How the global tea industry influenced the international economy and the rise of mass consumerism
Tea has been one of the most popular commodities in the world. Over centuries, profits from its growth and sales funded wars and fueled colonization, and its cultivation brought about ...
How the global tea industry influenced the international economy and the rise of mass consumerism
Tea has been one of the most popular commodities in the world. Over centuries, profits from its growth and sales funded wars and fueled colonization, and its cultivation brought about ...
An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative
Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today ...
An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative
Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today ...
The first consumer credit bureaus appeared in the 1870s and quickly amassed huge archives of deeply personal information. Today, the three leading credit bureaus are among the most powerful institutions in modern life—yet we know almost nothing about them. Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion are ...
The first consumer credit bureaus appeared in the 1870s and quickly amassed huge archives of deeply personal information. Today, the three leading credit bureaus are among the most powerful institutions in modern life—yet we know almost nothing about them. Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion are ...
Columbia Business School Publishing. New York, 2017
Investing—the commitment of resources to achieve a return—affects individuals, families, companies, and nations, and has done so throughout history. Yet until the sixteenth century, investing was a privilege of only the elite classes. The story behind the democratization of investing is bound up ...
Columbia Business School Publishing. New York, 2017
Investing—the commitment of resources to achieve a return—affects individuals, families, companies, and nations, and has done so throughout history. Yet until the sixteenth century, investing was a privilege of only the elite classes. The story behind the democratization of investing is bound up ...
"[A] magnificent history of money and finance."--New York Times Book Review
"Convincingly makes the case that finance is a change-maker of change-makers."--Financial Times
In the aftermath of recent financial crises, it's easy to see finance as a wrecking ball: something that destroys ...
"[A] magnificent history of money and finance."--New York Times Book Review
"Convincingly makes the case that finance is a change-maker of change-makers."--Financial Times
In the aftermath of recent financial crises, it's easy to see finance as a wrecking ball: something that destroys ...
In 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 has that era of unprecedented growth come to an end ...
In 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 has that era of unprecedented growth come to an end ...
A lively history seen through the fifty inventions that shaped it most profoundly, by the bestselling author of The Undercover Economist and Messy.
Who thought up paper money? What was the secret element that made the Gutenberg printing press possible? And what is the connection ...
A lively history seen through the fifty inventions that shaped it most profoundly, by the bestselling author of The Undercover Economist and Messy.
Who thought up paper money? What was the secret element that made the Gutenberg printing press possible? And what is the connection ...
Long before London and New York rose to international prominence, a trading route was discovered between Spanish America and China that ushered in a new era of globalization. The Ruta de la Plata or "Silver Way" catalyzed economic and cultural exchange, built the foundations for ...
Long before London and New York rose to international prominence, a trading route was discovered between Spanish America and China that ushered in a new era of globalization. The Ruta de la Plata or "Silver Way" catalyzed economic and cultural exchange, built the foundations for ...
As a broad introduction to the history of economic thought - based on courses the authors have taught for many years - this book provides a magisterial overview for students and teachers who have not had the opportunity to cover the development of the field of economics ...
As a broad introduction to the history of economic thought - based on courses the authors have taught for many years - this book provides a magisterial overview for students and teachers who have not had the opportunity to cover the development of the field of economics ...
In this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history in the vein of the works of Michael Lewis and Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial executive and CNBC contributor examines the five most significant stock market crashes in the United States over the ...
In this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history in the vein of the works of Michael Lewis and Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial executive and CNBC contributor examines the five most significant stock market crashes in the United States over the ...
El presente trabajo, trata de buscar el origen del gobierno corporativo en los Estados Unidos, así como la participación ciudadana en el mismo. El Corporate Governance, nació como reacción a los excesos de las grandes compañías en un mercado absolutamente desregulado. Consecuencia de estos abusos ...
El presente trabajo, trata de buscar el origen del gobierno corporativo en los Estados Unidos, así como la participación ciudadana en el mismo. El Corporate Governance, nació como reacción a los excesos de las grandes compañías en un mercado absolutamente desregulado. Consecuencia de estos abusos ...
