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Dust Bowls of Empire: Imperialism, Environmental Politics, and the Injustice of "Green" Capitalism by Hannah Holleman 9780300230208
RRP: £27.50£26.93A profound reinterpretation of the Dust Bowl on the U.S. southern plains and its relevance for today The 1930s witnessed a harrowing social and ecological disaster, defined by the severe nexus of drought, erosion, and economic depression that ravaged the... -
No Birds of Passage: A History of Gujarati Muslim Business Communities, 1800–1975 by Michael O’Sullivan 9780674271906
RRP: £41.95£33.60A sweeping account of three Gujarati Muslim trading communities, whose commercial success over nearly two centuries sheds new light on the history of capitalism, Islam, and empire in South Asia.During the nineteenth century, three Gujarati Muslim... -
The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War by Benn Steil 9780198757917
RRP: £31.49£22.94With Britain's empire collapsing and Stalin's ascendant, U.S. officials under new Secretary of State George C. Marshall set out to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist authoritarianism. Their massive, costly, and ambitious... -
Death of the Liberal Class by Chris Hedges 9781568586793
RRP: £15.99£11.61For decades the liberal class was a defence against the worst excesses of power. But the pillars of the liberal class, the press, universities, the labour movement, the Democratic Party, and liberal religious institutions,have collapsed. In its absence,... -
The New Financial Capitalists: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the Creation of Corporate Value by George P. Baker 9780521642606
RRP: £48.00£37.80Kohlberg Kravis Roberts's approach to leveraged buyouts was an important aspect of the corporate restructuring and governance reforms in the American economy from the mid-1970s through 1990. During that period, KKR crafted a series of progressively more... -
Clear Bright Future: A Radical Defence of the Human Being by Paul Mason
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Thrilling, brilliant, radical ... an admirable defence of humans against machines' GuardianA passionate defence of humanity and a work of radical optimism from the international bestselling author of PostcapitalismHow do we preserve what makes us human... -
Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 AD by Peter Brown 9780691161778
RRP: £25.00£20.59Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. Yet by the fall of Rome, the church was becoming rich beyond measure. Through the Eye of a Needle is a sweeping intellectual... -
Growth for Good: Reshaping Capitalism to Save Humanity from Climate Catastrophe by Alessio Terzi
RRP: £24.95£19.89A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the YearFrom the front lines of economics and policymaking, a compelling case that economic growth is a force for good and a blueprint for enrolling it in the fight against climate change.Economic growth is wrecking the... -
A Brief History of Commercial Capitalism by Jairus Banaji 9781642591323
RRP: £19.99£12.44The rise of capitalism to global dominance is still largely associated - by both laypeople and Marxist historians - with the industrial capitalism that made its decisive breakthrough in 18th century Britain. Jairus Banaji's new work reaches back... -
The Economics and Politics of European Integration: Populism, Nationalism and the History of the EU by Ivan T. Berend
RRP: £39.99£35.06The Economics and Politics of European Integration offers a comprehensive history of European integration, from the conceptualization of a United States of Europe, to the present day. The special role of the United States in this process of integration,... -
Grave New World: The End of Globalization, the Return of History by Stephen D. King
RRP: £11.99£10.15A controversial look at the end of globalization and what it means for prosperity, peace, and the global economic order Globalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable. An approach built on the principles of free... -
Default: The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt Restructuring by Gregory Makoff 9781647123970
RRP: £24.00£20.29The dramatic inside story of the most important case in the history of sovereign debt law Unlike individuals or corporations that become insolvent, nations do not have access to bankruptcy protection from their creditors. When a country defaults on... -
Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics Can't Explain the Modern World by Deirdre McCloskey 9780226556741
RRP: £21.00£16.53The big economic story of our times is not the Great Recession. It is how China and India began to embrace neoliberal ideas of economics and attributed a sense of dignity and liberty to the bourgeoisie they had denied for so long. The result was an... -
Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939 by Barry Eichengreen 9780195101133
RRP: £37.99£22.77This book is a reassessment of the international monetary crises of the post-World War I period that led to the Great Depression of the 1930s. It also analyses the responses of the world economic powers to the Depression and how new monetary policies set... -
Merchants: The Community That Shaped England's Trade and Empire, 1550-1650 by Edmond Smith
RRP: £27.50£22.89WINNER OF THE 2023 RALPH GOMORY BOOK PRIZE "A superb book."-Jerry Brotton "Wonderfully wide-ranging and deeply-researched."-William Dalrymple "Sharply observed, innovatively analysed, and always accessible."-Nandini Das A new history of English... -
After the Virus: Lessons from the Past for a Better Future by Hilary Cooper 9781009005203
RRP: £12.99£5.99Why was the UK so unprepared for the pandemic, suffering one of the highest death rates and worst economic contractions of the major world economies in 2020? Hilary Cooper and Simon Szreter reveal the deep roots of our vulnerability and set out a... -
VC: An American History by Tom Nicholas 9780674248267
RRP: £18.95£14.58"An incisive history of the venture-capital industry."-New Yorker"An excellent and original economic history of venture capital."-Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution"A detailed, fact-filled account of America's most celebrated moneymen."-New... -
The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility by Gregory Clark
RRP: £17.99£13.10How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does it influence our children? More than we wish to believe. While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality, The... -
Investing with Keynes: How the World's Greatest Economist Overturned Conventional Wisdom and Made a Fortune on the Stock Market by Justyn Walsh
RRP: £27.95£16.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643137568Author Justyn WalshFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 152mm * 28mm -
The Global Financial Crisis and Austerity: A Basic Introduction by David Clark 9781447330394
RRP: £10.99£8.71Given the huge impact of the 2008 financial crash and post-crash austerity on so many people's lives, there is a need for a concise, accessible guide to its causes and its longer-term significance. Written by an expert in political science and straddling... -
The Financial Crisis: Who is to Blame? by Howard Davies 9780745651644
£18.09There is still no consensus on who or what caused the financial crisis which engulfed the world, beginning in the summer of 2007. A huge number of suspects have been identified, from greedy investment bankers, through feckless borrowers, dilatory... -
Economics Evolving: A History of Economic Thought by Agnar Sandmo
RRP: £30.00£23.69In clear, nontechnical language, this introductory textbook describes the history of economic thought, focusing on the development of economic theory from Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations to the late twentieth century. The text concentrates on the most... -
Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity by Walter Scheidel
RRP: £18.99£15.12The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern worldThe fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's... -
Dear Mr. Buffett: What an Investor Learns 1,269 Miles from Wall Street by Janet M. Tavakoli
RRP: £12.99£8.60Janet Tavakoli takes you into the world of Warren Buffett by way of the recent mortgage meltdown. In correspondence and discussion with him over 2 years, they both saw the writing on the wall, made clear by the implosion of Bear Stearns. Tavakoli, in... -
Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise by Christopher Marquis
RRP: £25.00£16.98A thoroughly researched assessment of how China's economic success continues to be shaped by the communist ideology of Chairman Mao A Financial Times "Best Book of 2022" Tied for the 2023 Axiom Gold Medal, sponsored by Axiom Business Book Awards It... -
The World's First Stock Exchange by Lodewijk Petram 9780231163781
RRP: £25.00£19.57The launch of the Dutch East India Company in 1602 initiated Amsterdam's transformation from a regional market town into a dominant financial center. The Company introduced easily transferable shares, and within days buyers had begun to trade them. Soon... -
The Company-State: Corporate Sovereignty and the Early Modern Foundations of the British Empire in India by Philip J. Stern
RRP: £40.99£25.45Almost since the event itself in 1757, the English East India Company's victory over the forces of the nawab of Bengal and the territorial acquisitions that followed has been perceived as the moment when the British Empire in India was born. Examining... -
