| Edition |
Revised edition. |
| Description |
396 pages ; 21 cm. |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Harper torchbooks. The Academy library ; TB1054 |
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Harper torchbooks. Academy library ; TB1054.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-369) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The old and the new -- The intensive frontier -- The early railroad age -- Trial by battle -- A philosophy for industrial progress -- The triumph of industrial enterprise -- The business of politics -- The rise of finance capitalism -- Commercial farmers in an industrial age -- Commercial farmers in an industrial age (continued) -- Industry and labor -- Industry and the city -- Pressure politics in an age of reform -- The climax of finance capitalism -- The leadership of business -- The leadership of business (continued) -- Epilogue -- Books for reading and reference. |
| Summary |
The Age of Enterprise is a new interpretation of the history of the United States based upon the existing monographic material in American history, economics, and related social subjects. It is not a book of original research, though the authors themselves have published a few of the articles from which material has been drawn. America has been settled mainly by enterprising immigrants seeking economic opportunities and economic freedom. The most dramatic story in our history is the story of business enterprise itself, the story of its institutions and their impact upon American society. It is time to try to chart the course of our history from a business point of view. - Introduction. |
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United States -- Economic conditions.
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United States -- Social conditions.
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Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
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Social conditions (OCoLC)fst01919811
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Miller, William, 1912-1992 author.
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