An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe
Economic Regimes from Laissez-Faire to Globalization
Ivan T. Berend

£21.99

Major new survey of economic regimes and economic performance in Europe throughout the twentieth century.

'This is a major new economic history of twentieth-century Europe by a distinguished practitioner who has lived through more than two-thirds of the period. The book is very successfully organised around the rise and fall of economic regimes in different periods. This intriguing story takes the reader from the classical laissez-faire system before 1914, via interwar experiments in the regulated market system, Fascist economic dirigisme and socialist central planning, to the post-1945 rise of the mixed economy and welfare state in an integrating western Europe, and finally from the 1980s, back in the direction of laissez-faire in a globalising economy. It is essential reading for any serious student of European economic history, twentieth-century history, or comparative economic systems.' Stephen Broadberry, University of Warwick

Published April 2006 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521672689 (ISBN-10:0521672686) | In stock

The Global Economy in the 1990s
A Long-Run Perspective
Edited by Paul W. Rhode, Gianni Toniolo

£26.99

Eminent economics historians address key issues of the 1990s, situating them in their historical context.

‘… an excellent collection of essays by an excellent group of economists and economic historians. Focusing attention on the U.S. economy in the 1990s, with comparisons with other countries and other periods, it provides an important economic history of the twentieth century as well as an interesting starting point for the study of the twenty-first century.’ Stanley L. Engerman, Professor of Economics and History, University of Rochester

Published March 2006 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521617901 (ISBN-10:0521617901) | In stock

Global Capital Markets
Integration, Crisis, and Growth
Maurice Obstfeld, Alan M. Taylor

£18.99

An economic survey of international capital mobility from the late nineteenth century to the present.

Published December 2005 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521671798 (ISBN-10:0521671795) | In stock

Central Bank Cooperation at the Bank for International Settlements, 1930–1973
Gianni Toniolo, Assisted by Piet Clement

£80.00

This book covers the history of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) from 1930–1973.

'I enjoyed very much reading this book. It is based on very extensive archival research. Moreover, Toniolo brings a strong combination of a wide historical erudition and a firm grasp of economic theory to the project. The book is well written and Toniolo usually knows how to convey the key issues in sometimes difficult and arcane financial matters. Moreover, he is very good at situating them in their political context, both internationally and in the domestic politics of the different countries. Also, Toniolo often uses economic theory to structure and bring together the main arguments. His judgement is careful and balanced.' History of Economic Ideas

Published May 2005 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521845519 (ISBN-10:0521845513) | In stock

The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death, 1700–2100
Europe, America, and the Third World
Robert William Fogel

£48.00

Nobel laureate Robert Fogel examines health, nutrition and technology over the last three centuries.

‘Escape from Hunger is without a doubt one of Fogel's masterworks. Written in an accessible style, it is ideal for use in higher-level undergraduate and graduate courses.’ Cormac Ógráda, University College, Dublin (EH.HET)

Published August 2004 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521808781 (ISBN-10:0521808782) | In stock

The Reluctant Economist
Perspectives on Economics, Economic History, and Demography
Richard A. Easterlin

£53.00

These essays explore the nature of worldwide economic growth, population, and fertility changes.

‘Reluctant? Richard Easterlin brings to his work such a striking combination of curiosity, enthusiasm, ambition, precision, and skepticism that we might better call him the Thoughtful Economist. Here we witness him applying his unique synthesis of demography, social psychology, and economic analysis to a vast but well disciplined array of evidence concerning multiple times, places, and social phenomena.’ Charles Tilly, Columbia University

Published June 2004 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521829748 (ISBN-10:0521829747) | In stock

The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain 3 Volume Paperback Set
Edited by Roderick Floud, Paul Johnson

£75.00

This set of three volumes is a readable and comprehensive account of British economic history from 1700–2000.

'… these volumes are the best available economic history of modern Britain. They demonstrate not only the vitality of the subject but its fundamental importance and relevance.' History

Published January 2004 | 3 Paperback books | ISBN-13:9780521539326 (ISBN-10:0521539323) | Temporarily unavailable - no date available

Consumerism in Twentieth-Century Britain
The Search for a Historical Movement
Matthew Hilton

£22.99

This is the first comprehensive history of consumer movements, ideologies and organisations in twentieth-century Britain.

‘… due to the meticulously prepared index and the immensely well researched bibliography the outcome is a book that not only makes a compelling argument but can be used as a handbook for everyone researching nineteenth and twentieth-century consumer culture.’ H-Soz-u-Kult

Published November 2003 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521538534 (ISBN-10:052153853X) | In stock

European Integration, 1950–2003
Superstate or New Market Economy?
John Gillingham

£20.99

Considers European integration from a historical perspective, and speculates on where it might be headed.

‘John Gillingham’s fascinating history of European integration brings out the shifts of gears, changes of direction and divergent impulses that brought the European Union to its present established but contested shape as the triumph of market over state. Gillingham wanted his book to ‘trumpet like an elephant’, and it does. To extend his metaphor, it gores any number of sacred cows, from the myths of the Founding Fathers and of American benevolence to the European social model. It will stimulate lively and constructive debate.’ Robert O. Paxton, Columbia University

Published September 2003 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521012621 (ISBN-10:0521012627) | In stock