Business History Books

New and Published Books

1. Globalization and Time

   By Luchien Karsten

   The process of globalization has brought about countless changes in societies, communities, regions and economies across the globe. It has been analyzed from many perspectives as a result and much has been written to muddy the waters of our understanding of this important concept. In going back to...

   Published September 17th 2012 by Routledge
2. Women and Their Money 1700-1950

   Essays on Women and Finance

   Edited by Anne Laurence, Josephine Maltby, Janette Rutterford

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

   This book examines women's financial activity from the early days of the stock market in eighteenth century England and the South Sea Bubble to the mid-twentieth century. The essays demonstrate how many women managed their own finances despite legal and social restrictions and show that women were...

   Published August 5th 2012 by Routledge
3. Technological Innovation in Retail Finance

   International Historical Perspectives

   Edited by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo, J. Carles Maixé-Altés, Paul Thomes

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

   This edited volume offers a new and original approach to the study of technological change in retail finance. Documenting developments in the US alongside case studies from Mexico and Europe, Technological Innovation in Retail Finance addresses the variety of financial institutions that...

   Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge
4. British Business in Post-Colonial Malaysia, 1957-70

   Neo-colonialism or Disengagement?

   By Nicholas J. White

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

   This book explores the limits of the idea of 'neo-colonialism' - the idea that in the period immediately after independence Malaya/Malaysia enjoyed only a 'pseudo-independence', largely because of the entrenched and dominant position of British business interests allied to indigenous elites. The...

   Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
5. Innovation and Entrepreneurial Networks in Europe

   Edited by Paloma Fernández Pérez, Mary Rose

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

   The entrepreneur is involved in the dance of two questions – what is needed and what is possible. The interplay of these two questions is an ongoing process and innovation varies internationally and regionally, depending on differing legal and policy systems, variations in the development of...

   Published June 30th 2012 by Routledge
6. Trademarks, Brands, and Competitiveness

   Edited by Teresa da Silva Lopes, Paul Duguid

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

   This book examines trademarks and brands, and their historical role in national competitive and comparative advantage and in overall economic growth. The contributors provide an historical account of the contribution of brands in consumer goods to economic growth; examine the...

   Published June 30th 2012 by Routledge
7. Business-Government Relations in Prewar Japan

   By Peter von Staden

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

   For the business and government relationship in Japan, the pre-war period was an era of considerable change. Framed by Japan’s nation-building efforts, the relationship adapted and evolved with the often fluid economic and political circumstances. As both business and government had vested...

   Published June 13th 2012 by Routledge
8. A History of Entrepreneurship

   By Robert F Hébert, Albert N. Link

   Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

   This book establishes a chronological trace of the entrepreneur as treated in economic literature in order to give a more wholesome perspective to contemporary writings and teachings on entrepreneurship. It focuses on the nature and role of the entrepreneur, and of entrepreneurship, as revealed in...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Foundations of Female Entrepreneurship

   Enterprise, Home and Household in London, c. 1800-1870

   By Alison Kay

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

   The Foundations of Female Entrepreneurship explores the relationship between home, household headship and enterprise in Victorian London. It examines the notions of duty, honor and suitability in how women’s ventures are represented by themselves and others and engages in a comparison of the...

   Published March 15th 2012 by Routledge
10. Pioneers in Marketing

    A Collection of Biographical Essays

    By D.G. Brian Jones

    Series: Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies

    Pioneers in Marketing: A Collection of Biographical Essays discusses eight historically important marketing scholars whose careers collectively spanned over 100 years. An introductory chapter describes the role of biography in the study of marketing thought, and introduces the eight subjects in...

    Published December 20th 2011 by Routledge