Tag: finance

How Civil War Financial Agents Sold the World on the Union

The following is an excerpt taken from Bonds of War: How Civil War Financial Agents Sold the World on the Union by David K. Thomson, which demonstrates how Europe, and ultimately all corners of the globe, grew deeply interdependent on American finance during, and in the immediate aftermath of, the American Civil War.  More than any other financial instrument, the… Continue Reading How Civil War Financial Agents Sold the World on the Union

American History/Civil War/History

November 14, 2011

Rose Stremlau: Indigenous Financial Literacy

Author Rose Stremlau gives examples of financial savvy during Cherokee allotment between 1887 & 1934 that slowed the predatory efforts of the federal government. Continue Reading Rose Stremlau: Indigenous Financial Literacy

American History/Author blog entry/Guest Bloggers/History/Native Amer./Indigenous Studies/UNC Press Authors

November 10, 2011

James Edward Miller: Greece and the EU Face Their Walt Kelly Moment

Foreign policy historian James Edward Miller provides background on the current financial and political predicament of Greece and the European Union. Continue Reading James Edward Miller: Greece and the EU Face Their Walt Kelly Moment

Author blog entry/Current Events/Economics/European History/Global Studies/Guest Bloggers/History/Political Science

October 13, 2008

Books for Understanding the Economic Crisis

Well, on the news that European governments are jumping in to help their banks continue lending to each other, markets seem to be showing some signs of regaining confidence today. We’ll see how long it holds. For the past couple of weeks — and no doubt for some time still to come — we’ve seen what large scale economic crisis… Continue Reading Books for Understanding the Economic Crisis

Business/Current Events/Economics/The Book Biz

September 18, 2008

“Meet Mike Walden” on the State of Things

If the subject of economics isn’t your strong suit, welcome to the majority! That’s why North Carolina is lucky to have Mike Walden, a professor at NC State and economist with the NC Cooperative Extension Service. Walden is especially good at talking about economics in terms the rest of us can understand. His new book is North Carolina in the… Continue Reading “Meet Mike Walden” on the State of Things

Economics/North Carolina/Podcasts/TSoT