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Author Fischer, David Hackett, 1935-

Title The great wave : price revolutions and the rhythm of history / David Hackett Fischer.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, c1996.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  338.52 F532g    ---  Available
 Axe Kansas Collection J Schick  338.52 F532g 1996 c.2  ---  Lib Use Only
Description xvi, 536 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-501) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Great waves in world history -- The first wave -- The medieval price revolution -- The crisis of the fourteenth century -- The equilibrium of the Renaissance -- The second wave -- The price revolution of the sixteenth century -- The crisis of the seventeenth century -- The equilibrium of the Enlightenment -- The third wave -- The price revolution of the eighteenth century -- The revolutionary crisis -- The equilibrium of the Victorian era -- The fourth wave -- The price revolution of the twentieth century -- The troubles of our time -- Conclusion -- From the past to the future.
Subject Prices -- History.
Business cycles -- History.
Economic history.
Added Title Price revolutions and the rhythm of history
ISBN 019505377X (alk. paper)

 
    
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