The Perils and Future of Business History

Patrick Fridenson is a renown business historian who for decades has played an important role in the profession. In the following video he talks about what he believes are the perils of the profession.  This is an extremely useful conversation for young business historians.

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A bibliography of works authored by Patrick Fridenson

A Bibliography of Works by Patrick Fridenson:

Scott, Peter and Patrick Fridenson (2021), New Perspectives on 20^th Century European Retailing. London: Routledge.

Fridenson, Patrick and Takeo Kikkawa (Eds.) (2017), Ethical Capitalism: Sibushawa Eiichi and Business Leadership in Global Capitalism. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Fridenson, Patrick and Philip Scranton (2013), Reimagining Business History. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.