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List Price: $11.95 Price: $11.35 You Save: $0.60 (5%) "Well written and relevant to today's political solutions" - By Glenn A. Carleton (Apple Valley MN USA)
The author writes with a style where he consistently gets to the point with compelling facts and commentary. I found this book to cause me to reflect on what the US (or any country) needs to focus on to thrive, as well as to further increase my appreciation for the decisions made by our country's leaders over its first 100 plus years. While we have gotten a lot wrong, and still do, we got a lot right. If we focus on what we did right, we should be able to convince ourselves to do more of the same in the future. One example is education, how our approach to universal education gave us so many advantages. This book also gives one a sense of how lucky we were in many ways with inherent advantages one could argue we squandered. My thoughts are that one reason ... full review(34) -
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List Price: $89.95 Price: $62.27 You Save: $27.68 (31%) "Eurocentric, but focused" - By BD
Don't expect "A concise economic history of the world" from Cameron's work. Do expect, however, an excellent account of Europe's economic history. If you want a more global, less "economic" account of the pre-modern world, try Janet Abu-Lughod. As for the modern world, a synthesis of Cameron and Asian experts would provide the comprehensive picture Cameron's title implies.(15) -
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List Price: $39.95 Price: $27.43 You Save: $12.52 (31%) "A profoundly important book and a great read" - By Mark Witte
I think of Rashomon; a gripping story told from a series of different angles, each reinforcing but also changing our perspective on what we learned in the others. Gordon breaks America's unprecedented rise in quality of life into two periods, 1870-1940 and 1940-2015. In the first period and then the second, he lays out a series of chapters where each documents one area of the technological change that re-shaped the lives Americans lived. In the 1870-1940 period, these include food, clothes, lighting, communication, entertainment, transportation, healthcare, and finance. In the 1940-2015 period, the parallel stories of improvement are some repeats (food and clothes transportation, entertainment, and healthcare), but also the way computers have worked their way into our lives and how a large share of modern people have to plan for and live lives that extend far beyond the end of their working years. This ... full review(181) -
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"Dated, but useful." - By Hill Country Adjunct
Good basic look at financial history of of U.S. from colonial era to the or first three decades of the 20th century. Details I didn't get as an undergraduate.(2) -
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List Price: $15.99 Price: $11.76 You Save: $4.23 (26%) "Very pleasantly surprised..." - By Y. Sageev (Western NY)
I purchased "Empire of Wealth" to address the glaring deficit in my knowledge of American history from an economic perspective. At the same time, I was dreading that this history would be boring and dry.
It is anything but. Gordon's effort is downright gripping, a compelling read chock full of information. Gordon has a knack for finding the most intriguing aspects of history and explaining difficult concepts in a manner that is quickly grasped. He is able to get to the heart of a concept without dragging along pedantic baggage. His writing is flawless and the raw historical material is seamlessly synthesized with consummate professionalism.
Gordon wraps his discussion of larger economic themes around the impact that invention, infrastructural development, and politics had on the burgeoning American economy. Examples include the Erie Canal, road and railroad building, the cotton gin, or the bessemer ... full review(109) -
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List Price: $28.95 Price: $20.41 You Save: $8.54 (29%) "A fascinating discussion" - By Hal Jordan (USA)
I am by no means an expert in this field, but I would say that for anyone who has an interest in economic history, particularly the economic history of Britain, this book is a must. Clark has a distinctive view of what brought about the Industrial Revolution in England. From reading various reviews of the book, I think it is fair to say that not too many professional economic historians fully buy his argument. Most, though, give Clark credit for an impressive marshaling of data to back an ingenious new interpretation. Although there is a smattering of economic theory in the book, it is a fast and entertaining read that should prove worthwhile even for those with only a passing interest in the subject. One thing I have to say, though, is that Clark chose one of the worst titles I have ever encountered. ... full review(73) -
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List Price: $18.00 Price: $7.99 You Save: $10.01 (56%) "Where Does Money Come From?" - By The Garden Interior
Where does money come from? Like many of the fundamental building blocks of civilization – agriculture, writing, numbers, commerce – it turns out that it comes from Mesopotamia. Around 5,000 years ago, transactions were recorded there on clay tablets, which were the earliest forms of money known to human civilization. This according to Niall Ferguson, the justly celebrated, English-educated Harvard history professor.
