| The Economics of World War I Contributor(s): Broadberry, Stephen (Editor), Harrison, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521852129 ISBN-13: 9780521852128 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $119.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: This unique volume offers a definitive new history of European economies at war from 1914 to 1918. It studies how European economies mobilized for war, existing economic institutions stood up under the strain, economic development influenced outcomes, and wartime experience influenced postwar economic growth. Leading international experts provide the first systematic comparison of economies at war between 1914 and 1918 based on the best available data for Britain, Germany, France, Russia, the U.S., Italy, Turkey, Austria-Hungary and the Netherlands. A companion volume to the acclaimed The Economics of World War II, the volume is a major contribution to our understanding of total war. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - Business & Economics | Economic History - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 940.31 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.62" W x 9.28" (1.58 lbs) 364 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Broadberry, Stephen: - Stephen Broadberry is Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick. His previous books include The Productivity Race: British Manufacturing in International Perspective (1997).Harrison, Mark: - Mark Harrison writes about the history and economics of Russia, conflict, defence and security. He is a Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is also a research fellow of the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Birmingham and of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University. |