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Fascist Policy and the Great Depression in Italy
16 Oct, 2025
This blog is based upon the research funded by a grant awarded by the Economic History Society through its...
The Impact of Interest Rates in Eighteenth Century Ireland
14 Oct, 2025
Paul Kelly, the author of this blog, would like to thank the Economic History Society for the receipt of...
From British Rule to Boardrooms: Community in India’s Corporate Economy, 1920s-1970s
6 Oct, 2025
In this post, Pallavi Padma-Uday of Queen’s University Belfast discusses the key themes in her doctoral thesis in Indian...
Expressions of Interest – Public Engagement Committee
6 Oct, 2025
The Public Engagement Committee of the EHS seeks expressions of interest from members who wish to become more involved...
Call for Series Editors: Debates in Economic and Social History
2 Oct, 2025
The Economic History Society seeks to appoint two Series Editors to lead on the scholarly oversight of its new...
Adapting Glassmaking Knowledge and Labour Structures in Early Modern Britain
30 Sep, 2025
This blog is based upon the research funded by a grant awarded by the Economic History Society through its...
Community, Educational Reform and Migration in Late Imperial China
24 Sep, 2025
In this blog post, Christoph Hess, who studied for his PhD at the University of Cambridge, introduces his research,...
Women, Money and Markets (1600-1950), 2023 Conference
23 Sep, 2025
In this blog post Dr Sarah Dredge, Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature at Sheffield Hallam University introduces the Women,...
