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The Cambridge Companion to the Ancient Greek Economy by Sitta von Reden
RRP: $58.48$51.36This is the most comprehensive introduction to the ancient Greek economy available in English. A team of specialists provides in non-technical language cutting edge accounts of a wide range of key themes in economic history, explaining how ancient Greek... -
The Wealth of a Nation: Institutional Foundations of English Capitalism by Geoffrey M. Hodgson 9780691247014
RRP: $68.25$54.09How the development of legal and financial institutions transformed Britain into the world's first capitalist countryModern capitalism emerged in England in the eighteenth century and ushered in the Industrial Revolution, though scholars have long... -
Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future by Johan Norberg
RRP: $21.43$15.15A Book of the Year for The Economist and the Observer Our world seems to be collapsing. The daily news cycle reports the deterioration: divisive politics across the Western world, racism, poverty, war, inequality, hunger. While politicians,... -
Out of the Ordinary: How Everyday Life Inspired a Nation and How It Can Again by Marc Stears
RRP: $70.10$56.47From a major British political thinker and activist, a passionate case that both the left and right have lost their faith in ordinary people and must learn to find it again.This is an age of polarization. It's us vs. them. The battle lines are clear, and... -
The Economic History of Colonialism by Leigh Gardner
RRP: $48.73$37.81Debates about the origins and effects of European rule in the non-European world have animated the field of economic history since the 1850s. This pioneering text provides a concise and accessible resource that introduces key readings, builds connections... -
Panic!: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity by Michael Lewis
RRP: $21.43$15.15From Black Monday to the Asian financial crisis, from the internet bubble to mortgage meltdown, our lives are ruled by crazy cycles of euphoria and hysteria that manage to grip the world but are all-too-soon forgotten. In this unique collection of... -
Dumb Money: The Major Motion Picture, based on the bestselling novel previously published as The Antisocial Network by Ben Mezrich 9780008497033
RRP: $21.43$14.14*Now a major movie starring Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Shailene Woodley, Sebastian Stan and Nick Offerman* The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders that Brought Wall... -
Outsourcing Empire: How Company-States Made the Modern World by J C Sharman
RRP: $33.13$26.62How chartered company-states spearheaded European expansion and helped create the world's first genuinely global orderFrom Spanish conquistadors to British colonialists, the prevailing story of European empire-building has focused on the rival ambitions... -
The Bogle Effect: How John Bogle and Vanguard Turned Wall Street Inside Out and Saved Investors Tr illions by Eric Balchunas
RRP: $48.73$35.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637740712Author Eric BalchunasFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Matt Holt BooksPublisher BenBella BooksWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 160mm... -
The Ruble: A Political History by Ekaterina Pravilova
RRP: $60.43$52.20A groundbreaking history of Russia, from empire to the Soviet era, viewed through the lens of its money. Money seems passive, a silent witness to the deeds and misdeeds of its holders, but through its history intimate dramas and grand historical... -
The Only Game in Town: Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse by Mohamed A. El-Erian
RRP: $25.33$22.35An incisive analysis of the state of the global economy and what the future holds.Surrounded by sluggish growth, high rates of unemployment, rising inequality, growing financial instability and increased social tensions, pessimism about our future... -
Austerity Ireland: The Failure of Irish Capitalism by Kieran Allen 9780745334011
$49.63Ireland has been marketed as the poster boy of EU austerity. EU elites and neoliberal commentators claim that the country's ability to suffer economic pain will attract investors and generate a recovery. In Austerity Ireland, Kieran Allen challenges... -
The Currency of Politics: The Political Theory of Money from Aristotle to Keynes by Stefan Eich
RRP: $74.10$51.38Money in the history of political thought, from ancient Greece to the Great Inflation of the 1970sIn the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, critical attention has shifted from the economy to the most fundamental feature of all market economies-money. Yet... -
The Return of Inequality: Social Change and the Weight of the Past by Mike Savage
$62.67A pioneering book that takes us beyond economic debate to show how inequality is returning us to a past dominated by empires, dynastic elites, and ethnic divisions.The economic facts of inequality are clear. The rich have been pulling away from the rest... -
Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World by Samuel Moyn 9780674241398
RRP: $35.00$28.47"No one has written with more penetrating skepticism about the history of human rights."-Adam Kirsch, Wall Street Journal"Moyn breaks new ground in examining the relationship between human rights and economic fairness."-George SorosThe age of human... -
A Monetary and Fiscal History of Latin America, 1960-2017 by Timothy J. Kehoe
RRP: $33.13$28.55A major, new, and comprehensive look at six decades of macroeconomic policies across the region What went wrong with the economic development of Latin America over the past half-century? Along with periods of poor economic performance, the region's... -
Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization by Branko Milanovic
RRP: $38.90$31.43Winner of the Bruno Kreisky Prize, Karl Renner InstitutA Financial Times Best Economics Book of the Year An Economist Best Book of the Year A Livemint Best Book of the YearOne of the world's leading economists of inequality, Branko Milanovic presents a... -
Democracy: A User's Guide by Joss Sheldon 9781716792052
$35.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781716792052Author Joss SheldonFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 703gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 22mm -
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain 2 Volume Hardback Set by Roderick Floud 9781107067219
RRP: $234.00$208.73A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialisation. Combining the expertise of more than 30 leading historians and economists, the volumes examine the foundational importance of economic life in modern... -
The Economics of Inequality by Thomas Piketty 9780674504806
