The Ottoman World and the Western Economy
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.
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.