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Print Price: $184.99

Format:
Paperback
496 pp.
155 mm x 231 mm

ISBN-13:
9780199989768

Copyright Year:
2016

Imprint: OUP US


A Concise Economic History of the World

From Paleolithic Times to the Present, Fifth Edition

Larry Neal and Rondo Cameron

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.

Readership : Sophomore/Junior/Senior year students enrolled in courses in: Economic History, History of Economic Thought, History of European Economics.

Reviews

  • "This is an important book. It is the best textbook on world/European economic history on the market, and Professors Cameron and Neal should be thanked for doing a service to the field of economic history."
    --George R. Boyer, Cornell University, ILR School

  • "I think this is the best current economic history text available for both graduate and undergraduate use. It is very well written and infinitely accessible to advanced students (from sophomores on up)."
    --Giulio Gallarotti, Wesleyan University

  • "Fantastic introduction of the economic history of the world."
    --Oded Galor, Brown University, Fellow, Department of Economics, Hebrew University

  • "I would describe it as the current best comprehensive survey text of the history of the world economy."
    --David Clingingsmith, Case Western University

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
1. Introduction: Economic History and the Global Economy
2. Economic Development in Ancient Times
3. Economic Development in Medieval Eurasia
4. Economic Response to the Medieval Crisis
5. Europe's Recovery and Discovery of the Rest of the World
6. Economic Nationalism and Imperialism
7. The Dawn of Modern Industry
8. The Global Economy Confronts British Capitalism
9. Institutions Adjust (or not) to Modern Economic Growth
10. European Economies Adjust (or not) to Modern Economic Growth
11. The Growth of the World Economy, 1848-1914
12. The Spread of Development in Europe, 1848-1914
13. The Spread of Development Beyond Europe, 1848-1914
14. International Economic Disintegration, 1914-1945
15. Rebuilding the World Economy, 1945-1989
16. Overview of the World Economy, 1914-2014
Annotated Bibliography
Index

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Larry Neal is Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of The Rise of Financial Capitalism (1991) and The Economics of the European Union and the Economies of Europe (OUP, 1998). He was the editor of Explorations in Economic History from 1991 to 1998. Rondo Cameron was the William Rand Kenan Professor of Economics and History at Emory University. He was the 1991 recipient of the Editor's Award for Exceptional Books for the first edition of A Concise Economic History of the World. He authored or co-authored several books, including The European World (1970) and Civilizations: Western and World (1975), and was the coeditor of International Banking 1870-1914 (OUP, 1991).

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Special Features

  • The only text to offer a broad sweep of economic history from prehistoric times to the present-in one volume.
  • Explores economic development and the disparity of wealth among nations over time in elegant but accessible prose.
  • Numerous tables, photographs, and maps illustrate the broader ideas and provide detailed context on such issues as population, consumption patterns, migration, and industrial development.