Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

M.カッソン他編　中世の統計－会計、記録、財務管理　1066～1525年
Casson, Mark / Lee, John S. (eds.), Medieval Statistics: Accounting, Record-Keeping and Financial Management, 1066-1525. (Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance) 523 pp. 2024:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <734-368>
ISBN 978-3-031-69729-6 hard ¥47,076.- (税込) EUR 199.99

This book is the first to systematically examine the sources of medieval statistics. It will be useful as a handbook for researchers in financial and cultural history, as a history of financial record-keeping, and as a review of recent research into medieval finance and accounting based on statistical sources.Medieval statistics provide a unique window on the past. Medieval documents produced by royal governments, monastic and ecclesiastical institutions, urban boroughs and legal cases for debt recovery provide a mine of useful information on economic life and financial affairs. They show that medieval administration was far more numerate, and far more sophisticated than is usually recognized. This book provides a comprehensive review of the key sources, written by leading experts in the field. The strengths and weaknesses of each source are reviewed, using original documents for illustration, and discussing examples from the recent literature. The book is mainly concerned with English statistics, as they have survived particularly well in both state and private records, but which showcase the potential of digital technology in enabling systematic study of medieval primary sources where large databases can now be compiled from original manuscripts. This edited volume will be a valuable tool for those working in financial, cultural, and political history, as it seeks to analyse the various ways in which medieval life was documented numerically and the ways in which this information was used within existing power structures.

Costa, Matthew, Mother of Capital: How Rent Gave Birth to Modernity. 304 pp. 2025:8 (Pluto Pr., UK) <734-369>
ISBN 978-0-7453-5054-7 paper ¥7,119.- (税込) GB￡ 24.99

Rent, or unearned income, is a pervasive concept in contemporary economics. Economists of all stripes see today's global economy as riddled with harmful rents, but most deny these are intrinsic to capitalism, and insist they can be eliminated with the right policies. It begs the question, why is rent theory so critical of the present but so optimistic about the future? In Mother of Capital, Matthew Costa delves into the intellectual and social history of rent to solve this puzzle. Centring rent as the engine of capitalism's historical emergence in medieval Europe, he offers a groundbreaking, systematic history of rent and rent theory. The book also traces the history of resistance to rent from below, and unearths a neglected body of critical rent theory. Weaving complex strands of social and intellectual history into a vivid, lively, and original explanation of how the society we live in came to be, Costa makes a bold intervention into contemporary debates about the origins and future of capitalism, the nature of social change, and of history itself.

産業革命以前の信用のネットワーク
Dermineur, Elise M. / Pompermaier, Matteo (eds.), Credit Networks in The Preindustrial World: A Social Network Analysis Approach. (Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance) 494 pp. 2024:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <734-370>
ISBN 978-3-031-67116-6 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access book examines the formation and sustainability of private credit networks in past societies, gathering a global range of case studies from Europe and the Americas. The book represents a fi rst attempt to coordinate the work of different scholars working on credit networks and aims to explore the possibilities offered by social network analysis for the study of past fi nancial markets and networks. Each contribution offers new perspectives for the comprehension of past fi nancial networks, with a broad chronological and geographical scope. The chapters are arranged thematically and study both rural and urban networks, each employing a network perspective to facilitate an increased understanding of the relational dynamics of preindustrial credit transactions. This book models the various ways that SNA can be utilized by economic and fi nancial historians, as well as discusses its limitations and ways in which it can be combined with qualitative archival research. The book is of interest to a broad audience of scholars in the fi elds of economic, fi nancial and social history.

スウェーデン経済史への新視点
Fellman, Susanna / Ottosson, Jan (eds.), New Perspectives on Swedish Economic History: Institutions, Infrastructure and Finance. 312 pp. 2024:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <734-372>
ISBN 978-3-031-68041-0 hard ¥35,306.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book takes as its point of departure the strong Swedish economic-historical scholarly tradition that has combined rigorous macroeconomic analysis with a classical institutional approach when investigating Swedish economic development. One important scholar in this tradition is Professor Lena Andersson-Skog, who has in her scholarly work focused on, among other things, the role of infrastructure, regulation, entrepreneurship, and female labour. To honour Andersson-Skog's path-breaking work, this book consists of chapters written by her colleagues and former students in which they combine this tradition with new research into the themes of the role of infrastructure, institutional framework and regulation, entrepreneurship, and female labour. This is not an ordinary Festschrift, but rather a collection of essays of recent important research into Swedish economic history, with new data and insights.

