Globalizing the Soybean asks how the soybean conquered the West and analyzes why and how the crop gained entry into agriculture and industry in regions beyond Asia in the first half of the twentieth century. Historian Ines Prodöhl describes the soybean's journey centered on three hubs:...

"This is the first study to systematically explore similarities, differences, and connections between the histories of American planters and Irish landlords. The book focuses primarily on the comparative and transnational investigation of an antebellum Mississippi planter named John A. Quitman...

Zimbabwe: A Short Introduction to Economic Developments from c.1900-2000 -- Zimbabwe: Changes in Occupational Structure and Key Industrial Sectors, 1900-2000 -- Zambia: A Short Introduction to Economic Developments from c.1900-2000 -- Zambia: Changes in Occupational Structure and Key Industrial...

"Alva and Gunnar Myrdal are the only couple ever awarded Nobel prizes as individuals: Gunnar won the prize in Economics in 1974, and Alva won the Peace Prize in 1982. This dual biography examines their work as architects of the modern welfare state and probes the connections between the public...

Rescuing the European welfare state : the Social Affairs Committee of the early European Communities, 1953-1962 / Brian Shaev -- From territorialized rights to personalized international social rights? The making of the European Convention on the Social Security of Migrant Workers (1957) / Karim...

"Red Money for the Global South explores the relationship of the East with the 'new' South after decolonization, with a particular focus on the economic motives of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) and other parties that were all striving for mutual cooperation. During the Cold...