Frank Trentmann, Historiker am Londoner Birkbeck College, erzählt in Herrschaft der Dinge erstmals umfassend die faszinierende Geschichte des Konsums. Von der italienischen Renaissance bis hin zur globalisierten Wirtschaft der Gegenwart entwirft er eine weltumspannende Alltags- und...

This book presents a much-needed corrective to the model of the 'free market' which has come to dominate public and academic life. Leading historians, theorists and social scientists offer historically-informed, interdisciplinary inquiries into the embeddedness of markets in social, cultural and...

Founded in 1924 as the World Power Conference, the World Energy Council (WEC) was the first international organization to confront the global issues raised by fuel and power. From the age of empire through the Cold War to the present climate crisis, WEC has continued to serve as an international...