The market revolution in America:liberty, ambition, and the eclipse of the common good
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Published: |
Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge New York |
Publication Dates: | 2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Cambridge essential histories |
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Carrier Form: | xiii, 208 p.: map ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780521883658 0521883652 9780521709897 (pbk.) 052170989X (pbk.) |
Index Number: | F171 |
CLC: | F171.29 |
Call Number: | F171.29/L334-1 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-200) and index. Introduction : what do we mean by a market revolution in America? -- 1. First fruits of independence -- Interlude : panic! 1819 -- 2. Marvelous improvements everywhere -- Interlude : panic! 1837 -- 3. Heartless markets, heartless men -- 4. How can we explain it? -- epilogue : panic! 2008, déjà vu all over again. |