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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History.

Publication: Journal of Economic Issues
Publication Date: 01-MAR-05 		Format: Online - approximately 1325 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History.(Book Review)

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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History, edited by Joel Mokyr. Vol. 1--Accounting and Bookkeeping to Contract Labor and the Indenture System, Vol. 2--Cooperative Agriculture and Farmer Cooperatives to Hughes, Jonathan, Vol. 3--Human Capital to Mongolia, Vol. 4--Monte di Pieta to Spain, Vol. 5--Spices and Spice Trade to Zoos and Other Animal Parks. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN 0195105079, $695.00. Vol. 1, xli + 538 pages; vol. 2, v + 550 pages; vol. 3, v + 550 pages; vol. 4, v + 553 pages; vol. 5, v + 539 pages.

This is truly an outstanding set of books. My original intent, over six months ago, was to do an honest review and do it by reading a significant, substantial sample of the essays but not all of them. Once I got into the volumes, I found that I was drawn from one essay to another and I was making my way through the volumes at a vastly slower pace than intended. Fortunately, I had several very long plane trips in which a volume of this set was my sole on-board companion. Rarely did I even skim an essay let alone skip any. My own...

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