The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History

Author/Contributor(s):	Fischer, David Hackett
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	11/11/1999
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Fischer has examined price records in many nations, and finds that great waves of rising prices in the 13th-, 16th-, 18th-, and 20th centuries were all marked by price swings of increasing volatility, falling wages, a growing gap between rich and poor, and an increase in violent crime, family disintegration, and cultural despair. 109 graphs & charts. 7 maps.