A world history focusing on the middle ages, and discussing how a world system had already been forming by highlighting the shared cultures and institutions of commerce around the world.
Proposes that the key to the cultural, artistic, educational, and intellectual changes which blossomed in the Renaissance were made possible by the expansion of commerce, capital, and personal wealth.
the battle between government and the marketplace that is remaking the modern world
Yergin, Daniel
1998
Explores the revolution in economic ideas which are responsible for the worldwide shift from government controlled economies to free markets, with discussion of how new markets change societal structure, political power, and will shape the future.
Identifies the influences that cause nations to either succeed or descend into turmoil, arguing that human-caused political and economic factors drive this process more than any other. Uses examples ranging from the Roman Empire to the North and South Korea of today and includes black-and-white photographs.
an inquiry into the causes, course, and consequences of the worldwide depression of the nineteen-thirties, as seen by contemporaries and in the light of history
Garraty, John Arthur
1986
On t.p.: An inquiry into the causes, course, and consequences of the worldwide depression of the nineteenthirties, as seen by contemporaries and in the light of history.
