The Backbone of History: Health and Nutrition in the Western Hemisphere
Published by EH.NET (May 2003) ? Richard H. Steckel and Jerome C. Rose, editors, The Backbone of History: Health and Nutrition in the Western Hemisphere. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. xx + 633 pp. $75 (cloth), ISBN: 0-521-80167-2. Reviewed for EH.NET by William J. Collins, Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University. The Backbone of History […]
The Indian Slave Trade: The Rise of the English Empire in the American South, 1670-1717
Published by EH.NET (April 2003) Alan Gallay, The Indian Slave Trade: The Rise of the English Empire in the American South, 1670-1717. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. xviii + 444 pp. $45.00 (hardcover), ISBN: 0-300-08754-3. Reviewed for EH.NET by Peter C. Mancall, Department of History, University of Southern California. It comes as no surprise […]
Consumerism in World History: The Global Transformation of Desire
Published by EH.NET (January 2003) Peter N. Stearns, Consumerism in World History: The Global Transformation of Desire. London and New York: Routledge, 2001. xii + 147 pp. $17.95 (paperback), ISBN: 0-415-24409-9; $60 (hardcover), ISBN: 0-415-24408-0. Reviewed for EH.NET by Jasmine Aimaq, Department of History, University of Southern California. According to author Peter Stearns (George Mason […]
The Ordinary Business of Life: A History of Economics from the Ancient World to the Twenty-First Century
Published by EH.NET (August 2002) Roger E. Backhouse, The Ordinary Business of Life: A History of Economics from the Ancient World to the Twenty-First Century. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002. x + 369 pp. $35.00 (hardcover), ISBN: 0-691-09626-0. Reviewed for EH.NET by Warren J. Samuels, Department of Economics, Michigan State University. Roger Backhouse, who […]
Bonds of Enterprise: John Murray Forbes and Western Development in America’s Railway Age
Published by EH.Net and H-Business (June 2002) ? John Lauritz Larson, Bonds of Enterprise: John Murray Forbes and Western Development in America’s Railway Age. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. xxiii + 257 pp. $17.95 (paper), ISBN: 0-87745-764-6. Reviewed for H-BUSINESS and EH.NET by Albert J. Churella, Social and International Studies Program, Southern Polytechnic […]
Kinship and Capitalism: Marriage, Family, and Business in the English-Speaking World, 1580-1740
Published by EH.NET (June 2002) Richard Grassby, Kinship and Capitalism: Marriage, Family, and Business in the English-Speaking World, 1580-1740. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. xix + 505 pp. $65 (hardback), ISBN: 0-521-78203-1. Reviewed for EH.NET by Stephen Caunce, Department of Historical and Critical Studies, University of Central Lancashire. Historians often compare their […]
The New South’s New Frontier: A Social History of Economic Development in Southwestern North Carolina
Published by EH.NET (March 2002) Stephen Wallace Taylor, The New South’s New Frontier: A Social History of Economic Development in Southwestern North Carolina. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2001. xix + 186 pp. $55 (cloth), ISBN: 0-8130-2116-2. Reviewed for EH.NET by William H. Phillips, Department of Economics, University of South Carolina. In this book, Stephen […]
The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective
Published by EH.NET (November 2001) Angus Maddison, The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective. Paris: OECD, 2001. 384 pp, $63 (hardback), ISBN: 92-64-18654-9; $26 (paperback), ISBN: 92-64-18608-5. Reviewed for EH.NET by Elise S. Brezis, Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University. In the past few years, there has been a resurgence of interest in long-term economic growth, and […]
The Rise of “The Rest”: Challenges to the West from Late-Industrializing Economies
Published by EH.NET (September 2001) Alice Amsden, The Rise of “The Rest”: Challenges to the West from Late-Industrializing Economies. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. vi + 405 pp. $35 (hardback), ISBN: 0-19-513969-0. Reviewed for EH.NET by John R. Hanson II, Department of Economics, Texas A&M University. This book is a landmark in a large […]
Gold for the Sultan: Western Bankers and Ottoman Finance, 1856-1881
Published by EH.NET (August 2001) Christopher Clay, Gold for the Sultan: Western Bankers and Ottoman Finance, 1856-1881. London and New York: I.B. Tauris Publishers, 2000. xx + 698 pp. $65.00 (hardback), ISBN: 1-86064-476-6. Reviewed for EH.NET by Faruk Tabak, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. Christopher Clay’s Gold for the Sultan is a detailed […]