy of Virtue: Luxury, Patriotism, and the Origins of the French Revolution
Shovlin, John
Liebowitz, Jonathan
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
18th Century
Europe
Apr 9, 2007

Reviewer: Liebowitz, Jonathan J.

A History of the European Economy, 1000-2000
Crouzet, François C
Liebowitz, Jonathan J.
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
Medieval
Europe
May 8, 2002
Common Land, Wine and the French Revolution: Rural Society and Economy in Southern France, c. 1789-1820
Plack, Noelle
Liebowitz, Jonathan J.
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries
Markets and Institutions
18th Century
19th Century
Europe
Jun 10, 2010
Mastering the Market: The State and the Grain Trade in Northern France, 1700-1860
Miller, Judith A.
Liebowitz, Jonathan J.
Markets and Institutions
19th Century
Europe
Jan 12, 2000
The Virtuous Marketplace: Women and Men, Money and Politics in Paris, 1830-1870
Thompson, Victoria E.
Liebowitz, Jonathan J.
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
19th Century
Europe
May 2, 2001

Reviewer: Liggio, Leonard P.

Rethinking Nineteenth-Century Liberalism: Richard Cobden Bicentenary Essays
Howe, Anthony
Morgan, Simon
Liggio, Leonard P.
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
19th Century
Europe
Jul 25, 2007

Reviewer: Lin, Rachel Chernos

The Atlantic Slave Trade
Postma, Johannes
Lin, Rachel Chernos
Servitude and Slavery
19th Century
North America
Aug 23, 2004

Reviewer: Lindert, Peter H.

The Race between Education and Technology
Goldin, Claudia
Katz, Lawrence F.
Lindert, Peter H.
Labor and Employment History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Nov 28, 2008

Reviewer: Lindo-Fuentes, Héctor L

Cultivating Coffee: The Farmers of Carazo, Nicaragua, 1880-1930
Charlip, Julie A.
Lindo-Fuentes, Héctor L
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: Pre WWII
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
Sep 7, 2003

Reviewer: Lindstrom, Diane

River of Enterprise: The Commercial Origins of Regional Identity in the Ohio Valley, 1790-1850
Gruenwald, Kim M.
Lindstrom, Diane
Urban and Regional History
19th Century
North America
Jan 18, 2004

Reviewer: Lipartito, Kenneth

Inventing the Electronic Century: The Epic Story of the Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries
Chandler Jr., Alfred D.
Lipartito, Kenneth
History of Technology, including Technological Change
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Jan 7, 2003

Reviewer: Lipton, Michael

Europe's Green Revolution and Others Since: The Rise and Fall of Peasant-Friendly Plant Breeding
Harwood, Jonathan
Lipton, Michael
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries
19th Century
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Oct 8, 2012

Reviewer: Logan, Trevon

The Cost of Living in America: A Political History of Economic Statistics, 1880-2000
Stapleford, Thomas A.
Logan, Trevon
Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Feb 10, 2010

Reviewer: Logan, Trevon D.

Historical Statistics of the United States, Volume One: Population
Carter, Susan B.
Gartner, Scott Sigmund
Haines, Michael R.
Olmstead, Alan L.
Sutch, Richard
Wright, Gavin
Logan, Trevon D.
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jul 16, 2006

Reviewer: Logan, Trevon D.

The Children of Eve: Population and Well-being in History
Cain, Louis P.
Paterson, Donald G.
Logan, Trevon D.
Historical Demography, including Migration
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Dec 20, 2012

Reviewer: Long, J. Bradford De

Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny
Wright, Robert
Long, J. Bradford De
Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Jun 30, 2000

Reviewer: Lubinski, Christina

Entrepreneurial Families: Business, Marriage and Life in the Early Nineteenth Century
Popp, Andrew
Lubinski, Christina
Business History
19th Century
Europe
Mar 6, 2013

Reviewer: Lufrano, Richard

The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China
Brook, Timothy
Lufrano, Richard
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
Medieval
Asia
Aug 25, 1998

Reviewer: Lydon, Ghislaine

Her Day in Court: Women’s Property Rights in Fifteenth-Century Granada
Shatzmiller, Maya
Lydon, Ghislaine
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
Medieval
Middle East
Apr 30, 2009

Reviewer: Lyons, Thomas

Hiring the Black Worker: The Racial Integration of the Southern Textile Industry, 1960-1980
Minchin, Timothy
Lyons, Thomas
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jun 17, 1999