Angus Maddison's work. Google it.

Thanks, Jean. I have long used Volume II (statistics), but haven't looked at Vol. I.

Http://www.oecd.org/fr/dev/etudesducentrededeveloppementleconomiemondialeuneperspectivemillenaire.htm

If you read French, you may find an interesting reading list at http://college.sciences-po.fr/sitepoitiers/sites/sitepoitiers/files/NORELEO200920.pdf.

In English you may see Robert C. Allen, Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2011.

unfortunately, not really, at least none that I've found. my understanding has always been that economic history is such a unusual field and full of so many intricacies that it's difficult to put it into a book form, leaving it as largely a journal oriented field. That said, Economic History Review has a whole of articles that deal with each of the issues. Depending on the level of student you're working with, you might end up using just journal articles.

Thanks, Bruce. Unfortunately, I have to teach the course to first-semester students in Mexico. For years, I have used Heilbroner & MIlberg's The Making of Economic Society, in part because it was available in Spanish. I liked it because it is concise yet more or less complete (except that they inexplicably skip the nineteenth century). Although they are required to have a minimum level of English to enter the university, some of my students complain about reading in English, especially when the language is advanced. I do use articles to complement the textbook--and fill in the gaps with my own lectures--but it would be nice to find a textbook that truly looks at the world. Anthropologist Jack Weatherford has some very readable books on issues in Economic History, which I have used now and then, but still not a comprehensive World Economic History.

I understand that it is a lot of material to get into a single book in any detail. One attempt at a more global view is Rostow's The World Economy: History & Prospect, but that is now very much outdated and probably no longer in print.

So it looks like my question has now become a challenge: somebody, please, write a textbook with a world view of Economic History!

Andrea, I hadn't seen your post. Most of my students do not read French. I took a look at Allen's book. It looks very good--inexpensive, readable, and concise, with specific examples--but perhaps a little too concise. As an economist, I'd like to see a few more graphs. I am also disappointed that the sources are omitted. I understand that it was written for a wider audience, but I try to teach my students the importance of documenting sources, so I'll have to think for a while before I assign them a book that does not do so. Still, I'll be sure to get a copy for myself and read it through before I make a final decision. Thanks!

"A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World", by Gregory Clark, Princeton University Press, 2007 (pb 2009) probably might satisfy your preferences about graphs and quotations. I suspect, however, that it would be more difficult for your students.

Thanks, Andrea, more food for thought.

Cameron, Rondo and Larry Neal, A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present, New York, Oxford University Press, 2003.

Jones, Eric, The European Miracle; Environments, Economies and Geopolitics in the History of Europe and Asia, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Clark, Gregory, A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1997.

About Angus Maddison book - see: Clark, Gregory. 2009. “Review Essay: Angus Maddison, Contours of the World Economy, 1-2030 AD: Essays in Macro-Economic History.” JEH, 2009.

The Rise of the Western World: A New Economic History (1973), by Douglass C. North and Robert P. Thomas, New York; Cambridge University Press.

NB: One book in German: Gerold Ambrosius, Dietmar Petzina, Werner Plumpe (Hrsg.), Moderne Wirtschaftsgeschichte. Eine Einführung für Historiker und Ökonomen, 2. Auflage. Oldenbourg, München 2006

Thanks!

Bonnie:

I recomend you classical books:

Rostow, The Stages of Economic Browth (Cambridge University Press, 1960)

Gerschenkron, Economic Backwardness in Historical Perspective (Harvard University Press, 1962)

North & Thomas, The rise of the westerns World, A New Economic History (Cambridge University Press, 1973).

Also, the recent:

Aldo Ferrer, Historia de la Globalización. La revolución industrial y el segundo orden mundial (Fondo de Cultura Económica). Creo que una perspectiva más próxima para lo que buscas.

Thanks, Francisco. We cover both Rostow and North (& Thomas) as complements to the text. Anything like that would be great, if only they were more recent! I'll check out Ferrer's book for the Spanish-language course.

