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Reviewer: R, Russell

Caribbean Rum: A Social and Economic History
Smith, Frederick H.
R, Russell
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
Jun 1, 2006

Reviewer: Rahman, Ahmed S.

The Creative Society – and the Price Americans Paid for It
Galambos, Louis
Rahman, Ahmed S.
Business History
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jul 16, 2012

Reviewer: Ramirez, Carlos D.

How the Republicans Caused the Stock Market Crash of 1929: GPT's, Failed Transitions, and Commercial Policy
Beaudreau, Bernard C.
Ramirez, Carlos D.
Macroeconomics and Fluctuations
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Aug 23, 2007
The Hellhound of Wall Street: How Ferdinand Pecora’s Investigation of the Great Crash Forever Changed American Finance
Perino, Michael
Ramirez, Carlos D.
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Oct 11, 2011

Reviewer: Ramrattan, Lall

Roads to Wisdom: Conversations with Ten Nobel Laureates in Economics
Horn, Karen Ilse
Ramrattan, Lall
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Nov 9, 2011

Reviewer: Ramrattan, Lall B.

The Lost Art of Economics: Essays on Economics and the Economics Profession
Colander, David
Ramrattan, Lall B.
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Feb 19, 2003

Reviewer: Ranieri, Ruggero

Studies in Economic and Social History: Essays in Honour of Derek H. Aldcroft
Oliver, Michael J.
Ranieri, Ruggero
Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jan 27, 2003

Reviewer: Ransom, Roger

The Business of Civil War: Military Mobilization and the State, 1861-1865
Wilson, Mark R.
Ransom, Roger
Military and War
19th Century
North America
Sep 30, 2007

Reviewer: Ransom, Roger L.

Northern Naval Superiority and the Economics of the American Civil War
Surdam, David G.
Ransom, Roger L.
Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services
19th Century
North America
Nov 13, 2001

Reviewer: Rashid, Salim

The Early History of Financial Economics, 1478-1776: From Commercial Arithmetic to Life Annuities and Joint Stocks
Poitras, Geoffrey
Rashid, Salim
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
Medieval
Europe
Feb 24, 2002

Reviewer: Rauchway, Eric

It Didn't Happen Here: Why Socialism Failed in the United States
Lipset, Seymour Martin
Marks, Gary
Rauchway, Eric
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Apr 12, 2001

Reviewer: Ray, Himanshu Prabha

Symbols of Trade: Roman and Pseudo-Roman Objects Found in India
Suresh, S.
Ray, Himanshu Prabha
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
Ancient
Asia
May 9, 2005

Reviewer: Reagan, Patrick D.

Herbert Hoover, Unemployment, and the Public Sphere: A Conceptual History, 1919-1933
Gaddis, Vincent
Reagan, Patrick D.
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Sep 1, 2008
Ideologies and Institutions: American Conservative and Liberal Governance Prescriptions Since 1933
Piper, J. Richard
Reagan, Patrick D.
Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Mar 17, 1998

Reviewer: Reback, Charles

Mountains on the Market: Industry, the Environment, and the South
Hall, Randal L.
Reback, Charles
Urban and Regional History
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jan 10, 2013

Reviewer: Redenius, Scott A.

Moving Money: Banking and Finance in the Industrializing World
Verdier, Daniel
Redenius, Scott A.
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Oct 6, 2004
The Development of American Finance
Konings, Martijn
Redenius, Scott A.
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jan 15, 2013

Reviewer: Redish, Angela

A History of Central Banking in Great Britain and the United States
Wood, John H.
Redish, Angela
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Dec 20, 2005
Monetary Standards in the Periphery: Paper, Silver and Gold, 1854-1933
Acena, Pablo Martin
Reis, Jaime
Redish, Angela
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
20th Century: Pre WWII
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
Sep 17, 2000

Reviewer: Redmount, Esther

Marketing Michelin: Advertising and Cultural Identity in Twentieth-Century France
Harp, Stephen L.
Redmount, Esther
Business History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Sep 15, 2002
The Bouchayers of Grenoble and French Industrial Enterprise, 1850 -1970
Smith, Robert J.
Redmount, Esther
Business History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Sep 5, 2002

Reviewer: Reed, Barbara Straus

E.W. Scripps and the Business of Newspapers
Baldasty, Gerald J.
Reed, Barbara Straus
Business History
19th Century
North America
Aug 24, 1999

Reviewer: Rei, Claudia

Political Institutions and Financial Development
Haber, Stephen
North, Douglass C.
Weingast, Barry R.
Rei, Claudia
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jul 1, 2008

Reviewer: Reid Jr., Joseph D.

