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Author:

Fischer, David Hackett, 1935-

Title:

The great wave : price revolutions and the rhythm of history / David Hackett Fischer.

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

1999, c1996

Description:

xvi, 536 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Prices--History.
Business cycles--History.
Economic history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-501) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Great waves in world history -- The first wave -- The medieval price revolution -- The crisis of the fourteenth century -- The equilibrium of the Renaissance -- The second wave -- The price revolution of the sixteenth century -- The crisis of the seventeenth century -- The equilibrium of the Enlightenment -- The third wave -- The price revolution of the eighteenth century -- The revolutionary crisis -- The equilibrium of the Victorian era -- The fourth wave -- The price revolution of the twentieth century -- The troubles of our time -- Conclusion -- From the past to the future.

ISBN:

9780195121216 (pbk.)
019512121X (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)42731790

Locations:

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)