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Volume 39 - Issue 3 - September 1979

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Reviews of Books

The Metamorphosis of Greece since World War II. By William H. McNeill. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1978. Pp. viii, 264. $12.95.
John R. Lampe
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The Trading World of Asia and the English East India Company, 1660–1760. By K. N. Chaudhuri. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978. Pp. xviii, 629. $84.50.
M. N. Pearson
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Government, Landlord, and Peasant in India: Agrarian Relations under British Rule, 1865–1935. By Dietmar Rothermund. Schriftenreihe des Südasien-Instituts der Universität Heidelberg, Band 25. Weisbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag GMBH, 1978. Pp. xii, 210. DM 36.
Michelle McAlpin
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11 May 2010, pp. 798-799
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Bengal Agriculture, 1920–1946: A Quantitative Study. By M. Mufakharul Islam. New York and London: Cambridge University Press, 1979. Pp. xiv, 283. $29.50.
Alan Heston
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11 May 2010, pp. 799-800
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Islamic Roots of Capitalism: Egypt, 1760–1840. By Peter Gran. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1979. Pp. xvii, 278.
Charles Issawi
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11 May 2010, pp. 800-801
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Iran: The Illusion of Power. By Robert Graham. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. Pp. 228. $16.50.
Nikki R. Keddie
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Der Atlantische Sklavenhandel von Dahomey, 1740–1797: Wirtschaftsanthropologie und Sozialgeschichte. By Werner Peukert. Studien zur Kurturkunde, band 40. Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1978. Pp. xvi, 412. DM 38.
Philip D. Curtin
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11 May 2010, pp. 802-803
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Economic Imperialism in Theory and Practice: The Case of South African Gold Mining Finance, 1886–1914. By Robert V. Kubicek. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1979. Pp. xii, 239. $12.75.
Elena L. Berger
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Dependency and Development in Latin America. By Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Enzo Faletto. Translated by Marjory Mattingly Urquidi. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979. Pp. vii, 227. $ 18.50 cloth, $4.50 paper.
Carlos F. Diaz-Alejandro
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11 May 2010, pp. 804-805
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Mexican Agriculture, 1521–1630: Transformation of the Mode of Production. By Andre Gunder Frank. Studies in Modern Capitalism. New York and London: Cambridge University Press, 1979. Pp. xiv, 91. $13.95.
Ruth Pike
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11 May 2010, pp. 805-806
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Sugar and the Underdevelopment of Northeastern Brazil, 1500–1970. By Kit Sims Taylor. Gainesville: The University Presses of Florida, 1978. Pp. x, 167. $9.00.
Pedro Carvalho de Mello
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The Merchants of Buenos Aires, 1778–1810: Family and Commerce. By Susan Migden Socolow. Cambridge Latin American Studies, 30. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978. Pp. xiv, 253. $22.50.
James R. Scobie
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An Economic History of Argentina in the Twentieth Century. By Laura Randall. New York: Columbia University Press, 1978. Pp. x, 323. $17.50.
James H. Street
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Coffee and Conflict in Colombia, 1886–1910. By Charles W. Bergquist. Durham: Duke University Press, 1978. Pp. x, 277. $16.75.
William J. Fleming
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11 May 2010, pp. 809-810
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The Commonwealth Caribbean: The Integration Experience. By Sidney E. Chernik and others. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, for the World Bank, 1978. Pp. 521. $22.50.
B. W. Higman
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Fabric of Freedom, 1763–1800. Revised Edition. By Esmond Wright. New York: Hill and Wang, 1978. Pp. xvi, 304. $15.00 cloth, $6.95 paper.
Gerald Gunderson
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The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775–1850. By Malcolm J. Rohrbough. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Pp. 444. $ 17.50.
Charlotte W. Wells
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Farmers without Farms: Agricultural Tenancy in Nineteenth-Century Iowa. Contributions in American History. No. 79. By Donald L. Winters. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1978. Pp. 267. $15.95.
Dale Hoover
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11 May 2010, pp. 812-813
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The Roots of Black Poverty: The Southern Plantation Economy after the Civil War. By Jay Mandle. Durham: Duke University Press, 1978. Pp. 144. $8.75.
Joseph D. Reid, Jr.
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11 May 2010, pp. 813-814
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Hired Hands: Seasonal Farm Workers in the United States. By Stephen H. Sosnick. Santa Barbara: McNally & Loftin, West, 1978. Pp. xi, 453. $20.00 cloth, $14.95 paper.
Daniel A. Sumner
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The Metamorphosis of Greece since World War II. By William H. McNeill. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1978. Pp. viii, 264. $12.95.

