Vampire fiction as class allegory predates Dracula. In May 1897 Constable and Co published a limited print...
Economics
Starting with the medieval poor/rich-topics in the Aquinian tradition of the theological economy of charity, following a...
The Socialist League was one of several early socialist groups which arose in Great Britain during the...
In the 19th century, the Grange was an agricultural brotherhood that sought to foster mutual self-reliance and...
A vivid picture of the emergence of the global market and the beginnings of global competition. Introduction...
The archaeological evidence is clear, but the mechanisms of diffusion are still not entirely understood. By Dr....
A Phoenician-Punic ship from a relief carving on a 2nd century CE sarcophagus / Photo by NMB, Wikimedia...
This painting by Roberto Bompiani captures a common 19th-century association of Roman dining and excess. A Roman Feast,...
An overview of the main phases of the history of globalization, as well as of radical structural breaks....
Monetary, fiscal, military, political, and economic issues are all very much intertwined. Lecture by Dr. Joseph R....
A medieval baker with his apprentice (scanned from The Medieval Cookbook by Maggie Black). As both business...
Night of August 4th, abolition of feudality and fiscal privileges, by Léopold Morice / Photo by Teofilo,...
Mosaic of amphorae being unloaded from a ship, Ostia / Southampton University, Creative Commons The trade networks...
The Greeks failed miserably to see the need for the development of a discipline, economic science, devoted...
The country’s most vulnerable populations were the hardest hit. Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 08.27.2018 Historian...
While it is misleading to view the stock market crash of 1929 as the sole cause of...
A One Hundred Dollar Confederate States of America banknote dated December 22, 1862. Issued during the American...
Mysia Islands off Troas, Tenedos. Circa 100-70 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 16.27 g 12). / Photo by Exekias,...
The historical emergence and use of money is an important question. By Dr. Alexander W. Salter /...
Men stand in line outside a depression soup kitchen, 1931 / Public Domain Far less has been...
Socialists in Union Square, New York City, May 1, 1912 / Library of Congress, Wikimedia Commons Socialism...
Toronto in lovely black and white / Photo by Steve Harris, via Flickr creative commons Just what...
By Dr. David Blanke Joe B. Frantz Associate Professor of History Texas A&M University-Corpus Christie Industrial Capitalism...
William James Bennett, “View of South Street, from Maiden Lane, New York City,” ca. 1827 / Metropolitan Museum...
Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 02.24.2018 Historian Brewminate Editor-in-Chief The Agriculture Market Landscape Introduction The agricultural...
Chinese Banknotes Many Americans, apparently, are really angry at China right now. They believe that China is...
A massive bulk cargo ship, the Pasha Bulker / Photo by Tim J. Keegan, Creative Commons By Guglielmo...
By Dr. Joseph T. Salerno / 10.25.2017 Ludwig von Mises as Social Rationalist For the most part...
Overcoming isolation in the gig economy, workers like Amazon’s Mechanical Turks are building democratic, worker-led communities. By...
Austin, Texas, leads the nation in people with jobs outside the 9-to-5 economy. By Martin do Nascimento...