A concise economic history of the world : from paleolithic times to the present / Larry Neal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Rondo Cameron, Emory University.
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TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]Edition: Fifth EditionDescription: xiii, 482 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Media type: - unmediated
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Revised edition of A concise economic history of the world, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-456) and index.
CONTENTS: Introduction: economic history and the global economy -- Economic development in ancient times (11,382 words) -- Economic development in medieval Eurasia -- Economic response to the medieval crisis -- Europe's recovery and discovery of the rest of the world --Economic nationalism and imperialism -- The dawn of modern industry -- The global economy confronts British capitalism -- Institutions adjust (or not) to modern economic growth -- European economies adjust (or not) to modern economic growth -- The growth of the world economy, 1848-1914 -- The spread of development in Europe, 1848-1914 -- The spread of development beyond Europe, 1848-1914 -- International economic disintegration, 1914-1945 -- Rebuilding the world economy, 1945-1989 -- Overview of the world economy : from 1914-2014.
"A Concise Economic History of the World offers a broad sweep of economic history from prehistoric times to the present. Comprehensive and now even more global in scope, the fifth edition examines the ongoing effects of globalization on both past civilizations and our current global economy. With illustrations, maps, charts, and a fully updated annotated bibliography, this unique work remains an invaluable, lively, and accessible text for both undergraduate and graduate students of general economic history, the history of globalization, and world development."