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Después de dieciocho años, la continuación de "Los pilares de la tierra" ya está aquí.
Casi dos décadas después de la publicación de "Los pilares de la Tierra", Ken Follett [...]
Las naciones occidentales –encabezadas por Estados Unidos– disfrutan en la actualidad de una considerable ventaja en casi todos los enfrentamientos militares. ¿Cómo ha llegado a alcanzar tal predominio la «práctica occidental de [...]
This is the fourth edition of this successful textbook, covering economic history from prehistoric times to the present and offering introductions to both economic history and economic development. It explores the fundamental [...]
ver másThe new edition of this standard history of world population has been updated to include projections to the year 2050. It includes the latest data on fertility and infant mortality and a [...]
ver másThe world of finance is ever influenced by the transformational impact of technology, financial decision makers and institutions as well as political, societal and cultural forces. This important new book will demonstrate [...]
ver másThe effects of the expansion of Europe have fascinated historians and economists, as well as the public at large, for centuries. One of the most intriguing and controversial effects of Europe's expansion [...]
ver másWhy are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution - and the unprecedented economic growth that came with it - occur in eighteenth-century [...]
ver másThe problem, Clark says, is tha only societies that have long stories of settlement and security seem to develop the cultural characteristics and effective workforces that enable economic growth. For many societies [...]
ver másThe author of the award-winning trilogy A Financial History of the United States now provides a definitive new reference or the major failures of American corporate governance at the start of the [...]
ver másFor the greater part of recorded history the most successful and powerful states were autocracies; yet now the world is increasingly dominated by democracies. In "A Free Nation Deep in Debt", James [...]
ver másCentral banks in Great Britain and the United States arose early in the financial revolution. The Bank of England was created in 1694 while the first Banks of the United States appeared [...]
ver másHistory of Interest Rates is in its fourth edition, with the last edition published in 1996. The book presents a very readable account of interest rate trends and lending practices spanning [...]
ver másFrom the colonial era to the present day, small businesses have been an integral part of American life. First published in 1991 and now thoroughly updated, this study explores the central but [...]
ver másThe Ottoman empire stood at the crossroads of intercontinental trade at the dawn of the era of capitalism. This volume examines the monetary history of that empire from its beginnings in the [...]
ver másFew of us question the slips of green paper that come and go in our purses, pockets, and wallets. Yet confidence in the money supply is a recent phenomenon: prior to the [...]
ver másArgentine economic history has long presented a puzzle: how could a country that was once one of the world’s richest, now fare so poorly? What is the economic story behind such long [...]
ver másThe twenty-century saga of the economics profession in America is the story of how a humble quest to understand the wealth of nations became imbued with immense public prestige and, finally, a [...]
ver másThis is the first full-scale, one-volume survey of the demographic history of the United States. From the arrival of humans in the Western Hemisphere to the current century, Klein analyzes the basic [...]
ver másOver the last few years, there has been a noticeable increase in studies on the postwar period of Germany, reflecting the crucial importance of these years for an understanding of the developments [...]
ver másThe history of incorporations legislation and its administration is intimately tied to changes in social beliefs in respect to the role and purpose of the corporation. By studying the evolution of the [...]
ver másCanada has always been a trading nation. From the early days of fur and fish, to the present, when a remarkable 90 per cent of its gross national product is attributable to [...]
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