Bonnie

Cameron, Rondo and Larry Neal, A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present, New York, Oxford University Press, 2003. This is has been my favourite, with different complements. The same for Maddison. (Maddison, Angus: (2002) La Economía Mundial: una perspectiva milenaria, Ediciones Mundi-Prensa. Madrid.)

You may also have a look at Comín Comín, Francisco [2011], Historia económica Mundial. De los orígenes a la actualidad (Madrid, Alianza Editorial), for spanish-language students. (More concise is (my favourite) Comín, Francisco, Mauro Hernández y E.Llopis (eds.) (2005), Historia Económica Mundial, siglos X-XX, Barcelona, Crítica)

Don´t forget Eichengreen, B (1996); Globalizing Capital (Princeton University Press) (2nd edition 2008) as a complement

If you have time, you can go to eh,net: http://www.thebhc.org/resources/syllabi.html for ideas!

There is a nice textbook by Bob Allen, Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 15-09-2011 - 170 páginas

Is an excellent book with a really global viewpoint.

http://books.google.cl/books/about/Global_Economic_History_A_Very_Short_Int.html?id=Q2URu2-q05UC&redir_esc=y

¡Gracias, Cristián!

I've been using Power and Plenty:

Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium

Ronald Findlay & Kevin H. O'Rourke

for several years for my course on Pre-industrial world economy and found it very useful, especially because it gives a broad synthesis. 

Thanks, Michael!

Don't forget these books:

The Palgrave encyclopedia of world economic history since 1750

Graham Bannock and R.E. Baxter.

Houndmills: Palgrave, 2010.

Globalization in world history

Peter N. Stearns.

London : Routledge, 2010.

Yo le sugewriria varioslibros como los de Fernand Baudel"Cuvlizacio IndustriaL..."alianza Univ.Madrid; Popescu, Oreste, "Introduccion a la Cencia economica contemporaner Plaza y Janes. Bogota. 1985; Silva Herzog"Antologia del Pensamiento Economico-Soicial. F.C.E.;Dobb, Maurice."Estudios sobre eldesarroo delCapityalismo.Siglo XXI. MeXico.;rroll, erc Historia e las Doctrinas economicas.."; Barber William." Histori del pensamiento  economio. Alianza Univeridad. Madrid; Wallestern. Inmanuel."El moderno sistema mundia"Pirenne, Hewnry. Histori de la ewconomia. FCE. Mexico; Cipoll, Carlos Barelona.-, Hellenbeng, Hermann, El desrrolo economio de la Europa continental(1500.1750), Hobsman Eric. Industria e Imperio. Ariel. Barcelo., Fredric Mauro. "La expansion europea"., Barcelona.

    I Quiere invetigar sobre economalainoamericaqnaq?.  He publicadovarios libros sobre e tema.

       Codriales saludos.

              Prof. Dr. Juan Bautista Rivarola Paoli.

           Docente inveigador UNA. Derecho- Partaguay

It may be thinking out of the box since it is no monography or textbook but I like the membership of the Economic History Society and the subscription of its Journal

The Economic History Review (Wiley)...

22ndustria e Imperio", de Eric J. Hobsbawn. Editorial Ariel. Barcelona

"Historia dERconomica de Europa.86) de Carlo M. cipolla. Ediorial rel. Barcelona.

"la Revolucion Industrial".  de Carlo m. CIpolla.. Editrial Ariel. Barcelona.

"Civilizacion mateial...." de Fernand Braudel. Alianza editorial.

    Puede satisfacer su curiosidad con estos libros.

                                                     Atte.

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I find Graff, Kenwood and Lougheed, Growth of the international Economy, 1820-2015 quite helpful though the period is limited.

Cheers 

Try also Angus Maddison, The World Economy. A millennial perspective, ed. by OECD. A great source for quantitative data.