RRP: $46.70$37.32Thomas Piketty-whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century pushed inequality to the forefront of public debate-wrote The Economics of Inequality as an introduction to the conceptual and factual background necessary for interpreting changes in economic... -
Chronicles: On Our Troubled Times by Thomas Piketty
RRP: $21.43$15.15The return of the best-selling, award-winning economist extraordinaireWith the same powerful evidence, and range of reference, as his global bestseller Capital in the Twenty-First Century - and in columns of 700 words, rather than 700 pages - Chronicles... -
What’s Wrong with Economics?: A Primer for the Perplexed by Robert Skidelsky
RRP: $21.43$18.27A passionate and informed critique of mainstream economics from one of the leading economic thinkers of our time This insightful book looks at how mainstream economics' quest for scientific certainty has led to a narrowing of vision and a convergence on... -
The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession by Peter L. Bernstein
RRP: $35.10$23.67"The need for realism in reform of its monetary system is what makes Bernstein's story of the Power of Gold so timely. It is a compelling reminder that maintaining a fixed price for gold and fixed exchange rates were difficult even in a simpler financial... -
The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War by Robert J. Gordon 9780691147727
RRP: $68.25$56.04In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, motor vehicles, air travel, and television transformed households and workplaces. But... -
1931: Debt, Crisis, and the Rise of Hitler by Tobias Straumann
RRP: $29.23$21.35Germany's financial collapse in the summer of 1931 was one of the biggest economic catastrophes of modern history. It led to a global panic, brought down the international monetary system, and turned a worldwide recession into a prolonged depression. The... -
Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang 9781596915985
RRP: $38.98$22.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596915985Author Ha-Joon ChangFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PlcPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams)... -
Not Made by Slaves: Ethical Capitalism in the Age of Abolition by Bronwen Everill
RRP: $33.05$27.01"Impressive...[Readers] will be rewarded with greater understanding of historical developments that changed the relationship between consumers and producers in a global economy in ways that reverberate to this day."-Wall Street Journal"Everill... -
The Enlightened Economy: Britain and the Industrial Revolution, 1700-1850 by Joel Mokyr
RRP: $42.90$31.24Why did Western countries become so much wealthier than the rest of the world? What explains the huge rise in incomes during the Industrial Revolution - and why did Britain lead the way?In the years between the Glorious Revolution and the Great... -
Uncommon Grounds (New edition): The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World by Mark Pendergrast
RRP: $39.00$36.74First published in 1999, Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks and the coffee crisis of the 21st century. Mark Pendergrast uses coffee production, trade, and consumption as... -
The Moon: A History for the Future by Oliver Morton
RRP: $19.48$13.86A Sunday Times must read book of 2019 'An out-of-this-world read ... brilliant and compelling. Morton is a high-octane British science journalist, and every chapter is littered with material that strikes, amazes or haunts ... this is a book filled... -
End This Depression Now! by Paul Krugman 9780393088779
RRP: $38.98$33.09The Great Recession is more than four years old-and counting. Yet, as Paul Krugman points out in this powerful volley, "Nations rich in resources, talent, and knowledge-all the ingredients for prosperity and a decent standard of living for all-remain in... -
Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974 by James T. Patterson 9780195117974
RRP: $45.81$34.34Beginning in 1945, America rocketed through a quarter-century of extraordinary economic growth, experiencing an amazing boom that soared to unimaginable heights in the 1960s. At one point, in the late 1940s, American workers produced 57 percent of the... -
Nordic Model: Scandinavia Since 1945 by Mary Hilson
$41.59For a sparsely populated region on the edge of Europe, Scandinavia has attracted an unusual degree of interest during the twentieth century. The successes and failures of the famous 'Scandinavian' or 'Nordic' model in politics and policy continue to... -
Restarting the Future: How to Fix the Intangible Economy by Jonathan Haskel 9780691211589
RRP: $42.90$33.85From 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... -
Keynes: The Return of the Master by Robert Skidelsky 9780141043609
RRP: $21.43$15.15Robert Skidelsky's Keynes: The Return of the Master shows how the great economist's ideas not only explain why the current financial crisis occurred - but are our best way out. 'One would expect brokers to be wrong. If, in addition to their other inside... -
Is Capitalism Broken? by Yanis Varoufakis
RRP: $15.58$10.20'We need to organise politically to defend the weak, empower the many and prepare the ground for reversing the absurdities of capitalism.' - Yanis Varoufakis 'Capitalism over the past twenty-five years has been an incredible moral good.' - David... -
The Donkey and the Boat: Reinterpreting the Mediterranean Economy, 950-1180 by Chris Wickham
RRP: $78.00$66.79A new account of the Mediterranean economy in the 10th to 12th centuries, forcing readers to entirely rethink the underlying logic to medieval economic systems. Chris Wickham re-examines documentary and archaeological sources to give a detailed account... -
Behind the Curtain: A Chilling Expose of the Banking Industry by John Hamer 9781910757222
RRP: $65.62$58.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910757222Author John HamerFormat PaperbackPage Count 568Imprint aSys PublishingPublisher aSys PublishingWeight(grams) 971gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm *... -
Gresham's Law: The Life and World of Queen Elizabeth I's Banker by John Guy
RRP: $25.33$17.73Thomas Gresham was arguably the first true wizard of global finance. He rose through the mercantile worlds of London and Antwerp to become the hidden power behind three out of the five Tudor monarchs. Today his name is remembered in economic doctrines,... -
The Power of Money: How Ideas about Money Shaped the Modern World by Robert Pringle 9783030258931
RRP: $48.73$39.96Innovation in money is just as important as innovation in any other sphere of activity; money is always a "work in progress." In fact, history shows societies have tried out a wide diversity of monetary arrangements. Ideas about money have played key...