Between 1492 and 1914, Europeans conquered 84 percent of the globe. But why did
Europe establish global dominance, when for centuries the Chinese, Japanese, Ottomans …

In European Urbanization Jan de Vries provides a comprehensive data base for
understanding the nature of the changes that took place in European cities from 1500 to …

In discussions on European pre-modern economic growth, the role of individual freedom
and of the state has loomed large. This book examines whether different kinds …

Why did China decline between 1400 and 1980, only to reestablish a major presence in the
global economy? Why did Eu rope, a region torn by strife and suffering and economic …

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw many ambitious European rulers develop
permanent armies and navies. War and the State in Early Modern Europe examines this …

How did Europe escape the “Iron Law of Wages?” We construct a simple Malthusian model
with two sectors and multiple steady states, and use it to explain why European per capita …

This monograph provides an overview of research into disasters from a historical
perspective, making two new contributions. First, it introduces the field of 'disaster studies' to …

This assessment of the demographic importance of famine addresses two questions: Were
famines large enough and frequent enough to have been" cruel correctives" to population …

Blame the Midwest. Tender academic minds often need peace and quiet to get down to
business. We first met in the delightful town of La Crosse, Wisconsin (also known as “Mud …

Most scholars agree that during the sixteenth century, the centre of European international
trade shifted from Antwerp to Amsterdam, presaging the economic rise of the Dutch Republic …