インド経済史－ムガル朝から21世紀までの成長、所得、不平等
Gupta, Bishnupriya, An Economic History of India: Growth, Income and Inequalities from the Mughals to the 21st Century. (Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series) 240 pp. 2025:1 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <734-373>
ISBN 978-1-108-49162-4 hard ¥24,216.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00
ISBN 978-1-108-79873-0 paper ¥7,689.- (税込) GB￡ 26.99

Hansen, Per H., There Will Be the Devil to Pay: Central Bankers, Uncertainty and Sensemaking in the European Financial Crisis of 1931. (Studies in Macroeconomic History) 500 pp. 2024:12 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <734-374>
ISBN 978-1-00-950531-4 hard ¥35,612.- (税込) GB￡ 125.00

The European financial crisis of 1931 was a pivotal moment in the economic and financial history of the twentieth century. Based on extensive archival research and a cultural conceptual framework, There Will be the Devil To Pay offers a new and much needed understanding of the European financial crisis. It tells the dramatic story of the five months that led to the breakdown of the gold standard, writing the history of the crisis from the perspective of central bankers, private bankers, and government officials. It provides a new narrative of how those involved struggled to understand and respond to the crisis as it unfolded. Contributing to the emerging literature on radical uncertainty and narrative economics, this book provides a detailed analysis of how decision-makers confront uncertainty and shape narratives that create actionable knowledge and enable decision-making.

革命の時代のトランスアトランティックな金融
Hay, Mark Edward, Transatlantic Finance in the Age of Revolutions: Hope, Baring, and the Financing of the Sale and Purchase of Louisiana. 169 pp. 2024:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <734-375>
ISBN 978-3-031-65231-8 hard ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book explains how Amsterdam financiers played a much more important role in financing the Louisiana Cession than they are credited for. Drawing on hitherto overlooked Dutch archival sources, alongside American, French and British archival sources, this book shows that in 1803 the international financial order was not yet centered on London, but that the financing of the Louisiana Cession initiated a shift of this order from Dutch to British firms, which would become more apparent after the Napoleonic Wars. This book examines the strategies and operations of the two main banking houses, Hope & Co. of Amsterdam and Francis Baring & Co. of London, involved in financing the cession of this territory from France to the United States. This book advances the scholarship not just on the Louisiana Cession, but also on international finance, the financial "sinews" of state power, Great Power diplomacy, the Atlantic Revolutions, and the Napoleonic Wars. It will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in all of these fields, at the intersection of history, politics, and economics.

Long, Denggao / Chi, Xiang, The Institutions of Land Property Rights in China: Transformation and Development, 1560 - 1950. (Palgrave Studies in Economic History) 335 pp. 2024:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <734-376>
ISBN 978-981-9751-11-2 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book provides a comprehensive study of land property rights and transaction systems in late imperial China, specifically during the period of 1560 - 1950. The book introduces the work of two key scholars working in Chinese economic history and land property history, synthesizing existing research with important new findings.The book traces the evolving nature of Chinese land property rights over time, discussing changing influences and contexts. It discusses the traditional role of small individual family farms and how these differed from the manor economy of early modern Europe, leading to a substantial middle class of peasant farmers with relative economic and social stability, as well as how this has uniquely shaped Chinese economic development in the long run. Chapters explore the different ways that private, corporate and state/publicly owned land co-existed in China during this period, with an in-depth examination of the impact of dian (conditional sale)and huomai (revocable sale) customs on the protection of smallholders in the face of advancing agricultural, technological and political reforms. The book also discusses the diversity of types of land transactions including sales, rent deposits, tenancies, and mortgages and how these changed in different dynasties, as well as the economic and political implications of the globalizing 20th-century and growth of the free market for Chinese property. Combining a long run perspective with highly detailed analysis of Chinese property customs, this book will be a valuable resource for economic historians, researchers of agricultural history, and those interested in the history of China.

