An Economic History of the World since 1400
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Donald J. Harreld
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Written by:
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Donald J. Harreld
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The Great Courses
About this listen
Most of us have a limited understanding of the powerful role economics has played in shaping human civilization. This makes economic history - the study of how civilizations structured their environments to provide food, shelter, and material goods - a vital lens through which to think about how we arrived at our present, globalized moment.
Designed to fill a long-empty gap in how we think about modern history, these 48 lectures are a comprehensive journey through more than 600 years of economic history, from the medieval world to the 21st century. Aimed at the layperson with only a cursory understanding of the field, An Economic History of the World since 1400 reveals how economics has influenced (and been influenced by) historical events and trends, including the Black Death, the Age of Exploration, the Industrial Revolution, the European colonization of Africa, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the birth of personal computing. Professor Harreld has crafted a riveting, centuries-long story of power, glory, and ideology that reveals how, in step with history, economic ideas emerged, evolved, and thrived or died.
Along the way, you'll strengthen your understanding of a range of economic concepts, philosophies, trends, treaties, and organizations, including the mercantile system, Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, Marxist economics, African independence movements, and the formation of economic organizations including the European Union. You'll also consider provocative questions about the intersection of history and economics. What did the economies of Roosevelt's America and Hitler's Germany have in common? What does history tell us about how nations should dictate economic policy? Can we say that free trade is truly free?
Marvel at just how much we still have to learn about the economic forces that have dictated our past - and that will dictate our future.
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- Dinesh Rathi
- 10-11-20
A must read book on history of economy
it gives a broader outlook on economy and history provides you the insight of today's affairs in economy and you find the answers why it happened this way ...why some nations are better off than others ...why some nations where rich historically are now poor ... science technology and innovation is the base for economic growth of any society at all age which provides better and cheaper goods / services are percolate it to greater section of society beyond the national boundaries and replace the old goods / services which in turn accelerate the growth of economy
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- S Sood
- 20-07-22
600 Years in a Nutshell
Beautifully narrated, Excellent Content and a Must Listen for those who love and are interested in Economics
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- Shreker
- 03-05-22
A vast topic covered concisely for a layman
The author covered a vast topic in simple, easy to understand language for a layman. The key takeaways for me are: (1) Specific conditions lead to rise of different nations and regions at a particular time, (2) No one country has managed to stay at top all the time in all these years, and (3) All nations do not necessarily have to follow the same exact steps to success and amass wealth. This gives me hope for a developing country to which I belong.
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- Sandeep
- 24-09-22
A must read
A great narrative of evolution of human history and various historical events from economic perspective.
Major developments like colonisation,World wars, industrialization, computers, globalization, information revolution are discussed from their effects on economy.
I would agree that the coverage of Asia and Africa is minimal.
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- Pragya Singhal
- 23-06-22
History of English world, Not the world
So these lectures were interesting to listen. if you are clueless or even aware of economic factors, you will be amazed by the things you can learn from these lectures. However somehow the author was primarily focused on the European and English world, instead of the Eastern World in the lectures. India/China/South east Asia are just reduced to trading partners and colonized colonies than the true wealth that they added to the whole world due to the trading and exploitation. However I still enjoyed these lectures. Some points were eye opening, eg how industrialization brought an imbalance in gender pay which has prevailed even today, and why an education system had to be set up for children. Also, the lectures could not have remained limited to economics, but also covered political developement and history lessons which led to a world where we are living in now. I wish the chapter on china and India could have had more depth, with South East Asia given more pages than just the rise of Asian Tigers. overall definitely go into it if there is any inquisitiveness on how certain commerical and political events shaped the world.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-07-22
good coverage
comprehensive coverage of economic history since the middle age. well presented by the author. thank you.
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- E I
- 11-12-22
Highly recommend
Consistent and informative… Narration was good… topics presented with extreme clarity… as a techie with very little understanding of the economic world this was an eye opener for me
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- Anand More
- 15-09-20
Ambitious task performed very well
From 1400 to 2009 is a big canvas chosen by the author and he is successful in giving a guided tour of the events that shaped economic history.
Since it is more of a lecture series than a book, every lecture is designed for around 29-30 minutes. Despite the limitation of time the author is successful in giving many points which the listener can explore to understand the subject matter. Very good book as a walking companion.
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- Sneha
- 30-04-22
Worth reading and knowing economic history
Author Donald has given detailed information from the scratch until this time how the world has started using and developed the economic system. What all factors caused rise or downtime of the economic activity across the world. Thank you for providing these information 👍🏻🙏🏻
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- Zeeshan Shamshuddin
- 01-06-22
Worth the effort
Quite long and quite an effort to finish but worth listening to get an idea of how things reached where they are now in the economic world.
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