An Economic History of Europe - Knowledge, Institutions and Welfare, Prehistory to the Present

"In this revised and updated edition, An Economic History of Europe re-establishes itself as the leading textbook on European economic history. With an expanded scope, from prehistory to the present, it will be invaluable source for students, educators and researchers seeking to better understand developments over millenia"--

About the author

Karl Gunnar Persson was Emeritus Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen and taught comparative economic history and globalization studies over five decades. His works include Pre-Industrial Economic Growth (1988) and Grain Markets in Europe, 1500–1900 (2000).Paul Sharp is a professor of economics at the University of Southern Denmark and an editor for academic journals such as the Scandinavian Economic History Review. He is the co-author of A Land of Milk and Butter: How Elites Created the Modern Danish Dairy Industry (2019).Markus Lampe is professor of economic and social history at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business. He is the co-author of A Land of Milk and Butter: How Elites Created the Modern Danish Dairy Industry (2019).

Product details

• Authors: Markus Lampe, Karl Gunnar Persson, Paul Sharp
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.08.2025
• EAN: 9781009613989
• ISBN: 978-1-009-61398-9
• Illustrations: 36 b/w illus. 4 maps, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Karten, Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: New Approaches to Economic and Social History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Europe, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Economic history, CE period up to c 1500, c 1500 onwards to present day, economic growth, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, For undergraduate education and equivalents, Textbook, coursework