Legal plunder

households and debt collection in late Medieval Europe

As Europe began to grow rich during the Middle Ages, its wealth materialized in the well-made clothes, linens, and wares of ordinary households. In a world without banking, household goods became valuable commodities that often substituted for hard currency. Pawnbrokers and resellers sprung up throughout ...

El Banco de Barcelona, 1874-1920

decadencia y quiebra

El Banco de Barcelona, pionero del sistema bancario español, se declaró en suspensión de pagos en diciembre de 1920, cerrando sus puertas de forma definitiva. El proceso de quiebra conllevó graves pérdidas tanto para los accionistas como para los cuentacorrentistas y acreedores. El banco había ...

La pluralidad de emisión en España, 1844-1874

Este libro aborda el desarrollo financiero de España durante la etapa en que estuvo vigente la pluralidad de bancos de emisión. España inauguró la emisión plural en 1844 y la finalizó formalmente el 19 de marzo de 1874, al firmarse el decreto de concesión del ...

50 ans de crises financières

"Ce récit est celui des crises financières que les marchés finissent toujours par infliger à ceux qui ont abusé de leurs innovations, de leurs excès et du laxisme ambiant. Le traitement de ces crises, souvent inventif, a consommé beaucoup plus d'énergie que leur prévention ...

The Oxford handbook of cities in world history

In 2008 for the first time the majority of the planet's inhabitants lived in cities and towns. Becoming globally urban has been one of mankind's greatest collective achievements over time, and raises many questions. How did global city systems evolve and interact in ...

The merchants of Siberia

trade in Early Modern Eurasia

In The Merchants of Siberia, Erika Monahan reconsiders commerce in early modern Russia by reconstructing the trading world of Siberia and the careers of merchants who traded there. She follows the histories of three merchant families from various social ranks who conducted trade in Siberia ...

Poder, fisco y mercado en las ciudades de la Península Ibérica

(siglos XIV-XVI)

Esta obra, articulada bajo los términos de poder, fisco y mercado, pretende ofrecer al lector un acercamiento a la interacción de las tres esferas en el marco de las ciudades castellanas y aragonesas a caballo entre la Edad Media y la Edad Moderna. El estudio ...

Unequal gains

american growth and inequality since 1700

Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economic evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today. While other economic historians base their accounts on American wealth, Peter Lindert and Jeffrey Williamson ...

The power

a political history of GDP

Widely used since the mid-twentieth century, GDP (gross domestic product) has become the world's most powerful statistical indicator of national development and progress. Practically all governments adhere to the idea that GDP growth is a primary economic target, and while criticism of this measure ...

Consommateurs et consommation

XVIIe-XXIe siècle. Regards franco-espagnols

L’étude des consommateurs et de la Consommation est un des points d’entrée privilégiés pour comprendre les grandes transformations que le monde occidental a connues depuis le XVIIe siècle. L’évolution peut certes être analysée en termes de revenus et de prix, mais aussi ...

El Consulado de Sevilla de Mercaderes a Indias

un órgano de poder

En 1503 se estableció por decreto real la Casa de Contratación de Indias en Sevilla, creada para fomentar y regular el comercio y la navegación con el Nuevo Mundo. Su denominación oficial era Casa y Audiencia de Indias Su funcionamiento quedó regulado en las Ordenanzas ...

The WPA

creating jobs and hope in the Great Depresion

Established in 1935 in the midst of the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was one of the most ambitious federal jobs programs ever created in the U.S. At its peak, the program provided work for almost 3.5 million Americans, employing more ...

War and conflict in the Early Modern World

1500-1700

In this latest addition to the War & Conflict Through the Ages series, Brian Sandberg offers a truly global examination of the intersections between war, culture, and society in the early modern period. He traces the innovative military technologies and practices that emerged around 1500, exploring ...

Fortune tellers

the story of America's firsteEconomic forecasters

The period leading up to the Great Depression witnessed the rise of the economic forecasters, pioneers who sought to use the tools of science to predict the future, with the aim of profiting from their forecasts. This book chronicles the lives and careers of the ...

Forgotten foundations of Bretton Woods

international development and the making of the postwar order

Eric Helleiner's new book provides a powerful corrective to conventional accounts of the negotiations at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in 1944. These negotiations resulted in the creation of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank—the key international financial institutions of the postwar ...

¿Quién le hacía la cena a Adam Smith?

Adam Smith, el padre de la economía moderna, escribió que no era por la benevolencia del carnicero y el panadero que podíamos cenar cada noche, sino porque se preocupaban por su propio bienestar; así, el ánimo de lucro hacía girar el mundo y nació el ...

Luxury

a rich history

We live in a world obsessed by luxury. Long-distance airlines compete to offer first-class sleeping experiences and hotels recommend exclusive suites where you are never disturbed. Luxury is a rapidly changing global industry that makes the headlines daily in our newspapers and on the internet ...

The economic history of China

from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century

China's extraordinary rise as an economic powerhouse in the past two decades poses a challenge to many long-held assumptions about the relationship between political institutions and economic development. Economic prosperity also was vitally important to the longevity of the Chinese Empire throughout the preindustrial ...

The Cambridge History of Capitalism

The Cambridge History of Capitalism is a comprehensive two-volume work that provides an authoritative account of the evolution of capitalism and its spread and impact across the world. Adopting a wide geographical coverage and strong comparative perspective, an international team of leading scholars delve deep ...

Heyday

the 1850s and the dawn of Global Age

Heyday brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in modern history. Over the course of the 1850s, the world was reshaped by technology, trade, mass migration and war. The global economy expanded fivefold, millions of families emigrated to the ends of the earth ...