Contents : Let’s prepare for the WEHC, by Liliane Hilaire-Pérez and Manuela Martini - The prehistoric “Homo economicus”, by François Bon - The asian origins of global capitalism, by Giorgio Riello - How the merchants of Florence evaded taxation, by Ingrid Houssaye Michienzi - The privilege, an economic resource, by Anne Conchon and Pauline Lemaigre-Gaffier - Deindustrialization, the hidden face of the “Trente Glorieuses”?, by Régis Boulat - ... and France specialized in luxury, by Loïc Charles and Guillaume Daudin - Untraceable “agricultural revolution”, by Alessandro Stanziani - Fake money, real expertise, by Patrice Baubeau and Arnaud Manas - What does archaeology tell us?, by Philippe Dillmann and Catherine Verna - The steam engine demystified,by Liliane Hilaire-Pérez and François Jarrige - Tribute to Jean-Claude Perrot, by Éric Brian - From corporate monograph to transnational history: a new historiography of the French Post Office (La Poste), by Muriel Le Roux and Sébastien Richez - The historical archives of Crédit Agricole SA and the Fondation Maison de Salins: promoting knowledge of the cooperative sector, by Pascal Pénot - The Société d’Encouragement pour l’Industrie Nationale. Supporting innovation for 220 years, by Daniel Blouin and Gérard Emptoz