Immigration and American Unionism
Briggs Jr., Vernon M.
Reid Jr., Joseph D.
Labor and Employment History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Dec 2, 2001

Reviewer: Reis, Jaime

European Economic History: From Mercantilism to Maastricht and Beyond
Hansen, Ejvind Damsgaard
Reis, Jaime
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Sep 25, 2002

Reviewer: Reiss, Julian

How Economics Forgot History: The Problem of Historical Specificity in Social Science
Hodgson, Geoffrey M.
Reiss, Julian
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Dec 23, 2002
The Methodology of Positive Economics: Reflections on the Milton Friedman Legacy
Mäki, Uskali
Reiss, Julian
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
North America
Nov 23, 2010

Reviewer: Rhode, Paul

A Great Leap Forward: 1930s Depression and U.S. Economic Growth
Field, Alexander J.
Rhode, Paul
Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity
19th Century
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Dec 1, 2011
California Dreaming: Ideology, Society, and Technology in the Citrus Industry of Palestine, 1890-1939
Karlinsky, Nahum
Rhode, Paul
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Nov 13, 2006
Orange Empire: California and the Fruits of Eden
Sackman, Douglas Cazaux
Rhode, Paul
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Nov 13, 2006
The Farmer's Benevolent Trust: Law and Agricultural Cooperation in Industrial America, 1865-1945
Woeste, Victoria Saker
Rhode, Paul
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Feb 14, 2000

Reviewer: Richards, Lawrence

Culture of Misfortune: An Interpretive History of Textile Unionism in the United States
Daniel, Clete
Richards, Lawrence
Labor and Employment History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jun 20, 2002
Shadow of the Racketeer: Scandal in Organized Labor
Witwer, David
Richards, Lawrence
Labor and Employment History
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Jun 2, 2009

Reviewer: Richardson, David

The Sugar Industry and the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1775-1810
Carrington, Selwyn H. H.
Richardson, David
Servitude and Slavery
19th Century
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
Sep 2, 2003

Reviewer: Richardson, Gary

Craft Guilds in the Early Modern Low Countries: Work, Power, and Representation
Prak, Maarten
Lis, Catharina
Lucassen, Jan
Soly, Hugo
Richardson, Gary
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
Medieval
Europe
Oct 23, 2006
Modelling the Middle Ages: The History and Theory of England's Economic Development
Hatcher, John
Bailey, Mark
Richardson, Gary
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
Medieval
Europe
Mar 16, 2003
The Monetary Policy of the Federal Reserve: A History
Hetzel, Robert L.
Richardson, Gary
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Dec 2, 2008

Reviewer: Richardson, Mike

Managing the Modern Workplace: Productivity, Politics, and Workplace Culture in Postwar Britain
Melling, Joseph
Booth, Alan
Richardson, Mike
Labor and Employment History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Aug 8, 2008

Reviewer: Riello, Giorgio

The Golden Age: Essays in British Social and Economic History, 1850-1870
Inkster, Ian
Hill, Jeff
Griffin, Colin
Rowbotham, Judith
Riello, Giorgio
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
19th Century
Europe
Feb 17, 2002

Reviewer: Rima, Ingrid H.

The Status of Women in Classical Economic Thought
Diman, Robert
Nyland, Chris
Rima, Ingrid H.
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
19th Century
Europe
Aug 6, 2004
The Wealth of Ideas: A History of Economic Thought
Roncaglia, Alessandro
Rima, Ingrid H.
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Jun 27, 2006
Two Hundred Years of Say's Law: Essays on Economic Theory's Most Controversial Principle
Kates, Steven
Rima, Ingrid H.
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Nov 17, 2003

Reviewer: Ringrose, David

Apogee of Empire: Spain and New Spain in the Age of Charles III, 1759-1789
Stein, Stanley J.
Stein, Barbara H.
Ringrose, David
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
18th Century
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
Apr 15, 2004

Reviewer: Ritschl, Albrecht

Fifty Years of the Deutsche Mark. Central Bank and the Currency in Germany since 1948
Bundesbank, Deutsche
Ritschl, Albrecht
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Feb 27, 2000
The Marshall Plan: Fifty Years After
Schain, Martin A.
Ritschl, Albrecht
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Mar 18, 2003

Reviewer: Roberts, Evan

Doing Well and Doing Good: Ross & Glendining – Scottish Enterprise in New Zealand
Jones, Stephen R.H.
Roberts, Evan
Business History
19th Century
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Australia/New Zealand, incl. Pacific Islands
Oct 20, 2010

Reviewer: Robertson, Andrew

Knowledge Works: Managing Intellectual Capital at Toshiba
Fruin, W. Mark
Robertson, Andrew
Business History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Asia
Jul 6, 1999

Reviewer: Robertson, Paul

The Struggle for Control of the Modern Corporation: Organizational Change at General Motors, 1924-1970
Freeland, Robert F.
Robertson, Paul
Business History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Mar 27, 2003

Reviewer: Robertson, Paul L.

