Jan de Vries 
Industrious Revolution [PDF ebook] 
Consumer Behavior and the Household Economy, 1650 to the Present

At a time when issues of gender and sexuality are as prominent as they have ever been, Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe provides an authoritative exploration of the history of these deepl …

Over the Threshold is the first in-depth work to explore the topic of intimate violence in the American colonies and the early Republic. The essays examine domestic violence in both urban and frontie …

This volume considers the confluence of World History and historical materialism, with the following guiding question in mind: given developments in the field of historical materialism concerned with …

Analyses the foundation of the San-kuo Wei Dynasty by Ts”ao P”I in 220 CE, using the main historical accounts, a wide range of religious and philosophical writings, epigraphical records, and above …

Popular claims that new information technology will expand democratic and public spaces are problematic given the exclusive history of the public and the restriction of access to computer technology …

Originally published in 1986. The theory of events presented is one that construes events to be concrete particulars; and it embodies an attempt to take seriously the idea that events are the changes …

For almost 200 years, the city of Birmingham has been a key location for the training of clergy. From 1828 Anglican clergy studied at the Queen”s College and in 1881 the Methodist Church developed t …

The oil price collapse of 1985-6 had momentous global consequences: non-fossil energy sources quickly became uncompetitive, the previous talk of an OPEC ”imperium” was turned upside-down, the Sovie …

African State and Society in the 1990s is the first comprehensive English language book to appear on Cameroon”s political events since 1989. Designed for academic and policy studies readers, it cove …