An Economic History of Portugal, 1143–2010

A fascinating exploration of the evolution of the Portuguese economy over the course of eight centuries, from 1143 to 2010.

This book follows the renovation of European economic history towards a more unified interpretation of sources of growth and stagnation. It looks at Portuguese

The first volume of The Cambridge Economic History of the Modern World traces the emergence of modern economic growth in eighteenth century Britain and its spre

This book offers insights into the behaviour of the Portuguese economy in relation to economic growth from the twentieth century to the present. How did the 189

The Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics brings together the best scholars in the field offering an unrivalled coverage of the politics (broadly defined) of t

Why was early modern Europe the starting point of the economic expansion which led to the Industrial Revolution? What was the state’s role in this momentous t

Although Portugal was one of the first European states with stable borders, the process of the making of a Portuguese fiscal state still remains to be studied i

A groundbreaking history of how the Black Death unleashed revolutionary change across the medieval world and ushered in the modern age In 1346, a catastrophic p

This book showcases the wide variety of commercial cosmopolitan practices that arose from the global economic entanglements of the early modern period. Cosmopol

Revised, updated and expanded, this second edition analyzes the structures and practices of European economies within a global context.