From the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes
a sweeping look at the history of technological progress and how it has radically shifted the …

Citizenship is at the heart of our contemporary world but it is a particular vision of national
citizenship forged in the French Revolution. In Citizens without Nations, Maarten Prak …

This article challenges the view, voiced especially by S. Ogilvie, that the 'revisionist'
interpretation of the history of craft guilds is wide of the mark. The paper suggests that …

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries have traditionally been regarded by historians as a
period of intense and formative historical change, so much so that they have often been …

Although mercers have long been recognised as one of the most influential trades in
medieval London, this is the first book to offer a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the …

Immigration is not only a modern-day debate. Major change in Europe in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries led to a surge of political and religious refugees moving across the …

The Corporate Commonwealth traces the evolution of corporations during the English
Renaissance and explores the many types of corporations that once flourished. Along the …

Professions and professionalism have played an integral part in business and society. In this
book, Mike Saks provides a thorough overview of this field through an analysis of a range of …

Offers a fascinating view of the social history of Georgian London through the workings of
the Summary courts. By analyzing the summary proceedings and the use of the law by …

This book explores the Society of Friend's Atlantic presence through its creation and use of
networks, including intellectual and theological exchange, and through the movement of …