Economic History

Roger Pethybridge continues our series on the Post-War reconstruction of Europe.

In 1945, Europe was devastated by the effects of the Second World War. The determination to reconstruct Europe was forged both from the disaster of war and from dreams of the creation of a stabilised and more equitable peace.

Chris Cook continues our special feature on the Work Ethic.

Daniel Bertaux presents an oral history of a traditional French industry.

Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, translated by Alan Sheridan

John McVeagh

British-Russian rivalry over the control of Persia had, by the beginning of the twentieth century, a long history. Donald Ewalt shows how this conflict was greatly intensified by the discovery of oil and a growing realisation of its importance.

Social Change, Political Consciousness, and the Origins of the American Revolution by Gary B. Nash