Robert E. Mitchell Bücher

Focusing on the interactions between Jewish communities and their environments during the nineteenth century, this study integrates insights from human geography, economics, and social sciences. It examines how various disruptions impacted these communities, analyzing the ecological systems of settlements and the influence of physical and social spaces on daily life and emigration trends to America. The approach emphasizes the importance of narrative histories enriched by diverse analytical methods to deepen the understanding of this historical context.

The exploration of the universe often overlooks the divine presence that permeates all creation. This book emphasizes that God's influence transcends the boundaries of our galaxy, highlighting His role as the creator of the universe and His connection to every aspect of existence. Through this perspective, readers are invited to reflect on the spiritual dimensions of the cosmos and the profound relationship between the divine and the universe.

Focusing on the antebellum Northwest Territory, this study explores the failures of frontier farming due to flawed legislative markets and inadequate surveying, leading to significant losses for farmers and the national economy. It delves into the historical context of farming and settlement patterns in the Great Lakes region, particularly Michigan, using Midland County as a case study. The analysis includes variations in soil quality, investment promotion efforts, population trends, and individual investor experiences, providing a comprehensive view of the economic challenges faced during this period.

This Palgrave Pivot demonstrates that the inherited vocabularies of economics and other social sciences contain socially constructed words and theories that bias our very understanding of history and markets, bridging the empirical and moral dimensions of economics in general and inequality in particular. Wealth, GDP, hierarchies, and inequality are socially constructed words infused with moral overtones that academic philosophers and policy analysts have used to raise questions about „fairness“ and „justice.“ This short intellectual and epistemological history explores and elaborates a limited number of key inequality-related terms, concepts, and mental images invented by centuries of economists and others. The author challenges us to question the assumptions made concerning presumably value-free concepts such as inequality, wealth, hierarchies, and the policy goals a nation can be pursuing.