A new handbook edited by our team-member, economic historian Dr. Jeremy Land and others, including University of Helsinki’s Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences Jari Eloranta, sheds light on the economic history of war.
We’re happy to share that our research group member, Dr. Jeremy Land, has edited the newly published handbook The Routledge Economic History of War. The handbook presents the latest research on the deep and lasting interplay of war, economies and societies throughout history.
Bringing together an international team of scholars, this volume presents cutting-edge research that explores the fiscal, institutional, and societal transformations driven by war throughout history. With its interdisciplinary approach and global scope, the handbook highlights the deep and complex ties between armed conflict, economic systems, and political development.
Spanning five thematic sections, from fiscal, military and monetary capacity to economic warfare all the way to the economic effects of war, The Routledge Economic History of War offers a global and long-term view of war’s influence on state power and economic development.
This volume is essential reading for scholars of economic history, international relations, political economy, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of how war shapes the world. We’re proud to see our team represented in this publication, and we warmly congratulate our colleague Jeremy on this outstanding achievement!
The Routledge Economic History of War is available now through Routledge and others.
Jeremy Land is a university researcher in economic history at the University of Helsinki and a visiting scholar at the University of Gothenburg.
Jari Eloranta is Professor of Economic History and currently a Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Helsinki.
Elina Kuorelahti is a business historian and a lecturer of Nordic and European studies at the University of Helsinki.
Price Fishback is Regents Professor and APS Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona.