Economic History Society

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.R. H. Tawney 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 was also discussed and Tawney and Lipson were appointed as joint editors.[1] The EHS publishes a quarterly peer-reviewed journal, The Economic History Review.The journal was established in 1927 and publishes scholarly research articles and book reviews in the fields of economic and social history.
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