Alt-Finance: How the City of London Bought Democracy by Marlene Benquet
RRP: £14.99£9.80Powerful financial forces have supported the neoliberal project since the 1980s to advance their interests; but there are now signs that these forces have a new face and a new strategy. The majority of the British finance sector threw its support behind... -
The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century by Jurgen Osterhammel 9780691169804
RRP: £28.00£23.76A monumental history of the nineteenth century, The Transformation of the World offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition. Jurgen Osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the Braudel of the nineteenth century, moves... -
Restarting the Future: How to Fix the Intangible Economy by Jonathan Haskel 9780691236032
RRP: £16.99£13.71From the acclaimed authors of Capitalism without Capital, radical ideas for restoring prosperity in today's intangible economyThe past two decades have witnessed sluggish economic growth, mounting inequality, dysfunctional competition, and a host of... -
Crash Bang Wallop: The Inside Story of London's Big Bang and a Financial Revolution that Changed the World by Iain Martin 9781473625105
RRP: £10.99£9.00Published to mark the 30th anniversary of the financial revolution known as 'Big Bang', Crash Bang Wallop will tell the gripping story of how the changes introduced in the 1980s in the City of London transformed our world.Attitudes to money and the way... -
The Economists' Hour: How the False Prophets of Free Markets Fractured Our Society by Binyamin Appelbaum
RRP: £9.99£7.27'A well-reported and researched history of the ways in which plucky economists helped rewrite policy in America and Europe and across emerging markets.' The Economist 'A highly readable, exhilaratingly detailed biographical account.' Sunday Telegraph As... -
Wealth and Welfare: An Economic and Social History of Britain 1851-1951 by Martin Daunton 9780198732099
RRP: £60.00£50.91Martin Daunton provides a clear and balanced view of the continuities and changes that occurred in the economic history of Britain from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Festival of Britain in 1951. In 1851, Britain was the dominant economic power in... -
Taxation: A Very Short Introduction by Stephen Smith
RRP: £8.99£6.45Taxation is crucial to the functioning of the modern state. Tax revenues pay for public services - roads, the courts, defence, welfare assistance to the poor and elderly, and in many countries much of health care and education too. More than one third of... -
Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism by Jim Stanford
RRP: £22.99£15.57Economics is too important to be left to the economists. This book provides the information you need to understand how capitalism works (and how it doesn't). Through clear bite-sized chapters interspersed with illuminating illustrations, this is an... -
The Stages In The Social History Of Capitalism by Henri Pirenne 9789390215904
RRP: £7.00£6.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789390215904Author Henri PirenneFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Lector HousePublisher Lector HouseWeight(grams) 50gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 2mm -
A Brief History of How the Industrial Revolution Changed the World by Thomas Crump
RRP: £10.99£7.40From the beginning of the eighteenth century to the high water mark of the Victorian era, the world was transformed by a technological revolution the like of which had never been seen before. Inventors, businessmen, scientists, explorers all had their... -
The Moral Economists: R. H. Tawney, Karl Polanyi, E. P. Thompson, and the Critique of Capitalism by Tim Rogan 9780691191492
RRP: £28.00£21.80A fresh look at how three important twentieth-century British thinkers viewed capitalism through a moral rather than material lensWhat's wrong with capitalism? Answers to that question today focus on material inequality. Led by economists and conducted... -
3i: Fifty Years Investing in Industry by Richard Coopey 9780198289449
£41.583i (Investors in Industry, and formerly the Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation, etc.) is Britain's leading venture capital company. Founded in 1945 as a result of a combination of pressures and counter-pressures from political parties,... -
Inequality and Instability: A Study of the World Economy Just Before the Great Crisis by James Kenneth Galbraith
RRP: £25.49£21.41Inequality is a charged topic. Measures of income inequality rose in the USA in the 1990s to levels not seen since 1929 and gave rise to a suspicion, not for the first time, of a link between radical inequality and financial instability with a resulting...