中村尚文著　1869～1914年のグローバル経済と日本の鉄道の発展
Nakamura, Naofumi, Trading Locomotives: The Global Economy and the Development of Japan's Railroads, 1869-1914. 2025:5 (Columbia U. Pr., US) <734-377>
ISBN 978-0-231-21845-0 hard ¥34,496.- (税込) US$ 160.00
ISBN 978-0-231-21846-7 paper ¥8,624.- (税込) US$ 40.00

Olsson, Ola, Paleoeconomics: Climate Change and Economic Development in Prehistory. 348 pp. 2024:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <734-378>
ISBN 978-3-031-52783-8 paper ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This accessible and insightful textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the economics of prehistory. By presenting a chronological account of the beginnings of economics and human society, it charts the key developments in early human history, from the evolution of social norms and colonizing of unknown continents, to the development of early technology and the transition to agricultural food production. Particular attention is given to how human capital, the natural environment, social capital, and the spread of knowledge and technical skills propelled economic development during prehistory. The origin of modern concerns, including wealth inequality, stratified societies, and environmental change, are thoughtfully presented through the examining of the birth of the first states and human civilization. This book provides a thrilling account of human evolution and economic development from its African origins and hunter-gather days, through to the invention of agriculture and the rise of early states. Bringing together ideas from across economic history, the political economy, anthropology, and evolutionary biology, it will be relevant to students and general readers interested in these topics.

インドの経済開発の政治経済　紀元前5000～紀元後2024年　第2巻
Ramesh, Sangaralingam, The Political Economy of India's Economic Development. 5000BC to 2024AD. Volume II: The Gupta Empire to an Independent India and Beyond. (Palgrave Studies in Economic History) 345 pp. 2024:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <734-379>
ISBN 978-3-031-67003-9 hard ¥28,244.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book, the second of two volumes, explores India's economic development from the Gupta Empire (400AD) through to modern day India. The specific characteristics of economic development in India are examined to help determine development paths India can pursue to create sustainable development in the 21st century. The transition from the primary section to the secondary sector, through the process of industrialisation and in turn the move towards the services sector, is discussed in relation to climate change, technological innovation, and the pressure on resources posed by population growth. This book aims to contextualise India's economic development within the political economy of trade, with a particular focus on institutions such as the IMF and the British East India Company. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in economic history, development economics, and the political economy.

イタリア経済史の再構成　1861～2021年－創造的破壊とイタリア社会
Rossi, Nicola, Reframing Italian Economic History, 1861-2021: Creative Destruction and the Italian Society. (Palgrave Studies in Economic History) 311 pp. 2024:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <734-380>
ISBN 978-3-031-67270-5 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book surveys the development of the Italian economy over the 150 years since unification, integrating economic analysis with an economic and social history of Italian society. The book challenges several key assumptions about the growth of the Italian economy, including the notion that Italy has 'caught up' with its main Western partners and arguing that in long-run perspective the Italian economy has performed disappointingly. In particular, the book highlights how the role of cultural values, beliefs and preferences are just as important as institutions and institutional change in explaining the trajectory of the economy, arguing that a widespread 'growth-averse' culture exists in Italian society that diverges from the dominant market paradigms of the Western world. Rather than treating the twenty years after WWII - the period of rapid growth known as Italy's 'economic miracle' years - as an indicator of Italy's success, the author analyses these years as an anomaly where capitalist processes like creative destruction and innovism were briefly permitted to flourish. The book draws out key questions, for example exploring why institutional reforms have not led to sustained rates of growth, and why other markers of quality of life have improved in Italy while economic performance has remained slow. This book will be a fascinating read for scholars of economics and economic history, as well as non-specialist readers looking for a comprehensive understanding of Italian socio-economic conditions since the country's unification.

家族経営の農場、土地改革、政治活動－もう一つの大戦間期ヨーロッパ経済史
Simpson, James, Family Farmers, Land Reforms and Political Action: An Alternative Economic History of Interwar Europe. (Palgrave Studies in Economic History) 269 pp. 2024:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <734-381>
ISBN 978-3-031-67280-4 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book examines how European farmers responded to the economic and political challenges created by the First World War and the Great Depression. The difficulties of interwar Europe have been frequently explored, but rarely from the perspective of the agricultural sector, where two-fifths of the population earned their livelihood, mostly as small, family farmers. The traditional literature argues that the landed elites conspired to undermine many of Europe's young democracies after the Great War. This book shows instead that by the early 1920s most had either sold their land or seen it confiscated following the widespread land reforms of Eastern Europe, leaving the family farm as the dominant unit of production. The book advances several theories that place the family farmer at the heart of change and explores why some proved to be enthusiastic supporters of liberal democracy, while others preferred political ideologies as diverse as social democracy in Scandinavia or fascism in Germany and Italy. It explores the nuanced and evolving links between family farms and government interests, showing how this relationship varied in different countries and contexts across Western and Central Europe. The book discusses the impact of family farms on agricultural market trends, the influence of collective action on government policies, and the increasing politicization of farmers and rural populations more broadly. The book also sheds light on how agrarian problems and their solutions differed in industrial, agrarian, and transforming societies in interwar Europe. This book will be an illuminating read for scholars of economic history, comparative history and European history interested in agriculture and rural communities.

