Europe in the International Economy 1500 to 2000 [Paperback]

Derek H. Aldcroft (Editor), Anthony Sutcliffe (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2003 | ISBN-10: 184376332X | ISBN-13: 978-1843763321

This thorough text offers a long-run perspective on the European economy from 1500 to the present day, and compares Europe's position of world dominance in the 19th century with its vacillating fortunes in the 20th century. Europe is set specifically within an international context to illustrate how it influenced the rest of the world and how in turn the latter helped to shape the pattern of European development. The authors explain why Europe overtook the formerly advanced Eastern civilizations and how this resulted in the growing inequality among the nations of the world which is such a marked feature in the present day. They then trace the development of the European economy within the context of the international economy and analyse the reasons for its rise to world dominance in the 19th century and then its collapse and revival in the 20th century.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'This will surely prove to be the definitive account: an authoritative text by six leading authors. Well integrated, clearly written, objective and balanced in judgment, excellently documented with key bibliographies - the answer to the needs of all students of the subject.' -- Peter Mathias, Downing College, Cambridge, UK

...a collective tour de force.... Aldcroft and Sutcliffe have produced a stunning book. -- – Stuart Jones, South African Journal of Economic History

...this book can be useful as a comprehensive textbook on European economic history since it surveys, over a limited number of pages, such an extended period. -- – Karl Gunnar Persson, Eh.Net --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Derek H. Aldcroft, Fellow, Department of Economic and Social History, University of Leicester, UK and Anthony Sutcliffe, Special Professor, Department of History, University of Nottingham, UK

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 184376332X
• ISBN-13: 978-1843763321
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,210,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)