PreviewsJim Handy

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  Apostles of Inequality

  Rural Poverty, Political Economy, and the Economist, 1760-1860

  Jim Handy

  Drawing from a wide range of contemporary sources, this book argues that the constant attempts at agricultural “improvement” in England between 1760 and 1860, which were driven by a flawed faith in the wonders of capital, did not increase productivity but instead led to a century of increasing impoverishment in rural England.

  (University of Toronto Press, $75.00 Hardcover, 302 pages, ISBN: 978-14-87563-53-0)  

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  Hanging Art

  Noah Carey Mysteries 1

  Jim Handy

  Noah Carey is not a typical detective – a retired historian, he gets around on bicycle and hates guns. But he is keen, and when the parents of a promising young artist who was found dead hanging in his loft ask Noah to investigate, he’s not afraid to head into the shadowy world of high-end art and to put his life on the line.

  (Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing, $24.95 Paperback, 216 pages, ISBN: 978-17-78690-33-4)