We welcome papers that focus on a variety of topics, not just those usually associated with economic history. We are looking for submissions on subjects related (but not limited) to:
· Legal structures and the state
· The built and the natural environments
· Work and labor
· Race and slavery
· Migration and immigration
· Ideas and culture
· Gender
· Class formation
· Consumerism
· Agriculture
· Trans- and multinational corporations
· Industries and commodities
· Imperialism and colonialism
· Innovation and technology
· Business strategies
Interested graduate students should submit a C.V. and a 750-word abstract of their paper (description, significance, sources, current status) to:
History of Capitalism Conference
Charles Warren Center
4th Floor Emerson Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
The submission deadline is April 15, 2006.
For additional information, please see www.fas.harvard.edu/polecon or email polecon@fas.harvard.edu
This conference is made possible by the David S. Howe Fund for the Study of Economic and Business History, with additional support from the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the Graduate Program in the History of American Civilization, and the Harvard History Department.
