economic conditions

Discusses the impact of the industrial revolution on American society focusing on working conditions, child labor, and the relationship between unions and big business.

Provides an account of how the industrial world emerged in the late eighteenth century, looking at how people lived and worked in pre-industrial England, and examining the reasons why the country was ready for change. Includes biographies, photographs, maps, graphs, and a time line.

Explores the economic, historical, political, and social reasons why some countries prosper and others do not.

Analyzes the American economy and economic policies and proposes the Roman-Loebl economic theories as a means of solving current problems and preventing future ones.

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.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the economic structures and current conditions of fifty-four African nations with information on international organizations and biographies of some famous and infamous Africans.