Between 1492 and 1914, Europeans conquered 84 percent of the globe. But why did
Europe establish global dominance, when for centuries the Chinese, Japanese, Ottomans …

In European Urbanization Jan de Vries provides a comprehensive data base for
understanding the nature of the changes that took place in European cities from 1500 to …

In discussions on European pre-modern economic growth, the role of individual freedom
and of the state has loomed large. This book examines whether different kinds …

This monograph provides an overview of research into disasters from a historical
perspective, making two new contributions. First, it introduces the field of 'disaster studies' to …

It is time to bury the despot. Indeed, little of the evidence about fiscal regimes unearthed in
the past quarter century is consistent with the comparative perspective just outlined. China …

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw many ambitious European rulers develop
permanent armies and navies. War and the State in Early Modern Europe examines this …

This assessment of the demographic importance of famine addresses two questions: Were
famines large enough and frequent enough to have been" cruel correctives" to population …

Blame the Midwest. Tender academic minds often need peace and quiet to get down to
business. We first met in the delightful town of La Crosse, Wisconsin (also known as “Mud …

Introduction microorganisms and macrohistory one of the chief blessings of living in the
modern world is supposed to be that the risk of dying from an infectious disease has become …

A korszak magyar kutatója nagy érdeklődéssel vette a kezébe az amerikai szerző munkáját,
amely az osztrák örökösödési háború összefogla ló történetét tartalmazza. A jelentős …