American Economic History

Name: American Economic History
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ISBN: 9780137037414

ISBN-10: 0137037414

ISBN-13: 9780137037414

Edition: 8th 2011

Authors: Jonathan Hughes, Louis Cain

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Rich in both quantitative techniques and economic theory,American Economic Historydemonstrates how an understanding of our past can illuminate economic issues that face society today and in the future. Overseas Empire; Colonial Development; America on the Eve of Revolution; Gaining Independence; Westward Expansion; Population and Labor Force; Law and the Rise of Classical American Capitalism; Transportation: Internal Improvements and Urbanization; Agricultural Expansion: The Conflict of Two Systems on the Land; The Debate Over Slavery; The Early Industrial Sector; The Financial System and the International Economy; Economic Effects of the Civil War; Railroads and Economic Development;…

Book details

List price: $402.95
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 1/3/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 728
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English




The Colonial Period, 1607-1783



Overseas Empire



Colonial Development



America on the Eve of Revolution



Gaining Independence



The National Period and Constitutional Crisis, 1783-1861



Westward Expansion



Population and Labor Force



Law and the Rise of Classical American Capitalism



Transportation: Internal Improvements and Urbanization



Agricultural Expansion: The Conflict of Two Systems on the Land



The Debate Over Slavery



The Early Industrial Sector



The Financial System and the International Economy



The Rise of an Industrial Society, 1861-1914



Economic Effects of the Civil War



Railroads and Economic Development



Post-Civil War Agriculture



Population Growth and the Atlantic Migration



Industrialization, Entrepreneurship, and Urban Growth



Big Business and Government Intervention



Financial Developments 1863-1914



The Great Economy and Its International Relations



Labor and the Law



The Expansion of Federal Power, 1914-1945



The Command Economy Emerges: World War I



"Normalcy": 1919-1929



The Great Depression



The New Deal



The "Prosperity" of Wartime



Brave New World? 1945-Present



Before the New Frontier: The Postwar Economy



Population, Health and Labor



Postwar Industry and Agriculture



To the New Millennium and Beyond



Does Our Past Have a Future?