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The Spirit of Capitalism: Nationalism and Economic Growth (Hardcover)

The Spirit of Capitalism: Nationalism and Economic Growth (Hardcover)

The Spirit of Capitalism: Nationalism and Economic Growth (Hardcover)

By: Liah Greenfeld

Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 (Paperback)

Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 (Paperback)

Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 (Paperback)

By: Karl Marx

Averting a Great Divergence: State and Economy in Japan, 1868-1937 (Hardcover)

Averting a Great Divergence: State and Economy in Japan, 1868-1937 (Hardcover)

Averting a Great Divergence: State and Economy in Japan, 1868-1937 (Hardcover)

By: Peer Vries

Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century (Hardcover)

Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century (Hardcover)

Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century (Hardcover)

By: Geoffrey Parker

Plough, Sword and Book: The Structure of Human History (Paperback)

Plough, Sword and Book: The Structure of Human History (Paperback)

Plough, Sword and Book: The Structure of Human History (Paperback)

By: Ernest Gellner

The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism (Hardcover)

The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism (Hardcover)

The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism (Hardcover)

By: Joyce Appleby

The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline (Kindle Edition)

The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline (Kindle Edition)

The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline (Kindle Edition)

By: Yasheng Huang

The Rise of Western Power (Paperback)

The Rise of Western Power (Paperback)

The Rise of Western Power (Paperback)

By: Jonathan Daly

The Grand Titration: Science and Society in East and West (Hardcover)

The Grand Titration: Science and Society in East and West (Hardcover)

The Grand Titration: Science and Society in East and West (Hardcover)

By: Joseph Needham

Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich: How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World (Hardcover)

Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich: How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World (Hardcover)

Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich: How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World (Hardcover)

By: Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance (Paperback)

Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance (Paperback)

Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance (Paperback)

By: Douglass C. North

Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World (Hardcover)

Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World (Hardcover)

Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World (Hardcover)

By: Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

India in the World Economy: From Antiquity to the Present (New Approaches to Asian History, Series Number 10)

India in the World Economy: From Antiquity to the Present (New Approaches to Asian History, Series Number 10)

India in the World Economy: From Antiquity to the Present (New Approaches to Asian History, Series Number 10)

By: Tirthankar Roy

1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created (Hardcover)

1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created (Hardcover)

1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created (Hardcover)

By: Charles C. Mann

Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)

Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)

Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)

By: J. Bradford DeLong

Freedom and Growth: The Rise of States and Markets in Europe, 1300-1750 (Routledge Explorations in Economic History) (Volume 0)

Freedom and Growth: The Rise of States and Markets in Europe, 1300-1750 (Routledge Explorations in Economic History) (Volume 0)

Freedom and Growth: The Rise of States and Markets in Europe, 1300-1750 (Routledge Explorations in Economic History) (Volume 0)

By: Stephan R. Epstein

The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality (Hardcover)

The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality (Hardcover)

The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality (Hardcover)

By: Oded Galor

The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind (Hardcover)

The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind (Hardcover)

The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind (Hardcover)

By: Jan Lucassen

A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy (Hardcover)

A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy (Hardcover)

A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy (Hardcover)

By: Joel Mokyr

Civilization: The West and the Rest (Hardcover)

Civilization: The West and the Rest (Hardcover)

Civilization: The West and the Rest (Hardcover)

By: Niall Ferguson

Britain's Political Economies: Parliament and Economic Life, 1660–1800 (Kindle Edition)

Britain's Political Economies: Parliament and Economic Life, 1660–1800 (Kindle Edition)

Britain's Political Economies: Parliament and Economic Life, 1660–1800 (Kindle Edition)

By: Julian Hoppit

Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)

Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)

Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)

By: Robert C. Allen

The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community (Paperback)

The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community (Paperback)

The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community (Paperback)

By: William H. McNeill

The Economy of Europe in an Age of Crisis, 1600-1750 (Paperback)

The Economy of Europe in an Age of Crisis, 1600-1750 (Paperback)

The Economy of Europe in an Age of Crisis, 1600-1750 (Paperback)

By: Jan de Vries

The Pursuit of Power (Paperback)

The Pursuit of Power (Paperback)

The Pursuit of Power (Paperback)

By: William H. McNeill

The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present (Paperback)

The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present (Paperback)

The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present (Paperback)

By: David S. Landes

One From the Many: The Global Economy Since 1850 (Hardcover)

One From the Many: The Global Economy Since 1850 (Hardcover)

One From the Many: The Global Economy Since 1850 (Hardcover)

By: Christopher M. Meissner

The World the Plague Made: The Black Death and the Rise of Europe (Hardcover)

The World the Plague Made: The Black Death and the Rise of Europe (Hardcover)

The World the Plague Made: The Black Death and the Rise of Europe (Hardcover)

By: James Belich

The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous (Kindle Edition)

