the steady advent of capitalism in early modern Europe. This volume brings together scholars with expertise in a variety … of related fields, including economic history, the history of consumption and material culture, art history, and the … history of collecting, to explore changing concepts of value from the early modern period to the nineteenth century and …

Prologue : The perils of sleepwalking -- Contextualizing debt : history, morality, and the triple structural dimension …, good debt, and the troubled conscience -- pt. I. Debt and political rule in European history -- The evolution of public … creditworthiness and European integration -- Still the 'old' Europe? historical legacies and long-term political challenges -- The …

experts, cartels and international organizations have written the rules for Europe since around 1850. Based on fresh research … Europe--forms of integration that were not always visible, but affected the citizens of Europe in their everyday lives …