I am ECSTATIC to announce that Jeff Jenkins and I have signed a contract with Cambridge University Press to edit a new book series titled: HISTORICAL POLITICAL ECONOMY We will seek submissions beginning today. A few thoughts on what we are looking for… 1/

You guys will foster a great series, I'm sure. If there is anything left to say in the Peter Turchin - Jack Goldstone grand narrative, or contra same, that would be a great place to start.

In our view, books are for big narratives. We are not seeking narrow claims that be causally identified with precision. Books give an author the space to make big claims and support them with an (over-)abundance of evidence. This is the type of thinking we want to foster. 2/