The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous (Kindle Edition)

The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous (Kindle Edition)

By: Joseph Henrich

Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison (Paperback)

Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison (Paperback)

Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison (Paperback)

By: Ahmet T. Kuru

The Poverty of Slavery: How Unfree Labor Pollutes the Economy (Kindle Edition)

The Poverty of Slavery: How Unfree Labor Pollutes the Economy (Kindle Edition)

The Poverty of Slavery: How Unfree Labor Pollutes the Economy (Kindle Edition)

By: Robert E. Wright

The Path to Sustained Growth: England's Transition from an Organic Economy to an Industrial Revolution (Hardcover)

The Path to Sustained Growth: England's Transition from an Organic Economy to an Industrial Revolution (Hardcover)

The Path to Sustained Growth: England's Transition from an Organic Economy to an Industrial Revolution (Hardcover)

By: E.A. Wrigley

The Great Divergence Reconsidered: Europe, India, and the Rise to Global Economic Power (Hardcover)

The Great Divergence Reconsidered: Europe, India, and the Rise to Global Economic Power (Hardcover)

The Great Divergence Reconsidered: Europe, India, and the Rise to Global Economic Power (Hardcover)

By: Roman Studer

The First Knowledge Economy: Human Capital and the European Economy, 1750–1850 (Kindle Edition)

The First Knowledge Economy: Human Capital and the European Economy, 1750–1850 (Kindle Edition)

The First Knowledge Economy: Human Capital and the European Economy, 1750–1850 (Kindle Edition)

By: Margaret C. Jacob

Escaping Poverty: The Origins of Modern Economic Growth (Paperback)

Escaping Poverty: The Origins of Modern Economic Growth (Paperback)

Escaping Poverty: The Origins of Modern Economic Growth (Paperback)

By: Peer Vries

War! What Is It Good For?: Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots (Hardcover)

War! What Is It Good For?: Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots (Hardcover)

War! What Is It Good For?: Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots (Hardcover)

By: Ian Morris

The Economic History of China (Paperback)

The Economic History of China (Paperback)

The Economic History of China (Paperback)

By: Richard von Glahn

The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective (New Approaches to Economic and Social History)

The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective (New Approaches to Economic and Social History)

The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective (New Approaches to Economic and Social History)

By: Robert C. Allen

The Modern World-System I: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of European World-Economy in the 16th Century (Paperback)

The Modern World-System I: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of European World-Economy in the 16th Century (Paperback)

The Modern World-System I: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of European World-Economy in the 16th Century (Paperback)

By: Immanuel Wallerstein

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Paperback)

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Paperback)

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Paperback)

By: Max Weber

Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium (Hardcover)

Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium (Hardcover)

Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium (Hardcover)

By: Ronald Findlay

The Modern World-System III: The Second Era of Great Expansion of the Capitalist World-Economy, 1730s–1840s (Hardcover)

The Modern World-System III: The Second Era of Great Expansion of the Capitalist World-Economy, 1730s–1840s (Hardcover)

The Modern World-System III: The Second Era of Great Expansion of the Capitalist World-Economy, 1730s–1840s (Hardcover)

By: Immanuel Wallerstein

The First Modern Economy: Success, Failure, and Perseverance of the Dutch Economy, 1500–1815 (Hardcover)

The First Modern Economy: Success, Failure, and Perseverance of the Dutch Economy, 1500–1815 (Hardcover)

The First Modern Economy: Success, Failure, and Perseverance of the Dutch Economy, 1500–1815 (Hardcover)

By: Jan de Vries

The Modern World-System II: Mercantilism and the Consolidation of the European World-Economy, 1600–1750 (Paperback)

The Modern World-System II: Mercantilism and the Consolidation of the European World-Economy, 1600–1750 (Paperback)

The Modern World-System II: Mercantilism and the Consolidation of the European World-Economy, 1600–1750 (Paperback)

By: Immanuel Wallerstein

Markets with Chinese Characteristics: Economic Liberalism in Modern China (Paperback)

Markets with Chinese Characteristics: Economic Liberalism in Modern China (Paperback)

Markets with Chinese Characteristics: Economic Liberalism in Modern China (Paperback)

By: Evan W Osborne

How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth (Paperback)

How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth (Paperback)

How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth (Paperback)

By: Mark Koyama

Barriers to Growth: English Economic Development from the Norman Conquest to Industrialisation (Palgrave Studies in Economic History)

Barriers to Growth: English Economic Development from the Norman Conquest to Industrialisation (Palgrave Studies in Economic History)

Barriers to Growth: English Economic Development from the Norman Conquest to Industrialisation (Palgrave Studies in Economic History)

By: Eric Lionel Jones

The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today (Hardcover)

The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today (Hardcover)

The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today (Hardcover)

By: David Stasavage