田中光著　現代日本におけるマイクロクレジット－持続可能な開発のための代替的金融制度
Tanaka, Hikaru, Micro-Credit in Modern Japan: An Alternative Financial System for Sustainable Development. (Studies in Economic History) 346 pp. 2024:11 (Springer, GW) <734-195>
ISBN 978-981-9769-39-1 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99 *

Japanese society believes they enjoy socio-economic equality. While industrialization tends to make gap between rich and poor, most of Japanese are proud of themselves as being middle class in the first Asian industrialized country. In fact, post WW2 Japanese economic miracle made Japan rich and equalized. High personal saving ratio supported the economic development in those days as if it's a proof of Rostow's take-off model. Japanese saving rate had jumped high level around the beginning of 20th century, which was the time of their industrialization taking place. This book shows the savings was not only rich's accumulation of wealth but ordinary citizen's daily spares. The spare money helped whole nation's economic development, especially supported relatively small farmers and self-employed workers. The personal small savings became huge funds for the basis of modern Japanese micro-credit and emergency bailout loan. Postal Savings Bank and nationwide cooperatives played the role in managing. This financial network was independent from ordinary financial system composed of private banks and securities market, and complement its function. The personal small savings funds in Japanese economy saved its society from various type of calamity and supported economic equalization as alternative financial system which acted as Not-for-Profit enterprises.

国境を超える労働者の移動性－歴史的・現代的視点　第2版
Dowlah, Caf, Cross-Border Labor Mobility: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. 2nd ed. 116 pp. 2024:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <734-315>
ISBN 978-3-031-64256-2 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This revised and updated book provides unique insight into cross-border labor mobility, from the ancient forms of slavery to the present day. With a focus on the economic factors that underpin human mobility across the world, it charts the different forms of migration from African and Amerindian slaveries, to modern global migration and human trafficking. By highlighting the economic and political conditions that drive human mobility and anti-immigrant sentiments, a nuanced and detailed understanding of the drivers of forced and voluntary cross-border mobility are presented. This book presents a multidisciplinary understanding of the patterns and processes that define human mobility. It will be of interest to students, researchers, and policymakers working within labour economics and migration studies.

Acikgoez, Bernur (ed.), Black Swan: Economic Crises. Volume III. (Accounting, Finance, Sustainability, Governance & Fraud: Theory and Application) 216 pp. 2024:11 (Springer, GW) <734-182>
ISBN 978-981-9758-85-2 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book continues the discussion from Volume I and Volume II on economic, fiscal and financial crises in world history that have had a great impact on the entire world and the fiscal measures taken by governments to combat each crisis. Such events are often described as Black Swans, a concept introduced by economist and risk analyst Nassim Nicholas Taleb in the book Fooled By Randomness in 2001, in reference to events that were thought to be impossible but had a huge impact when they did happen. Since the Great Depression of 1929, the greatest crisis of the 20th century, there has been a second crisis in the 21st century with similar profound effects. Liberalization of international capital movements and trade, the existence of multinational companies, the integration of international markets and financial movements and the country's economies are closely linked. In the 21st century we are living in, with the effect of globalization, we can see that the markets have gradually become a "Global Village"; therefore, an event that occurs in any continent is now affecting all countries, including Turkey, in a very short time. In this third volume, besides the important 21st century crises such as the "Global Financial Crisis" and the "European Debt Crisis" that caused the world economy to buckle under its pressures, the causes and results of the recent economic crises breaking out in Argentina, Turkey and Venezuela, where financial fragility is high and severe financial problems exist, are examined in detail.