Robert C. Allen: The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective: The Economic History Research Frontier: A Great Recent Books Approach
Robert C. Allen: The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective http://amzn.to/29kOUhz
Supplementary:
- Jane Humphries: “The Lure of Aggregates and the Pitfalls of the Patriarchal Perspective: A Critique of the High Wage Economy Interpretation of the British Industrial Revolution”http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-0289.2012.00663.x/pdf
This course will provide students with an introduction to the research frontier in economic history by studying a carefully curated list of recent books in the field. We will undertake a critical reading of these books, focusing on both their strengths and weaknesses. General questions will include the following. Does the topic justify a book-length treatment? Does the author successfully sustain his/her argument throughout the book? What is the role of books, as opposed to articles, in research in economic history (and in economics more generally)? Supplementary readings are provided to point up this last question. Most sessions will be student led, in that students will take charge of presenting the author’s argument and stimulating classroom discussion.
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