Archiv für August 2014

Keynes Hayek: The Clash That Defined Modern Economics . By Wapshott Nicholas. New York: Norton. 2011. Pp. 400. $17.95, paper; $28.95, hardcover.

Book Reviews Peter Boettke, The Journal of Economic History, Volume 74 Issue 03, pp 936-936Abstract

Religion, Technology, and the Great and Little Divergences: China and Europe Compared, c. 700–1800 . By Davids Karel. Leiden: Brill. 2013. Pp. xxii, 365. $34.95, cloth.

Book Reviews Eric Jones, The Journal of Economic History, Volume 74 Issue 03, pp 933-934Abstract

Whales and Nations: Environmental Diplomacy on the High Seas . By Dorsey Kurkpatrick. Seattle: University of Washington Press. 2013. Pp. xxii, 365. $34.95, cloth.

Book Reviews Lee A. Craig, The Journal of Economic History, Volume 74 Issue 03, pp 931-933Abstract

Guano and the Opening of the Pacific World: A Global Ecological History . By Cushman Gregory T.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2013. Pp. 414. $99.00, hardcover.

Book Reviews Catalina Vizcarra, The Journal of Economic History, Volume 74 Issue 03, pp 934-936Abstract

Diamonds in the Rough: A History of Alabama’s Cahaba Coal Field . By Day James Sanders. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. 2013. Pp. ix, 209. $49.95, cloth.

Book Reviews Mike Matheis, The Journal of Economic History, Volume 74 Issue 03, pp 927-928Abstract

Nationalism and Economic Development in Modern Eurasia . By Mosk Carl. London: Routledge. 2013. Pp. xxi, 298. $140.00, hardcover.

Book Reviews Mark Dincecco, The Journal of Economic History, Volume 74 Issue 03, pp 924-925Abstract

The House of Rothschild in Spain, 1812–1941. . By López-Morell Miguel A. translated by Hasler Stephen P.. Surrey: Ashgate. 2013. Pp. xvii, 449. £75.00, hardcover.

Book Reviews William Roberds, The Journal of Economic History, Volume 74 Issue 03, pp 922-924Abstract

Confronting Decline: The Political Economy of Deindustrialization in Twentieth-Century New England . By Koistinen David. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. 2013. Pp. xii, 332. $74.95, cloth.

Book Reviews Louis P. Cain, The Journal of Economic History, Volume 74 Issue 03, pp 930-931Abstract

Well Worth Saving: How the New Deal Safeguarded Home Ownership . By Fishback Price, Rose Jonathan, and Snowden Kenneth. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2013. Pp. 192. $35.00, cloth.

Book Reviews Daniel K. Fetter, The Journal of Economic History, Volume 74 Issue 03, pp 928-930Abstract

Mastering Iron: The Struggle to Modernize an American Industry, 1800–1868 . By Knowles Anne Kelly. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2013. Pp. 334. $45.00, hardcover.

Book Reviews Ross Thomson, The Journal of Economic History, Volume 74 Issue 03, pp 925-927Abstract