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The oil palm in Africa -- Early encounters across the Atlantic world -- From "legitimate commerce" to the "scramble for Africa" -- Oil palms in the Industrial Revolution -- Machines in the palm groves -- African smallholders under colonial rule -- The plantation complex in south…
"'Capital mediators' argues that mining engineers were the critical intermediaries responsible for integrating the transnational hard-rock mining districts of North America into the economic system of the United States. Working as labor managers and technical experts, mining eng…
In the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Strike of 1933, frenzied cotton farmers murdered three strikers, intentionally starved at least nine infants, wounded dozens of people, and arrested more. While the story of this incident has been recounted from the perspective of both the farmer…
Even as its rise as a nuclear power unfolds on the nightly news, North Korea remains arguably the most mysterious country in the world. This groundbreaking study offers the first comprehensive examination of the social and economic history of North Korea from its founding in 194…
Introduction: Entitlement in Historical Context -- Revealing the 'social consequences of unemployment' -- Charity, Relief and Localism in Depression-era Chicago -- Charity and Entitlement -- Entitled to Relief -- Getting Relief from the Government -- Epilogue: Entitled to Relief…
Etwa 300 Jahre lang strömten zuerst arabische, dann deutsche und englische Münzen nach Ost- und Nordeuropa ein und beeinflussten somit nicht nur die ökonomischen, sondern auch die gesellschaftlichen und politischen Strukturen dieser Großregion tiefgehend. Viele der autarken Gese…
Introduction / Mario GARCIA-MOLINA and Hans-Michael TRAUTWEIN -- Core and periphery -- Core and periphery in the early cold war : a historical analysis of development theory / Natália BRACARENSE -- Anarchic accumulation, un-effective demand and institutional constraints : Oskar …
