{"product_id":"economica","title":"Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth \u0026 Power","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE UNTOLD STORY OF HOW \u003ci\u003eWOMEN \u003c\/i\u003eMADE THE WORLD WEALTHY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003eHumanity's journey from poverty to prosperity is filled with men who have become household names. But how many female entrepreneurs, merchants and industrialists can you name?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomica\u003c\/i\u003e places women at the centre of the story of economic growth. Starting in the Stone Age and continuing to the present day, it takes the reader through the key economic milestones of the past twelve millennia - from the birth of farming to the advent of computing - all told through the experiences of women as well as men.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorian Victoria Bateman weaves a thrilling, globe-spanning narrative that proves women weren't 'missing' from economic life, they were merely hidden from view.\u003c\/b\u003e We discover the female workers who helped to build the Great Pyramid of Giza, and to plumb the city of ancient Rome; the silk weavers who made a vital contribution to the development of the Silk Road and global trade; the women who dominated London's brewing trade during medieval times; and the brave twentieth-century pioneers who fought to make our economies not just richer but fairer.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomica\u003c\/i\u003e rewrites our understanding of women's role in the economy, and tells a more accurate economic history of us all.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Economica","offer_id":44837724029125,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/9781035415786.jpg?v=1751690352","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/economica","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}