Economic History – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Peaceful Surrender

The Depopulation of Rural Spain in the Twentieth Century

By: Fernando Collantes, Vincente Pinilla

£39.99

In the 20th century, Spain experienced one of Europe’s most intense processes of rural depopulation. This book explains how the adaptive strategies of rural populations led to a “peaceful surrender” of traditional society, a view distanced from simple nostalgia.

Mothers of Innovation

How Expanding Social Networks Gave Birth to the Industrial Revolution

By: Leonard Dudley

£44.99

What sparks innovation? This book reveals why property rights and resources were not enough to ignite the Industrial Revolution. The surprising key was expanding social networks, which fostered cooperation and integrated unrelated concepts to create something new.

The Aftermath of the Global Crisis in the European Union

Edited By: Beáta Farkas

£44.99

A refreshing analysis of Europe’s lost decade and a major contribution to understanding the Euro-zone crisis. With contrasting perspectives from academics and practitioners, it is a must read for anyone interested in the political economy of crisis and reform in Europe.

Agrarian Capitalism and the Development of the Coffee Industry in Colonial Zimbabwe

1900-1980

By: Takesure Taringana

£58.99

Taringana considers the growth of the coffee sector in colonial Zimbabwe within the broader context of agrarian capitalism in settler economies. He unpacks the central philosophy of statecraft based on the desire to develop Southern Rhodesia as a permanent white settler colony.

Economic Gaps and Crises in South-East Europe

Present and Past

Edited By: Daniel Dăianu, George Virgil Stoenescu

£61.99

This collection includes presentations made at the 2016 conference of the South-Eastern European Monetary History Network, and will appeal to central bankers, members of academia and researchers interested in European economic history with a focus on South-Eastern Europe.

A Brief Economic History of the Amazon (1720-1970)

By: Francisco de Assis Costa

£68.99

A 250-year economic history of the Amazon. This pioneering analysis examines the colonial era and the formation of the caboclo-peasantry, the pivotal rubber economy, and the rural and urban dynamics of the post-rubber boom era until the 1960s.

Democracy and Economy

An Inseparable Relationship from Ancient Times to Today

By: Emmanouil Marios N. Economou, Nicholas C. Kyriazis

From £32.99

This history of democracy uses modern economics and political sciences to explain why the system was created and how it evolves. It analyses why democracy requires strong economic structures, with case studies from Ancient Greece to the EU.

Tea in Australia

A History, 1788-2000

By: Peter D. Griggs

From £40.99

Before 1950, Australians were the world’s highest per capita tea consumers. This book tells the story of how tea became the national beverage, exploring its trade, marketing, and the evolution of social rituals like afternoon tea. The first comprehensive account of its kind.

A Century of Italian American Economics

The American Chamber of Commerce in Italy (1915-2015)

By: Valentina Sgro

From £29.99

This book uses the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy as a privileged observation point for the study of economic relations between Italy and the United States, showing the Chamber's fundamental role in strengthening cooperation and business between the two countries.

This book uses the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy as a privileged observation point for the study of economic relations between Italy and the United States, showing the Chamber’s fundamental role in strengthening cooperation and business between the two countries.

Italian Canadian Heritage

Migration and Welfare Support from the Second Post-War Period Onwards

By: Valentina Sgro

From £29.99

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the economic and cultural relations between Italy and Canada since the mid-20th century. It focuses on Italian-Canadian migratory flows, integration, work, and the promotion of a unique cultural heritage.

The Cassa per il Mezzogiorno, the World Bank and the Model for Italian Economic Development

By: Amedeo Lepore

From £36.99

Based on recently declassified World Bank documents, this study examines the post-war intervention in Southern Italy. This international effort created the only period of convergence between Italy's North and South, providing crucial insights into today's "Southern Question."

Based on recently declassified World Bank documents, this study examines the post-war intervention in Southern Italy. This international effort created the only period of convergence between Italy’s North and South, providing crucial insights into today’s “Southern Question.”

Technology, Culture and Change

By: Ian Malcolm Taplin

From £33.99

This book examines how technology shapes cultural change, from the emergence of capitalism to the age of AI. It analyses the shift to a consumer society, how we use goods for identity creation, and the questions new technologies raise for the future of work and culture.

Socialist Construction in China

Policies Under Central Planning and Post-Reform Era

By: Abdol S. Soofi

From £39.99

In 1955, China's leaders blamed economic problems on "capitalist anarchy." Three decades later, they recognized the "irrationality" of their own planned system. This book examines the economic policies that brought about this radical transformation and made reforms a necessity.

In 1955, China’s leaders blamed economic problems on “capitalist anarchy.” Three decades later, they recognized the “irrationality” of their own planned system. This book examines the economic policies that brought about this radical transformation and made reforms a necessity.

Public Debts and National Sovereignty from the 12th to the 21st Century

Learning Through Crisis

By: Michel Fouquin

From £29.99

Following a series of crises, the world economy is burdened by high debt and the dramatic costs of fighting climate change. What can we learn from history? Global solidarity is necessary to share the costs, and large multinationals and the wealthy must take on a fair share.

The Ottoman World and the Western Economy

Civilization, Economics and Ethics

By: Mehmet Bulut

From £33.99

While the West developed a capitalist system that prioritized consumption, the Ottomans focused on balance and sustainability. This book compares the altruistic human with the self-interested homoeconomicus, and proposes a new understanding of ethics, economy, and civilization.

The Italian National Insurance Institute Monopoly in the International Debate

By: Serena Potito

£62.99

Using primary sources, this book reconstructs the international disputes sparked when early 20th-century Italy created a state monopoly on life insurance. It is an interesting debate on the relationship between public and private and the rise of the "entrepreneurial state."

A Techno-Economic History of the Conquest of Space

Prometheus Among the Stars

By: Andrea Pomella

£62.99

Uncover the dynamics shaping the space economy. This work explores the forces driving humanity's ventures into space, from the Space Race to private aerospace giants, analyzing how innovation, policy, and public-private collaboration are redefining humanity's reach beyond Earth.

Uncover the dynamics shaping the space economy. This work explores the forces driving humanity’s ventures into space, from the Space Race to private aerospace giants, analyzing how innovation, policy, and public-private collaboration are redefining humanity’s reach beyond Earth.