Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Slavery, Paperback - Fogel, Robert William

Reducere. First published in 1974, Fogel and Engerman's groundbreaking book reexamined the economic foundations of American slavery, marking "the start of a ...

Reducere. Over the past quarter-century, Robert William Fogel has blazed new trails in scholarship on the lives of the slaves in the American South. Now he p...

Reducere. This Lenten devotional invites readers to learn more about the brutal institution of slavery and its impact on Black people in America and recogniz...

Reducere. In Brethren by Nature, Margaret Ellen Newell reveals a little-known aspect of American history: English colonists in New England enslaved thousands...

Reducere. 136 songs of African-American slaves, collected and compiled a few years after the Emancipation Proclamation, are presented here complete with thei...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. It is often taken as a simple truth that the Civil War and the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution ended slavery in the United States. In the ...

Traces Scarborough's path out of slavery in Macon, Georgia, to a prolific scholarly career that culminated with his presidency of Wilberforce Unive...

After its early introduction into the English colonies in North America, slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passa...

This 2005 book describes in much detail both how and why franchising works. It also analyses the economic tensions that contribute to conflict in t...

It is often taken as a simple truth that the Civil War and the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution ended slavery in the United States. In the ...

Reducere. "My own observation of the real condition of the people of our Slave States, gave me ... an impression that the cotton monopoly in some way did the...

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of central banks, and aims to demystify them for the general public, which is the only way to have a rati...

Cryptocurrencies have had a profound effect on financial markets worldwide. This edited book explores the economic implications of the use of crypt...

A new historical anthology from transatlantic slavery to the Reconstruction curated by the Schomburg Center, that makes the case for focusing on th...

DescriptionWorldwide soybean crop yields can achieve USD$130 billion per year in farm-level sales, but around 13% of these yields are lost to disea...

A radical new approach to economic policy that addresses the symptoms and causes of inequality in Western society todayFueled by populism and the f...

An introduction to the study of history as a succession of economic regimes. This non-technical introduction is accessible to undergraduate student...

An introduction to the study of history as a succession of economic regimes. This non-technical introduction is accessible to undergraduate student...

This second edition of The Economics of Entrepreneurship is an essential resource for scholars following the current state of this fast-moving fiel...

Reducere. This book updates and advances the theory of expected utility as applied to risk analysis and financial decision making. Von Neumann and Morgenster...

Open Source Software (OSS) development presents a contrast to traditional production and innovation methods and an unlikely contestant in the marke...

This open access textbook provides a concise introduction to economic approaches and mathematical methods for the study of water allocation and dis...

DescriptionThe Economics of Information Technology is a concise and accessible review of important economic factors affecting information technolog...

Reducere. For readers who would like to learn economics for the fun of it, economics understood not as the study of the economy but as a tool for understandi...

A balanced and objective assessment of the financial consequences of Scottish independence from Gavin McCrone, one of the UK's top economists with ...

This study comprehensively and systematically explores how Theodore Roosevelt understood, massed, and wielded power to pursue his vision for an Ame...

Reducere. George Mason of Gunston Hall distinguished himself as a planter, revolutionary patriot, author the Virginia Declaration of Rights, and slave owner....

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Manuel AmadorIllustration(s): 16 b/w illus. 5 tables.Number of pages: 200Collection: CREI Lectures ...

Many biological studies on insect management do not consider economics or fundamental economic principles. This book brings together economists and...

Written by two medics, who are also qualified economists, this introduction to health economics draws on a wider range of economic thinking than th...

Why are house prices in many advanced economies rising faster than incomes? What is the relationship between the financial system and the price of ...

For many younger and lower-income people, housing affordability continues to worsen. Based on the academic research of two distinguished housing ec...

Dealing with economic sociology, this title introduces the theory and practical tools needed to analyze markets for singularities. It shows that be...

Reducere. Money is a standard unit that functions as a recognized medium of exchange for transactional purposes. The main functions of money are unit of acco...

'Send back the Money!' throws light upon nineteenth-century culture, British and American Abolitionists, and ecclesiastical politics.

The emergence of slavery in the District of Columbia profoundly transformed constitutional interpretation. Gilhooley's account of this interaction,...

DescriptionAdvances in artificial intelligence (AI) highlight the potential of this technology to affect productivity, growth, inequality, market p...

This book examines incentives at work to see how and how well coordination is achieved by informing and motivating individual decision makers. Cons...