Frederick Weaver: 7 books
Latin America In The World Economy
Mercantile Colonialism To Global Capitalism
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Latin America in the World Economy considers the dual aspect of Latin American development: how external factors (phases of world capitalism since Columbus) interweave with internal factors (Latin American culture, politics, and social groups). Weaver skillfully demonstrates how domestic social conflicts...
The United States and the Global Economy
From Bretton Woods to the Current Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Financial collapse. Global recession. The revival of free-market policies. Massive and increasing inequalities. Housing bubbles and record foreclosures. Severe strain in the European Union. Emergence of China and other major players on the international economic scene. Every day, media outlets bombard...
An Economic History of the United States
Conquest, Conflict, and Struggles for Equality
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
The economy of the United States is constantly evolving in response to wars, technological innovations, cultural revolutions, and political maneuverings. Tracing the economic machine of the United States from its first experiments in the colonies to the post–Great Recession era of today, Frederick...
Economic Literacy
Basic Economics with an Attitude
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
In its third edition, Economic Literacy: Basic Economics with An Attitude, explains the logic, language, and worldview of economic theory while maintaining the engaging and accessible style that has made earlier editions so successful. While covering the fundamentals of the discipline, the author...
Confederates in the Tropics
Charles Swett's Travelogue
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011
Charles Swett (1828-1910) was a prosperous Vicksburg merchant and small plantation owner who was reluctantly drawn into secession but then rallied behind the Confederate cause, serving with distinction in the Confederate Army. After the war some of Swett's peers from Mississippi and other southern...
Inside The Volcano
The History And Political Economy Of Central America
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
This book provides a historical background to recent Central American social unrest, repression, and revolution to help readers engage in current arguments, claims, and debates in a critically and historically informed manner.
Economic Literacy
Basic Economics with an Attitude
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Economic Literacy: Basic Economics with An Attitude, explains the logic, language, and worldview of economic theory while maintaining the engaging and accessible style that has made earlier editions so successful. While covering the fundamentals of the discipline, the author also includes a wide range...