The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars were the first truly global conflicts. The Royal Navy was a key player in the wider wars and, for Britain, the key factor in her eventual emergence as the only naval power capable of sustained global hegemony. The most iconic battles of any era were fought at sea during these years - from the Battle of the Nile in 1798 to Nelson's momentous victory at Trafalgar in October 1805. In this period, the Navy had reached a peak of efficiency and was unrival...
Smith (Routledge Philosophers) (Arguments of the Philosophers)
by Professor of Political Science Eric Schliesser
Adam Smith is rediscovered every few generations by philosophers surprised by his subtlety, originality, and relevance. Smith's status as mythical father of economic science and his role as canonical defender of free trade is secure within economics, but few philosophers have been more often misrepresented and underestimated. Because he is well known as an advocate of commercial society, many scholars, public intellectuals, commentators, and journalists are happy to implicate him automatically i...
Scholars attribute the collapse of the Soviet Union in part to the militarization of its economy. But during the Cold War, economic studies of the USSR largely neglected the military sector of the Soviet economy-its dominant and most successful part. This is all the more puzzling in that academic study of the Soviet economy in the US was specifically created to help fight the Cold War. If the rival superpower maintained the peacetime war economy, why did experts fail to tell us when it mattered?...
Die Entwicklung Der Deutschen Volkswirtschaftslehre Im Neunzehnten Jahrhundert
by Gustav Von Schmoller
This book examines the history of empire and its influence on capitalism. Taking inspiration from Vladimir Lenin's essay Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, the thoughtful chapters explore how workers and resources in Africa, Latin America, and Asia were exploited by capitalist colonizers. Particular attention is given to the empires of Great Britain, Russia, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States. This book aims to trace the historical development of capitalism and its relianc...
Historically, for sustaining and reproducing their economic lives, people have obtained goods and services through various ways. How did people tackle issues that the market did not handle well? This volume compares early modern efforts to provide ?public goods??defined in contraposition to market-mediated goods and goods provided through personal relations, such as kinship ties. We examine poverty and famine relief, infrastructure building, and forestry management in East Asia and Europe, using...
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History: a bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economy "Stunning."-Rebecca Onion, Slate "Makes a vital contribution to our understanding of our past and present."-Parul Sehgal, New York Times "Bracingly revisionist. . . . [A] startling corrective."-Nicholas Guyatt, New York Review of Books Bridging women's history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold...
Comptabilité Commerciale Démotique En Partie Double, Complétée Par Un Contrôle Mathématique
by Tacaille-J-P
Agricultural Specialisation and Rural Patterns of Development
Contributions Directes Et Taxes Assimilées: Notions Générales, Organisation, Réclamations, (Sciences Sociales)
by Boivin-M
Daily Life in Civil War America (Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History) (Daily Life)
by Volo Denneen, Dorothy Denneen Volo, and James M Volo
The United States Civil War touched the lives of every American North and South at that time. This informative book makes extensive use of journals, newspapers, and diaries to bring together the experience of the soldier, civilian, and slave in one volume. The experiences of Billy Yank and Johnny Reb are contrasted with activities on the homefront to bring this turbulent era alive for students, teachers and Civil War buffs. This engaging history also provides interesting details such as: what...
From Dictatorship to Democracy in Twentieth-Century Portugal
by Raphael Costa
This book examines Portugal's transition from dictatorship to democracy by focusing on Lourinha's urbanization and economic development since 1966. Since 1966, Lourinha's urban landscape has transformed as Portugal democratized. From a rural town with little infrastructure and few institutions in 1966, Lourinha emerged by 2001 as a modern European town. This work highlights key areas of economic and urban development and argues that Lourinha's political culture became more institutional, c...
Merchants and Mariners (Research in Maritime History, #18)
by Lars U. Scholl
The Standard of Living and Revolutions in Imperial Russia, 1700-1917
by Boris Mironov
SeattleOil.com The Internet writings of John Michael Greer - beyond any doubt the greatest peak oil historian in the English language - have finally made their way into print. Greer fans will recognize many of the book's passages from previous essays, but will be delighted to see them fleshed out here with additional examples and analysis.The Long Descent is one of the most highly anticipated peak oil books of the year, and it lives up to every ounce of hype. Greer is a captivating, brilliantly...
Aux Créanciers de l'État, Propriétaires, Industriels, Fabricants, Commerçants, Agriculteurs
by Sassiat-J
Système Des Contradictions Économiques, Ou Philosophie de la Misère. Tome 2 (Sciences Sociales)
by Proudhon-P-J