The world’s first coins were minted in the Greek empire in what is now Turkey, about 2,600 years ago. As it happens, as I write this, I have a 2,300-year-old Greek silver coin that I wear around my neck. It has a bee on the obverse and a deer on the reverse. It was minted at Ephesus in Anatolia 300 years before the Apostle John lived there and wrote his world-changing Gospel. Money has ancient roots and its rise is ... full review(391) -
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List Price: $105.95 Price: $103.95 You Save: $2.00 (2%) "Economics isn't boring--it's fun!!" - By MK80 (Dayton, OH USA)
I had to take a History of Economic Thought class as a requirement for my Master's degree in Economics. The text we used for that class was 'Economic Theory in Retrospect' by Mark Blaug. To make a long story short, that book was extremely cumbersome and probably confused me more than anything else. As a supplement to that text, I procured a copy of this book, 'A History of Economic Theory and Method,' which greatly aided in my understanding of historical economic thought. Although at times this book seems rather simplistic, it's great if you would like to learn the basics of the evolution of economic theory. Whether you are a student of economics, or just want to bone up on your economic history, this is a great book.(16) -
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List Price: $283.60 Price: $246.19 You Save: $37.41 (13%) "College sucks. So many books" - By Cory
College sucks. So many books, with so many pages. But this seller gave me a great product for a great deal and now I have more money in my pocket! Thanks man! Great quality, shipped timely and well, exceeded my expectations.(17) -
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List Price: $29.95 Price: $21.74 You Save: $8.21 (27%) "Read the sample first" - By West Coast 46 (SF East Bay)
For what it is, this is an excellent book. However, it is tedious and for most history buffs overly defensive with way too many ‘defenses’ of the author’s position. I am getting through it but must gloss over many pages in order to find the next significant point.(18) -
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers, Seventh Edition- In Stock.
List Price: $18.00 Price: $7.99 You Save: $10.01 (56%) "This book gives you the history of economic thought as ..." - By Jonathan Heywood (BURBANK, CA, US)
This book gives you the history of economic thought as well as a biography of major economists. After reading you have a sense of how and why these economist's world view was shaped by their life experience. Covers economics from Adam Smith to just before Milton Friedman (who is left out of the book).(209) -
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List Price: $16.99 Price: $12.77 You Save: $4.22 (25%) "Best US economic history I've ever read" - By Keith Wheelock (Skillman, NJ USA)
Cochran's & Miller's THE AGE OF ENTERPRISE: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL AMERICA is good. Bruchey's ENTERPRISE: THE DYNAMIC ECONOMY OF A FREE PEOPLE is even better. Michael Lind's LAND OF PROMISES: AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES is the best I have ever read. Mr. Lind, a prolific writer on history and politics, has crafted a multi-tiered, boldly opinionated account of America's economic progression that flows with uncommon cohesion.
He frames his history with a Jeffersonian-Hamiltonian counterpoint and the three stages of American republics: 1) the American revolution and its aftermath, shaped by the industrial revolution, and the steam engine; 2)the Civil War and Reconstruction, strongly impacted by electricity, automobiles, and science-based chemical industries; and 3)the Third American Republic, marking the impact of computers and globalization. He speculates whether the global economic crisis of 2008 might lead to the evolution of a fourth American Republic ... full review(52) -
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"Blown away with this read." - By Clark
When I first set eyes on this book, I was a little bit skeptical about buying it because I was wondering what else I need to know about the history of money and behold after buying and reading this book, I was amazed as this highly detailed has really outdone it self here. This book has taken me far back to the days our forefathers used livestock for trading, it has shown me how this currency that I spend every day came into existence and more importantly how this money has shaped the history of the world. I have also learnt about some of the strongest and weakest currencies in the world today from this book.(42)