Fondo de Cultura Económica. Ciudad de México, 2017
Con 7 ensayos presentados en la conferencia realizada en el año 2010 en el marco del centenario de la reunión en la Isla de Jekyll, este libro aborda los orígenes, la fundación, los eventos decisivos y el porvenir de la Reserva Federal de los Estados ...
Fondo de Cultura Económica. Ciudad de México, 2017
Con 7 ensayos presentados en la conferencia realizada en el año 2010 en el marco del centenario de la reunión en la Isla de Jekyll, este libro aborda los orígenes, la fundación, los eventos decisivos y el porvenir de la Reserva Federal de los Estados ...
Nella bassa Mesopotamia del IV millennio a.C. si compie il salto dalla «barbarie» neolitica alla «civiltà» storica, ossia alla complessità organizzativa dello Stato, della vita urbana, dell'amministrazione e della scrittura.
Nella bassa Mesopotamia del IV millennio a.C. si compie il salto dalla «barbarie» neolitica alla «civiltà» storica, ossia alla complessità organizzativa dello Stato, della vita urbana, dell'amministrazione e della scrittura.
Il n'existe pas de synthèse récente en langue française sur la prodigieuse destinée de la famille Rothschild. Cet ouvrage raconte, pour le grand public et à la manière d'une saga, l'histoire de la dynastie en partant de ses lointaines origines au cœur ...
Il n'existe pas de synthèse récente en langue française sur la prodigieuse destinée de la famille Rothschild. Cet ouvrage raconte, pour le grand public et à la manière d'une saga, l'histoire de la dynastie en partant de ses lointaines origines au cœur ...
Rice today is food to half the world's population. Its history is inextricably entangled with the emergence of colonialism, the global networks of industrial capitalism, and the modern world economy. The history of rice is currently a vital and innovative field of research attracting ...
Rice today is food to half the world's population. Its history is inextricably entangled with the emergence of colonialism, the global networks of industrial capitalism, and the modern world economy. The history of rice is currently a vital and innovative field of research attracting ...
“Este ensayo, en momentos de revisión de aquellos tiempos apabullantes, pretende enfocar el conflicto analizando el entramado de intereses que posibilitó que Franco ganara la contienda y que gobernara desde 1939 hasta 1975, 36 años amparado por el comportamiento salvaje del vilipendiado gran capital. Y ...
“Este ensayo, en momentos de revisión de aquellos tiempos apabullantes, pretende enfocar el conflicto analizando el entramado de intereses que posibilitó que Franco ganara la contienda y que gobernara desde 1939 hasta 1975, 36 años amparado por el comportamiento salvaje del vilipendiado gran capital. Y ...
El crecimiento y modernización económica española de fines del siglo XV hasta mediados del siglo XVI y sus limitaciones son, sin duda, uno de los capítulos de la historia europea más detenidamente analizado, como lo será el de la cuestionada decadencia en la siguiente centuria ...
El crecimiento y modernización económica española de fines del siglo XV hasta mediados del siglo XVI y sus limitaciones son, sin duda, uno de los capítulos de la historia europea más detenidamente analizado, como lo será el de la cuestionada decadencia en la siguiente centuria ...
Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of enery on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic condersion of solar energy into plant ...
Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of enery on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic condersion of solar energy into plant ...
A través de sus amplios conocimientos en sociología, economía, lingüística, biología o antropología, Diamond trata de explicar la desaparición de sociedades del pasado y se pregunta si podemos aprender la lección y evitar desastres parecidos en el futuro.
El punto de partida es una rigurosa ...
A través de sus amplios conocimientos en sociología, economía, lingüística, biología o antropología, Diamond trata de explicar la desaparición de sociedades del pasado y se pregunta si podemos aprender la lección y evitar desastres parecidos en el futuro.
El punto de partida es una rigurosa ...
El libro tiene por objeto el estudio de las cofradías pesqueras que han existido en Castro Urdiales, Colindres, Laredo y Santoña a lo largo de la historia, abarcando el período que se inicia en la Baja Edad Media y llega a 1978, momento en el ...
El libro tiene por objeto el estudio de las cofradías pesqueras que han existido en Castro Urdiales, Colindres, Laredo y Santoña a lo largo de la historia, abarcando el período que se inicia en la Baja Edad Media y llega a 1978, momento en el ...
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