The Economic History Society (EHS) is a

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that was established at the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

in 1926 to support the research and teaching of

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in the

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and internationally. The society also acts as a pressure group working to influence government policy in the interests of history and economic affairs, alongside other societies and professional bodies with similar interests. In addition, the Society regularly liaises with funding bodies such as Higher Education Funding Council for England, the

Arts and Humanities Research Council The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), formerly Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB), is a British research council, established in 1998, supporting research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities. History The Arts an ...

, and the

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History

The Economic History Society was established at a general meeting held at the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

on 14 July 1926.

R. H. Tawney Richard Henry Tawney (30 November 1880 – 16 January 1962) was an English economic historian, social critic, ethical socialist,Noel W. Thompson. ''Political economy and the Labour Party: the economics of democratic socialism, 1884-2005''. 2nd ...

took the chair and, after the resolution to form the society had been carried unanimously, the meeting discussed the constitution and aims of the society and proceeded to elect its first officers, with Sir William Ashley as the first President. The publication of ''

The Economic History Review ''The Economic History Review'' is a peer-reviewed history journal published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Economic History Society. It was established in 1927 by Eileen Power and is currently edited by Sara Horrell, Jaime Reis a ...

'' was also discussed and Tawney and Lipson were appointed as joint editors.

Aims

The objects of the Economic History Society as stated in its Constitution, are: * Promote the study of economic and social history * Establish closer relations between students and teachers of economic and

social history Social history, often called the new social history, is a field of history that looks at the lived experience of the past. In its "golden age" it was a major growth field in the 1960s and 1970s among scholars, and still is well represented in his ...

* To publish the ''Economic History Review'' * To publish and sponsor other publications in the fields of economic and social history * To hold an annual conference and to hold or participate in any other conference or meeting as may be deemed expedient in accordance with (a) and (b) above * To co-operate with other organisations having kindred purposes Along with the Economic & Business History Society, the Business History Conference, the

Cliometric Society Cliometrics (, also ), sometimes called new economic history or econometric history, is the systematic application of economic theory, econometric techniques, and other formal or mathematical methods to the study of history (especially social and e ...

, the EHS sponsors EH.net, which provides resources and distributes communications to scholars in economic history and related fields.

''The Economic History Review''

The EHS publishes a quarterly peer-reviewed journal, ''

''. The journal was established in 1927 and publishes scholarly research articles and book reviews in the fields of economic and social history.

References

External links

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Catalogue of the Economic History Society papers at LSE Archives
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History

Aims

''The Economic History Review''

See also

References

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