Angus Bylsma
@angusbylsma.bsky.social
Writing about economic history at https://unevenandcombinedthoughts.substack.com
Final maths exam next week… here we go!
June 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Final maths exam next week… here we go!
Economic historians getting creative
May 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Economic historians getting creative
More brilliant Minard flow-maps — here we have the impact of the American Civil War on European Cotton Imports! I can’t get enough…
April 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
More brilliant Minard flow-maps — here we have the impact of the American Civil War on European Cotton Imports! I can’t get enough…
You can’t help but fall in love with Charles Joseph Minard’s flow maps!
The godfather of data visualisation.
The godfather of data visualisation.
March 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
You can’t help but fall in love with Charles Joseph Minard’s flow maps!
The godfather of data visualisation.
The godfather of data visualisation.
Central bankers need to bring back the pointy beards! Adds mystique befitting a bearer of arcane knowledge… how could anyone believe in CBI if they don’t look a little bit like wizards?
(Pictured: Montagu Norman and Rudolf Havenstein)
(Pictured: Montagu Norman and Rudolf Havenstein)
March 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Central bankers need to bring back the pointy beards! Adds mystique befitting a bearer of arcane knowledge… how could anyone believe in CBI if they don’t look a little bit like wizards?
(Pictured: Montagu Norman and Rudolf Havenstein)
(Pictured: Montagu Norman and Rudolf Havenstein)
Alright I thought no one could match Braudel in retro-chart game but Kindleberger gives it a red hot crack…
February 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Alright I thought no one could match Braudel in retro-chart game but Kindleberger gives it a red hot crack…
Does this debate exist online? I can’t seem to find it, but if it does, it is surely the econ version of Chomsky-Foucault!
February 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Does this debate exist online? I can’t seem to find it, but if it does, it is surely the econ version of Chomsky-Foucault!
Time for urgently reading Eric Monnet — or at least, the review of his book I wrote about a month ago ;)
February 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Time for urgently reading Eric Monnet — or at least, the review of his book I wrote about a month ago ;)
Don’t know why I find this surprising but I do… nineteenth century swap lines
December 16, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Don’t know why I find this surprising but I do… nineteenth century swap lines
Today, my little economic history blog reached two milestones. First, I passed 500 subscribers - thank you! Second, it is exactly 1 year, 29 books, and ~50,000 words since I started.
To mark the occasion, a 🧵 of the 5 reviews that I think hold up the best.
To mark the occasion, a 🧵 of the 5 reviews that I think hold up the best.
October 23, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Today, my little economic history blog reached two milestones. First, I passed 500 subscribers - thank you! Second, it is exactly 1 year, 29 books, and ~50,000 words since I started.
To mark the occasion, a 🧵 of the 5 reviews that I think hold up the best.
To mark the occasion, a 🧵 of the 5 reviews that I think hold up the best.
You’re doing really well
October 14, 2024 at 12:59 PM
You’re doing really well