Sources of Industrial Leadership: Studies of Seven Industries
Mowery, David C.
Nelson, Richard R.
Robertson, Paul L.
Industry: Manufacturing and Construction
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Jan 15, 2001

Reviewer: Rocchi, Fernando

Industrial Development in a Frontier Economy: The Industrialization of Argentina, 1890-1930
Pineda, Yovanna
Rocchi, Fernando
Industry: Manufacturing and Construction
20th Century: Pre WWII
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
May 5, 2010

Reviewer: Rock, David

A New Economic History of Argentina
della Paolera, Gerardo
Taylor, Alan M.
Rock, David
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
Jul 21, 2004

Reviewer: Rockoff, Hugh

A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960
Friedman, Milton
Schwartz, Anna Jacobson
Rockoff, Hugh
Macroeconomics and Fluctuations
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Dec 31, 1999
Depression, War, and Cold War: Studies in Political Economy
Higgs, Robert
Rockoff, Hugh
Military and War
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jun 30, 2007
Economic Disasters of the Twentieth Century
Oliver, Michael J.
Aldcroft, Derek H.
Rockoff, Hugh
Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Jun 7, 2008
The Great Recession: Market Failure or Policy Failure?
Hetzel, Robert L.
Rockoff, Hugh
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
Macroeconomics and Fluctuations
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Dec 3, 2012
The Making of Global Finance, 1880-1913
Flandreau, Marc
Zumer, Frederic
Rockoff, Hugh
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
20th Century: Pre WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Jan 31, 2005

Reviewer: Roe, Jill

A Decent Provision: Australian Welfare Policy, 1870 to 1949
Murphy, John
Roe, Jill
Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
19th Century
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Australia/New Zealand, incl. Pacific Islands
Oct 7, 2011

Reviewer: Roehner, Bertrand M.

Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences
Mahoney, James
Rueschemeyer, Dietrich
Roehner, Bertrand M.
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Mar 18, 2004
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages
Perez, Carlota
Roehner, Bertrand M.
History of Technology, including Technological Change
General or Comparative
General, International, or Comparative
Jan 21, 2003

Reviewer: Rogers, Donald

Regulating Health and Safety in the British Mining Industries, 1800-1914
Mills, Catherine
Rogers, Donald
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries
Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance
Labor and Employment History
19th Century
20th Century: Pre WWII
Europe
Aug 31, 2010

Reviewer: Rollings, Neil

Living with the Century
Cairncross, Alec
Rollings, Neil
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Aug 7, 2000

Reviewer: Romani, Roberto

The Historicity of Economics: Continuities and Discontinuities of Historical Thought in 19th and 20th Century Economics
Nau, Heino H.
Schefold, Bertram
Romani, Roberto
Markets and Institutions
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Apr 7, 2004

Reviewer: Ronning, Gerald

Industrializing the Rockies: Growth, Competition, and Turmoil in the Coalfields of Colorado and Wyoming, 1868-1914
Wolff, David A.
Ronning, Gerald
Labor and Employment History
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
Aug 16, 2005

Reviewer: Ros, Jaime

Managing Mexico: Economists from Nationalism to Neoliberalism
Babb, Sarah
Ros, Jaime
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
Jul 28, 2005

Reviewer: Rose, Clare

Men and Menswear: Sartorial Consumption in Britain, 1880-1939
Ugolini, Laura
Rose, Clare
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
20th Century: Pre WWII
Europe
Jun 25, 2009

Reviewer: Rosenbloom, Joshua L.

Reinventing Free Labor: Padrones and Immigrant Workers in the North American West, 1880-1930
Peck, Gunther
Rosenbloom, Joshua L.
Labor and Employment History
20th Century: Pre WWII
North America
May 22, 2002
The Age of Mass Migration: Causes and Economic Impact
Hatton, Timothy J.
Williamson, Jeffrey G.
Rosenbloom, Joshua L.
Historical Demography, including Migration
19th Century
General, International, or Comparative
Sep 7, 1998
Two Centuries of Compensation for U.S. Production Workers in Manufacturing
Officer, Lawrence H.
Rosenbloom, Joshua L.
Labor and Employment History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Dec 28, 2009

Reviewer: Rosenbloom, Joshua L.

Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860
Margo, Robert A.
Rosenbloom, Joshua L.
Macroeconomics and Fluctuations
19th Century
North America
Jun 30, 2000

Reviewer: Rosenthal, Jean-Laurent

Burgundy to Champagne: The Wine Trade in Early Modern France
Brennan, Thomas
Rosenthal, Jean-Laurent
Industry: Manufacturing and Construction
18th Century
Europe
Oct 29, 1998
Grain Markets in Europe, 1500-1900: Integration and Deregulation
Persson, Karl Gunnar
Rosenthal, Jean-Laurent
Markets and Institutions
19th Century
Europe
May 13, 2001

Reviewer: Rosés, Joan R.

Peaceful Surrender: The Depopulation of Rural Spain in the Twentieth Century
Collantes, Fernando
Pinilla, Vicente
Rosés, Joan R.
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
Urban and Regional History
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Europe
Jun 6, 2012

Reviewer: Rothenberg, Winifred B.

From British Peasants to Colonial American Farmers
Kulikoff, Allan
Rothenberg, Winifred B.
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
18th Century
North America
Sep 6, 2002
The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860
Horwitz, Morton J.
Rothenberg, Winifred B.
Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance
19th Century
North America
Apr 11, 2002

Reviewer: Rothenberg, Winifred Barr

The Great Meadow: Farmers and the Land in Colonial Concord
Donahue, Brian
Rothenberg, Winifred Barr
Historical Geography
18th Century
North America
Dec 22, 2005

Reviewer: Rousseau, Peter L.

America’s First Great Depression: Economic Crisis and Political Disorder after the Panic of 1837
Roberts, Alasdair
Rousseau, Peter L.
Economic Planning and Policy
Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance
Macroeconomics and Fluctuations
19th Century
North America
Sep 17, 2012
State Banking in Early America: A New Economic History
Bodenhorn, Howard
Rousseau, Peter L.
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
19th Century
North America
Nov 27, 2003
The First Wall Street: Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and the Birth of American Finance
Wright, Robert E.
Rousseau, Peter L.
Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History
19th Century
North America
Sep 25, 2006

Reviewer: Roy, Tirthankar

Imperialism, Nationalism and the Making of the
Mukherjee, Aditya
Roy, Tirthankar
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Asia
Jan 4, 2004
Trade and Poverty: When the Third World Fell Behind
Williamson, Jeffrey G.
Roy, Tirthankar
Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History
International and Domestic Trade and Relations
19th Century
20th Century: Pre WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Asia
Europe
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
Middle East
Jul 25, 2011

Reviewer: Rubin, Jared

Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics Can’t Explain the Modern World
McCloskey, Deirdre N.
Rubin, Jared
Markets and Institutions
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century: Pre WWII
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
General, International, or Comparative
Feb 23, 2011
Muslim Civilization: The Causes of Decline and the Need for Reform
Chapra, M. Umer
Rubin, Jared
Military and War
Medieval
Middle East
Jun 15, 2008

Reviewer: Rubio, M. del Mar

Oil and Development in Venezuela during the 20th Century
Salazar-Carrillo, Jorge
West, Bernadette
Rubio, M. del Mar
Transport and Distribution, Energy, and Other Services
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean
Nov 17, 2004

Reviewer: Ruccio, David F.

At the Edge of Camelot: Debating Economics in Turbulent Times
Katzner, Donald W.
Ruccio, David F.
History of Economic Thought; Methodology
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Jan 13, 2012

Reviewer: Russell, Malcolm

Big Steel: The First Century of the United States Steel Corporation, 1901-2001
Warren, Kenneth
Russell, Malcolm
Business History
20th Century: WWII and post-WWII
North America
Nov 21, 2002

Reviewer: Ryan, Paul

Learning on the Shop Floor: Historical Perspectives on Apprenticeship
Munck, Bert De
Kaplan, Steven L.
Soly, Hugo
Ryan, Paul
Labor and Employment History
Medieval
Europe
Sep 19, 2008

Reviewer: Ryden, David

Money, Trade, and Power: The Evolution of Colonial South Carolina's Plantation Society
Greene, Jack P.
Brana-Shute, Rosemary
Sparks, Randy J.
Ryden, David
Servitude and Slavery
18th Century
North America
Apr 1, 2003

Reviewer: Ryden, David B.

The Economy of Early America: Historical Perspectives and New Directions
Matson, Cathy
Ryden, David B.
Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender
19th Century
North America
Jan 23, 2007