The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History
A American History, History, North American Hi... book. There were many interesting older sources, particularly in French, but I was unable to find...
David Hackett Fischer, one of our most prominent historians, has garnered a reputation for making history come alive--even stories as familiar as Paul Revere's ride, or as complicated as the assimilation of British culture in North America. Now, in The Great Wave, Fischer has done it again, marshaling an astonishing array of historical facts in lucid and compelling prose to outline a history of prices--"the history of change," as Fischer puts it--covering the dazzling sweep of Western history from the medieval glory of Chartres to the modern day. Going far beyond the economic data, Fischer writes a powerful history of the people of the Western world: the economic patterns they lived in, and the politics, culture, and society that they created as a result. As he did in Albion's Seed and Paul Revere's Ride, two of the most talked-about history books in recent years, Fischer combines extensive research and meticulous scholarship with wonderfully evocative writing to create a book for scholars and general readers alike. Records of prices are more abundant than any other quantifiable data, and span the entire range of history, from tables of medieval grain prices to the overabundance of modern statistics. Fischer studies this wealth...
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Overall, it was great information. However, an an anthropologically-minded archaeologist, the book would have been much better if it had covered a lot more of the cultural aspects of price revolutions. Some stuff was mentioned, but barely in my opinion. It's good information to know if you are a nerd :) and like this sort of thing like... There were many interesting older sources, particularly in French, but I was unable to find copies of the books because they are so old, unfortunately. I would especially have liked to see the old French compilations on the economy of the Middle East and Summerian areas in the ancient world. But, what strikes me as most important about... Interesting book though at the end he got really preachy about Reaganonics. It talk's about how there's cycles of economic activity then stability. Interesting stuff I wish I could email him and ask what he thinks 15 years later after he wrote it.
