Economic History
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Nature, Culture, and Inequality: A Comparative and Historical Perspective
$23.99 Add to cart“The most important economics book of the year―and maybe of the decade.” –Paul Krugman, New York Times, on Capital in the Twenty-First Century
A bestselling economist’s history of inequality an… [more below]- Author: Piketty, Thomas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1635424569
- Language: English
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Rich World, Poor World: The Struggle to Escape Poverty
$35.00 Read moreA landmark history of the world economic order, exploring how developing countries have fought to escape impoverishment
Over the past two decades, experiments in neoliberal economics have opened up a- Author: Allawi, Ali a.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 0300214286
- Language: English
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A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961-2021
$24.95 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling author, the fascinating story of U.S. economic policy from Kennedy to Biden–filled with lessons for today
In this book, Alan Blinder, one of the world’s most influ- Author: Blinder, Alan S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0691238405
- Language: English
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The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the World
$30.00 Add to cartBorders draw one map of the world; money draws another. A journalist’s riveting account exposes a parallel universe that has become a haven for the rich and powerful.
A globe shows the world we think- Author: Abrahamian, Atossa Araxia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 0593329856
- Language: English
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The History of Money
$18.00 Add to cart“If you’re interested in the revolutionary transformation of the meaning and use of money, this is the book to read “–Charles R. Schwab
Cultural anthropologist Jack Weatherford traces our relationshi- Author: Weatherford, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 10 1998
- ISBN10: 0609801724
- Language: English
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The Einstein of Money: The Life and Timeless Financial Wisdom of Benjamin Graham
$25.00 Add to cartWarren Buffett-widely considered the most successful investor of all time-has repeatedly acknowledged Benjamin Graham as the primary influence on his investment approach. Indeed, there is a direct lin… [more below]
- Author: Carlen, Joe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 24 2012
- ISBN10: 1616145579
- Language: English
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The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America
$35.00 Add to cartRevealing a history that is deep, broad, and infuriating, The Black Tax casts a bold light on the racist practices long hidden in the shadows of America’s tax regimes.
American taxation is unfair, an- Author: Kahrl, Andrew W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: April 24 2024
- ISBN10: 022673059X
- Language: English
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The Industrial Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe Industrial Revolution was a pivotal point in British history that occurred between the mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries and led to far reaching transformations of society. With the adve… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Allen, Robert C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0198706782
- Language: English
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The Mississippi Gulf Coast Seafood Industry: A People’s History
$28.00 Add to cartThe seafood industry on the coast of Mississippi has attracted waves of immigrants and other workers–oftentimes folks who were either already acquainted with maritime livelihoods or those who quickly… [more below]
- Series: America’s Third Coast
- Author: Stephens, Deanne Love
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 04 2021
- ISBN10: 1496833503
- Language: English
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Poverty: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartNo one wants to live in poverty. Few people would want others to do so. Yet, we find ourselves in a situation where millions of people worldwide live in poverty. According to the World Bank in 2010, 1… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Jefferson, Philip N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0198716478
- Language: English
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Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States
$18.99 Add to cartA sweeping and original work of economic history by Michael Lind, one of America’s leading intellectuals, Land of Promise recounts the epic story of America’s rise to become the world’s dominant econo
- Author: Lind, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: April 09 2013
- ISBN10: 0061834815
- Language: English
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The Dawn of Innovation: The First American Industrial Revolution
$24.99 Add to cartIn the thirty years after the Civil War, the United States blew by Great Britain to become the greatest economic power in world history. That is a well-known period in history, when titans like Andrew… [more below]
- Author: Morris, Charles R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 04 2014
- ISBN10: 1610393570
- Language: English
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Lost Omaha
$31.99 Add to cartThe landmarks of Omaha’s past reveal a history of industry, innovation and change. The Hotel Fontenelle, the Omaha Athletic Club and the Medical Arts Building disappeared in the wake of changes remaki… [more below]
- Author: Bednarek, Janet R. Daly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 114
- Publish Date: April 30 2018
- ISBN10: 1540228649
- Language: English
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Logging in Wisconsin
$24.99 Add to cartLogging in Wisconsin explores the 70 years when logging ruled the state, covering the characters who worked in forests and on rivers, the tools they used, and the places where they lived and worked.
Wi
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Peterson, Diana L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 10 2017
- ISBN10: 1467125326
- Language: English
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Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy
$17.95 Add to cartFrom an economist who warned of the global financial crisis, a new warning about the continuing peril to the world economy
Raghuram Rajan was one of the few economists who warned of the global financi- Author: Rajan, Raghuram G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 28 2011
- ISBN10: 0691152632
- Language: English
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Finns of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
$24.99 Add to cartExplore the lasting influence of the Finnish people in the Upper Peninsula.
At the time, Hancock consisted of nothing more than a small cluster of humble buildings, but it was here, on the outskirts of
- Series: Images of America
- Author: The Finnish American Heritage Center
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 19 2018
- ISBN10: 146712978X
- Language: English
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A History of the United States in Five Crashes
$18.99 Add to cartIn this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history, Scott Nations, a longtime trader, financial engineer, and CNBC contributor, takes us on a journey through the five sign
- Author: Nations, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 006246728X
- Language: English
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The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class
$29.95 Add to cartCombining classical Marxism, psychoanalysis, and the new labor history pioneered by E. P. Thompson and Herbert Gutman, David Roediger’s widely acclaimed book provides an original study of the formativ… [more below]
- Author: Roediger, David R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1839768304
- Language: English
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Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler: The Astonishing True Story of the American Financiers Who Bankrolled the Nazis
$25.00 Add to cart“The contribution made by American capitalism to German war preparations can only be described as phenomenal. It was certainly crucial to German military capabilities…. Not only was an influential s… [more below]
- Author: Sutton, Antony C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 29 2010
- ISBN10: 1905570279
- Language: English
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How Rich Countries Got Rich … and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor
$19.99 Add to cartA maverick economist explains how protectionism makes nations rich, free trade keeps them poor—and how rich countries make sure to keep it that way.
Throughout history, some combination of government… [more below]- Author: Reinert, Erik S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1541762894
- Language: English
