31 books in series

The Princeton Economic History of the Western World

The Princeton Economic History of the Western World is a 31-book series with 31 released primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Timothy W. Guinnane, Kenneth Pomeranz, Cormac Ó Gráda, Jan Luiten van Zanden, Arthur van Riel, Barry Eichengreen, Giovanni Federico, Robert C. Allen, Ronald Findlay, Kevin H. O'Rourke, Daniel R. Headrick, Richard S. Grossman, Regina Grafe, Mauricio Drelichman, Hans-Joachim Voth, Charles W. Calomiris, Stephen H. Haber, Philip T. Hoffman, Peter H. Lindert, Jeffrey G. Williamson, Robert J. Gordon, Sheilagh Ogilvie, David Stasavage, Claire Priest, Joseph Zeira, Kyle Harper, Walter Scheidel, Richard P Saller, Richard N. Langlois, Geoffrey M. Hodgson, Maarten Prak, Douglass C. North, John V.C. Nye, Gregory Clark, Ian W. McLean, Maristella Botticini, Zvi Eckstein, Gilles Postel-Vinay, and Jean-Laurent Rosenthal.

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#4
The Vanishing Irish: Households, Migration, and the Rural Economy in Ireland, 1850-1914
The Vanishing Irish: Households, Migration, and the Rural Economy in Ireland, 1850-1914
  • Timothy W. Guinnane
00 reads
#6
The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
  • Kenneth Pomeranz
00 reads
#8
Black '47 and Beyond: The Great Irish Famine in History, Economy, and Memory
Black '47 and Beyond: The Great Irish Famine in History, Economy, and Memory
  • Cormac Ó Gráda
00 reads
#14
The Strictures of Inheritance: The Dutch Economy in the Nineteenth Century
The Strictures of Inheritance: The Dutch Economy in the Nineteenth Century
  • Jan Luiten van Zanden
  • Arthur van Riel
  • Ian Cressie (Translator)
00 reads
#23
The European Economy since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond
The European Economy since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond
  • Barry Eichengreen
00 reads
#24
Cover 6

Feeding the World

Feeding the World: An Economic History of Agriculture, 1800-2000
  • Giovanni Federico
00 reads
#29
Cover 7

Farm to Factory

Farm to Factory: A Reinterpretation of the Soviet Industrial Revolution
  • Robert C. Allen
00 reads
#30
Cover 1

Power and Plenty

Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium
  • Ronald Findlay
  • Kevin H. O'Rourke
00 reads
#31
Cover 8

Power over Peoples

Power over Peoples: Technology, Environments, and Western Imperialism, 1400 to the Present
  • Daniel R. Headrick
00 reads
#33
Cover 5

Unsettled Account

Unsettled Account: The Evolution of Banking in the Industrialized World since 1800
  • Richard S. Grossman
00 reads
#38
Cover 3

Distant Tyranny

Distant Tyranny: Markets, Power, and Backwardness in Spain, 1650-1800
  • Regina Grafe
00 reads
#47
Cover 1

Lending to the Borrower from Hell

Lending to the Borrower from Hell: Debt, Taxes, and Default in the Age of Philip II
  • Mauricio Drelichman
  • Hans-Joachim Voth
00 reads
#50
Fragile by Design: The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit
Fragile by Design: The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit
  • Charles W. Calomiris
  • Stephen H. Haber
00 reads
#54
Why Did Europe Conquer the World?
Why Did Europe Conquer the World?
  • Philip T. Hoffman
41 read
#62
Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality since 1700
Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality since 1700
  • Peter H. Lindert
  • Jeffrey G. Williamson
00 reads
#70
The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War
The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War
  • Robert J. Gordon
3.253 reads
#78
The European Guilds: An Economic Analysis
The European Guilds: An Economic Analysis
  • Sheilagh Ogilvie
00 reads
#80
Caída y ascenso de la democracia: Una historia del mundo desde la Antigüedad hasta hoy
Caída y ascenso de la democracia: Una historia del mundo desde la Antigüedad hasta hoy
  • David Stasavage
00 reads
#81
Credit Nation: Property Laws and Institutions in Early America
Credit Nation: Property Laws and Institutions in Early America
  • Claire Priest
00 reads
#84
The Israeli Economy: A Story of Success and Costs
The Israeli Economy: A Story of Success and Costs
  • Joseph Zeira
00 reads
#85
Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History
Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History
  • Kyle Harper
51 read
#94
Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity
Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity
  • Walter Scheidel
41 read
#112
Pliny's Roman Economy: Natural History, Innovation, and Growth
Pliny's Roman Economy: Natural History, Innovation, and Growth
  • Richard P Saller
00 reads
#119
The Corporation and the Twentieth Century: The History of American Business Enterprise
The Corporation and the Twentieth Century: The History of American Business Enterprise
  • Richard N. Langlois
00 reads
#122
The Wealth of a Nation: Institutional Foundations of English Capitalism
The Wealth of a Nation: Institutional Foundations of English Capitalism
  • Geoffrey M. Hodgson
00 reads
#132
Pioneers of Capitalism: The Netherlands 1000–1800
Pioneers of Capitalism: The Netherlands 1000–1800
  • Maarten Prak
  • Jan Luiten van Zanden
  • Ian Cressie (Translator)
00 reads
The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today
The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today
  • David Stasavage
41 read
Cover 1

Escape from Rome

Escape from Rome : the failure of Empire and the road to prosperity
  • Walter Scheidel
4.53 reads
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
  • Robert J. Gordon
4.677 reads
Understanding the Process of Economic Change
Understanding the Process of Economic Change
  • Douglass C. North
00 reads
A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World
A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World
  • Gregory Clark
02 reads
Plagues Upon the Earth
Plagues Upon the Earth
  • Kyle Harper
4.26 reads
Cover 4

Dark Matter Credit

Dark Matter Credit
  • Philip T. Hoffman
  • Gilles Postel-Vinay
  • Jean-Laurent Rosenthal
51 read
Cover 5

Fragile by Design

Fragile by Design
  • Charles W. Calomiris
  • Stephen H. Haber
01 read
The Chosen Few: How Education Shaped Jewish History, 70-1492
The Chosen Few: How Education Shaped Jewish History, 70-1492
  • Maristella Botticini
  • Zvi Eckstein
4.53 reads
The Great Divergence
The Great Divergence
  • Kenneth Pomeranz
3.333 reads
The Great Leveler
The Great Leveler
  • Walter Scheidel
48 reads
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War, Wine, and Taxes

War, Wine, and Taxes: The Political Economy of Anglo-French Trade, 1689–1900
  • John V.C. Nye
00 reads
Why Australia Prospered: The Shifting Sources of Economic Growth
Why Australia Prospered: The Shifting Sources of Economic Growth
  • Ian W. McLean
41 read