Rondo Cameron
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Rondo Cameron was an American professor of economic history
. He was a native of Texas
. He graduated from Yale
(1948) and received a Ph.D. degree at the University of Chicago
(1952). He taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
from 1952. In 1969, he went to Emory University
where he was Kenan University Professor until his retirement as emeritus professor in 1993. He was president of the International Economic History Association
(Sylla, 2001). He is well known to first year history students at the University of Leicester for his legendary book A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present (1989). According to the preface, the book was many years in the maturing, with passages in one chapter from an introductory undergraduate lecture at Yale in 1951.
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Economic history
Economic history is the study of economies or economic phenomena in the past. Analysis in economic history is undertaken using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and by applying economic theory to historical situations and institutions...
. He was a native of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. He graduated from Yale
YALE
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(1948) and received a Ph.D. degree at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
(1952). He taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
from 1952. In 1969, he went to Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
where he was Kenan University Professor until his retirement as emeritus professor in 1993. He was president of the International Economic History Association
International Economic History Association
The International Economic History Association serves as an umbrella organization, which has been established in 1960 and unites economic historians from all over the world. Beside national economic history associations, it welcomes as member organizations also societies, which specialize in a...
(Sylla, 2001). He is well known to first year history students at the University of Leicester for his legendary book A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present (1989). According to the preface, the book was many years in the maturing, with passages in one chapter from an introductory undergraduate lecture at Yale in 1951.
Selected publications
- Jerome Blum, Rondo Cameron, and Thomas G. Barnes. (1970). The European World. Little, Brown.
- Rondo Cameron et al. (1975). Civlizations: Western and World.
- Rondo Cameron (1966). France and Economic Development of Europe.
- _____ (1967). Banking in the Early Stages of Industrialization.
- _____ (1989). A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present, Oxford.
- Rondo Cameron and Larry Neal (2003, 4th ed.) A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present,480 pp., including annotated bibliography, Oxford. Table of Contents, editorial teviews and book description at Amazon.comAmazon.comAmazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
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External links
- Rondo Cameron 1925-2001. A tribute, Emory University Department of History Newsletter, August, 2001.
- Richard Sylla (2001) EH.N: Rondo Cameron, 1925-2001. Biographical details and professional assessment.