years before the Second World War and demonstrating that this history is not one solely of despair. … collapse of the gold standard and the rise of competitive devaluation sparked a monetary war that sundered the system, darkened … Tripartite Agreement of 1936, Britain, America, and France united to end their monetary war and make peace. This agreement …

"The Industrial Revolution is central to the teaching of economic history. It has also been key to historical research … changed significantly in recent years. The book’s interdisciplinary approach – with contributions on the history of …-inventing the Economic History of Industrialisation brings this area of study up to date and points the way forward."-- …

of the British East India Company to the most recent U.S. war in Iraq. He argues that both Britain and the U.S. expanded …