Making of the Modern World: Part II

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The Making of the Modern World: Part II, 1851-1914 takes The Making of Modern World series to the end of the nineteenth century. Comprised mainly of monographs, reports, correspondence, speeches, and surveys, this collection broadens Gale's international coverage of social, economic, and business history, as well as political science, technology, industrialization, and the birth of the modern corporation.

The Making of the Modern World: Part II: 1851-1914 traces the progress of the nineteenth century nations' rapidly changing economies. The breadth and depth of the collection makes it an essential resource for historians allowing them to explore a range of material including, but not limited to, local reports, broad overviews, abstract analyses, reports on the financing of railways, economic textbooks, social polemics, and political speeches. Users can mine a wealth of topics ranging from nineteenth-century banking history and economic systems to social reform, debates over currency format, the increased interest in theories of valuation and the emerging issue of foreign exchange rates.

14/03/2017