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The Economics of Global Turbulence
A commanding survey of the world economy from 1950 to the present, from the author of the acclaimed The Boom and the Bubble.
Merchants and Revolution
Merchants and Revolution examines the activities of London's merchant community during the early Stuart period. Proposing a new understanding of long-term commercial change, Robert Brenner explains the factors behind the opening of long-distance commerce to the south and east, describing how the great City merchants wielded power to exploit emerging business opportunities, and he profiles the new colonial traders, who became the chief architects of the Commonwealth's dynamic commercial policy.
The Boom and the Bubble
A sustained period of significant growth in the US, however, seemed to save the day against all the odds. So impressive was the surface appearance of this rescue mission that all manner of commentators proclaimed-once again-that a 'new economy' or 'new paradigm' of unlimited and harmonious growth had been forged. Today, as recession looms, the babble about Internet start-ups is exposed as vapid. Yet the pundits are no nearer an understanding of how or why the boom turned into a bubble, or why the bubble has burst. In this crisp and forensic book, Robert Brenner demonstrates that the boom was always a fragile phenomenon-buoyed up by absurd levels of debt and stock-market overvaluation-which n...
The Brenner Debate
The Brenner Debate discusses the transition from feudalism to capitalism in Western Europe through a variety of view points.
The Faith and Doubt of Holocaust Survivors
The Faith and Doubt of Holocaust Survivors reveals the victims’ frank and thought-provoking answers to searching questions about their experiences: Was the Holocaust God’s will? Was there any meaning or purpose in the Holocaust? Was Israel worth the price six million had to pay? Did the experience in the death camps bring about an avowal of faith? A denial of God? A reaffirmation of religious belief? Did the Holocaust change beliefs about the coming of the Messiah, the Torah, the Jews as the chosen people, and the nature of God? Drawing on the responses of seven hundred survivors, Reeve Robert Brenner reveals the changes, rejections, reaffirmations, doubts, and despairs that have so prof...
Christmas Through the Decades
A chronological illustrated history of how people decorated and celebrated for Christmas. Many antique ornaments from German origins project various customs. Includes newly revised price guide!
Political Economy and Global Capitalism
This volume brings together original and timely writings by internationally renowned scholars that reflect on the current trajectories of global capitalism and, in the light of these, consider likely, possible or desirable futures. It offers theory-informed writing that contextualizes empirical research on current world-historic events and trends with an eye towards realizing a future of human, social and economic betterment.
Depression Glass for Collectors
Originally given as a premium for purchasing certain products during the Depression years, this popular colored table glassware of green, yellow, pink, blue, and other hues is now avidly collected. Pattern names from Adam to Windsor are identified, with a price guide and 360 color photos. This is an important part of glass history and modern culture.
Christmas Revisited
Christmas decorations, advertising, trade cards, post cards, toys, games, and puzzles, are among the areas of collecting interest explored. With over 350 color photographs as well as 50 black and white illustrations, this book is an authoritative guide to the entire field of Christmas collecting. Over 1000 Christmas items shown in color photos with historical descriptions and updated values.
