Date: 2021
Type: Article
Economic and social history
Journal of early modern history, 2021, Vol. 25, No. 6, pp. 488-505
RIELLO, Giorgio, Economic and social history, Journal of early modern history, 2021, Vol. 25, No. 6, pp. 488-505
- https://hdl.handle.net/1814/73514
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The last quarter of a century has been one of great changes for the field of early modern economic history. My argument is that, in this period, early modern economic history has shown a remarkably innovative spirit. However, this is most apparent not at the core of the discipline, but in how economic history has interacted with other branches of early modern history, be they social, cultural, environmental, or material. This argument is supported by the analysis of quantitative evidence. I then move on to consider two important developments in early modern economic history since the late 1990s: global economic history and the history of consumption and trade. This article concludes with a reflection on recent developments in the so-called New History of Capitalism (NHC) and on studies of pre-modern inequality, sustainability, and the environment.
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First published online: 06 December 2021
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/73514
Full-text via DOI: 10.1163/15700658-bja10047
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
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