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Ages of American capitalism : a history of the United States / Jonathan Levy.

Summary:

"A leading economic historian traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present--and argues that the country has reached yet another turning point that will define the era ahead.head."-- Publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780812995015
  • ISBN: 0812995015
  • Physical Description: xxviii, 908 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 757-866) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Book one: The age of commerce, 1660-1860. Preface: Commerce. Mercantilism ; Organic economy, household economy ; Republican political economy ; Capitalism and the democracy ; Confidence games ; Between slavery and freedom -- Book two: The age of capital, 1860-1932. -- Preface: Capital. Civil War and the reconstruction of capital ; Industrialization ; Class war and home life ; The populist revolt ; Fordism ; The Great Depression -- Book three: The age of control, 1932-1980. Preface: Control. New Deal capitalism ; New world hegemon ; Postwar hinge ; Consumerism ; Ordeal of a golden age ; Crisis of industrial capital -- Book four: The age of chaos, 1980-. Preface: Chaos ; Magic of the market ; The new economy ; The great moderation ; The Great Recession ; Afterword.
Subject: Capitalism > United States > History.
United States > Economic conditions.
Economic history.

Available copies

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Pocono Mountain Public Library System.
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