Product Description: It seems undeniable that Jan de Vries has cast an indelible impression upon the field of early modern economic history. With his rejection of traditional models that left pre-industrial Europe with little to no role to play in modern development, de Vries work has laid claim to the rich significance of the early modern period as the birth of the contemporary West...read more

Product Description: Whether hailed as heroes or cast as threats to social order, entrepreneurs--and their innovations--have had an enormous influence on the growth and prosperity of nations. The Invention of Enterprise gathers together, for the first time, leading economic historians to explore the entrepreneur's role in society from antiquity to the present...read more

Product Description: First published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

'While many dictionaries of economics are available for purchase, this title is unique because of its greater depth of treatment. It offers histories and backgrounds on a significant number of economic topics, not only for the United States but also for other countries and geographic regions. Entries cover such topics as economic concepts; markets and industries; economic development in various countries; biographical essays on key people in economics and business; business products, including coffee, gas, and oil; and the economic aspects of historical events and time periods, including the Great Depression.'--'The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year,' American Libraries, May 2004.

Product Description: First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Industrial Revolution remains a defining moment in the economic history of the modern world. But what kind and how much of a revolution was it? And what kind of “moment” could it have been? These are just some of the larger questions among the many that economic historians continue to debate. In this volume a distinguished set of scholars present and defend their latest views on essential aspects of the Industrial Revolution. The editor's extensive introduction is a major survey and evaluation of contemporary research in this field.This is an essential book for economic historians and, indeed, for any historian of Great Britain in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. (view table of contents)

A historical overview of technology charts the ebb and flow of technological creativity throughout civilization, from ancient Greece to modern Japan, identifying the economic factors behind creativity

A historical overview of technology charts the ebb and flow of technological creativity throughout civilization, from ancient Greece to modern Japan, identifying the economic factors behind creativity

Product Description: First published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.