Princeton Economic History of the Western World
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Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity
$23.95 Read moreThe gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world
The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this- Series: Princeton Economic History of the Western World #94
- Author: Scheidel, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0691216738
- Language: English
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The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War
$27.95 Add to cartHow America’s high standard of living came to be and why future growth is under threat
In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previ- Series: Princeton Economic History of the Western World #70
- Author: Gordon, Robert J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 784
- Publish Date: August 29 2017
- ISBN10: 0691175802
- Language: English
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The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility
$22.95 Add to cartA surprising look at how ancestry still determines social outcomes
How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does it influence our children? More than we wis- Series: Princeton Economic History of the Western World #49
- Author: Clark, Gregory
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 25 2015
- ISBN10: 0691168377
- Language: English
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Fragile by Design: The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit
$29.95 Add to cartWhy stable banking systems are so rare
Why are banking systems unstable in so many countries–but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic banking crises since 1840, while Canada has h- Series: Princeton Economic History of the Western World #50
- Author: Calomiris, Charles W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 584
- Publish Date: August 04 2015
- ISBN10: 0691168350
- Language: English
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Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History
$27.95 Add to cartA sweeping germ’s-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemics
Plagues upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand narrative of global hist- Series: Princeton Economic History of the Western World
- Author: Harper, Kyle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0691230595
- Language: English
