Second Thoughts: Myths and Morals of U.S. Economic History

by Mark Thomas, Barry Eichengreen, Robert A. Margo, et al.

Book Overview

For this important new volume, Donald N. McCloskey has assembled twenty-four essays by leading economic historians who argue that commonly accepted perceptions of our economic past can be wrong and, therefore, misleading. The essays reevaluate various issues and events that influence today's economic thinking, thus examining the past as a way of preparing for the future. Such notable contributors as Robert Higgs, Julian and Rita Simon, Elyce Rotella,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195101189
• ISBN13: 9780195101188
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Superb Collection of Eloquent Essays

This collection of short essays packs astonishing punch per page. Nearly every paragraph bursts with revealing insights and germane facts. This book is one of the quickest routes by which the open-minded, but uninformed, person can become well-informed about the state of the world.