Autor: Erika Vause

‘The most dishonorable act that can dishonor a man.’ Such is Félix Grandet’s unsparing view of bankruptcy, adding that even a highway robber—who at least ‘risks his own life in attacking you’—is …

In the wake of the financial crisis in 2008, historians have turned with renewed urgency to understanding the economic dimension of historical change. In this collection, nine scholars present …

How did ‘innovation’ become something to strive for, an end in itself? And how did ‘the market’ come to be thought of as the space of innovation? This edited volume provides the first historical exam …

How did ‘innovation’ become something to strive for, an end in itself? And how did ‘the market’ come to be thought of as the space of innovation? This edited volume provides the first historical exam …