The Trading World of Asia and the English East India Company, 1660–1760. By K. N. Chaudhuri. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978. Pp. xviii, 629. $84.50.

Government, Landlord, and Peasant in India: Agrarian Relations under British Rule, 1865–1935. By Dietmar Rothermund. Schriftenreihe des Südasien-Instituts der Universität Heidelberg, Band 25. Weisbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag GMBH, 1978. Pp. xii, 210. DM 36.

Bengal Agriculture, 1920–1946: A Quantitative Study. By M. Mufakharul Islam. New York and London: Cambridge University Press, 1979. Pp. xiv, 283. $29.50.

Islamic Roots of Capitalism: Egypt, 1760–1840. By Peter Gran. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1979. Pp. xvii, 278.

Iran: The Illusion of Power. By Robert Graham. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. Pp. 228. $16.50.

Der Atlantische Sklavenhandel von Dahomey, 1740–1797: Wirtschaftsanthropologie und Sozialgeschichte. By Werner Peukert. Studien zur Kurturkunde, band 40. Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1978. Pp. xvi, 412. DM 38.

Economic Imperialism in Theory and Practice: The Case of South African Gold Mining Finance, 1886–1914. By Robert V. Kubicek. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1979. Pp. xii, 239. $12.75.

Dependency and Development in Latin America. By Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Enzo Faletto. Translated by Marjory Mattingly Urquidi. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979. Pp. vii, 227. $ 18.50 cloth, $4.50 paper.

Mexican Agriculture, 1521–1630: Transformation of the Mode of Production. By Andre Gunder Frank. Studies in Modern Capitalism. New York and London: Cambridge University Press, 1979. Pp. xiv, 91. $13.95.

Sugar and the Underdevelopment of Northeastern Brazil, 1500–1970. By Kit Sims Taylor. Gainesville: The University Presses of Florida, 1978. Pp. x, 167. $9.00.

The Merchants of Buenos Aires, 1778–1810: Family and Commerce. By Susan Migden Socolow. Cambridge Latin American Studies, 30. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978. Pp. xiv, 253. $22.50.

An Economic History of Argentina in the Twentieth Century. By Laura Randall. New York: Columbia University Press, 1978. Pp. x, 323. $17.50.

Coffee and Conflict in Colombia, 1886–1910. By Charles W. Bergquist. Durham: Duke University Press, 1978. Pp. x, 277. $16.75.

The Commonwealth Caribbean: The Integration Experience. By Sidney E. Chernik and others. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, for the World Bank, 1978. Pp. 521. $22.50.

Fabric of Freedom, 1763–1800. Revised Edition. By Esmond Wright. New York: Hill and Wang, 1978. Pp. xvi, 304. $15.00 cloth, $6.95 paper.

The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775–1850. By Malcolm J. Rohrbough. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Pp. 444. $ 17.50.

Farmers without Farms: Agricultural Tenancy in Nineteenth-Century Iowa. Contributions in American History. No. 79. By Donald L. Winters. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1978. Pp. 267. $15.95.

The Roots of Black Poverty: The Southern Plantation Economy after the Civil War. By Jay Mandle. Durham: Duke University Press, 1978. Pp. 144. $8.75.

Hired Hands: Seasonal Farm Workers in the United States. By Stephen H. Sosnick. Santa Barbara: McNally & Loftin, West, 1978. Pp. xi, 453. $20.00 cloth, $14.95 paper.

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