In praise of dissent -- The theory of the invisible hand -- The limits of orthodoxy -- The economy according to law -- Markets and discrimination -- The chemistry of groups -- Contract, coercion, and intervention -- Poverty, inequality, and globalization -- Globalization and the retreat of...

This collection examines cloth as a material and consumer object from early periods to the twenty-first century, across multiple oceanic sites-from Zanzibar, Muscat and Kampala to Ajanta, Srivijaya and Osaka. It moves beyond usual focuses on a single fibre (such as cotton) or place (such as...

The School of Slavonic and East European Studies is one of the world's leading specialist institutions, and the largest national centre in the UK, for the study of Central, Eastern and South-East Europe and Russia; it possesses one of the most important research libraries in its field.