The economic transformation of America : 1600 to the present /

This extraordinary text offers a proven combination of scholarship from an insightful economist and a renowned American historian. It recounts the development of capitalism and the age of machines through the voices of business leaders, working people,inventors, and an unusual cast of presidents, ge...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heilbroner, Robert L
Other Authors: Singer, Aaron
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Fort Worth : Harcourt Brace College Publishers, c1994
Edition:3rd ed
Subjects:
LEADER 05359nam a2200661 a 4500
001 6e9c5df9-6439-4f59-a10f-0c616e903fb6
005 20230619000000.0
008 940405s1994 txua b 001 0 eng
010 |a  93078561  
010 |a  93078561 //r94 
010 |a ^^^93078561^//r94 
020 |a 0155010921 
020 |a 9780155010925 
035 |a (NIC)notisANJ4822 
035 |a (OCoLC)29623551  |z (OCoLC)1065035344  |0 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1065035344 
035 |a (OCoLC)29623551 
035 |a 2702112 
040 |a DLC  |c DLC  |d CNU  |d BAKER  |d BTCTA  |d YDXCP  |d UtOrBLW 
040 |a DLC  |c DLC  |d DLC  |d NIC 
040 |a DLC  |c DLC  |d DLC 
043 |a n-us--- 
049 |a CGUA 
050 0 0 |a HC103  |b .H39 1994 
082 0 0 |a 338.0973  |2 20 
100 1 |a Heilbroner, Robert L  |0 http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n79054171 
100 1 |a Heilbroner, Robert L  |1 http://viaf.org/viaf/61546900 
100 1 |a Heilbroner, Robert L 
245 1 4 |a The economic transformation of America :  |b 1600 to the present /  |c Robert L. Heilbroner, Aaron Singer 
250 |a 3rd ed 
260 |a Fort Worth :  |b Harcourt Brace College Publishers,  |c c1994 
300 |a ix, 416 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 21 cm 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 388-400) and index 
505 1 |a Economic transformation as a theme of history -- Out of the European cradle -- The colonization of America -- Setting the economic stage -- The declaration of economic independence -- Preparations for the age of manufacture -- The structural transformation -- The age of the businessman -- The technology of industrialization -- From trust to antitrust -- Workers and work -- Industrialization rubs off on life -- The Great Depression -- The New Deal -- From postwar boom to postwar inflation -- The conservative era -- American capitalism: retrospect and prospect 
505 1 |a Economic transformation as a theme of history -- Out of the European cradle -- The colonization of America -- Setting the economic stage -- The declaration of economic independence -- Preparations for the age of manufacture -- The structural transformation -- The age of the businessman -- The technology of industrialization -- From trust to antitrust -- Workers and work -- Industrialization rubs off on life -- The great depression -- The new deal -- From postwar boom to postwar inflation -- The conservative era -- American capitalism: retrospect and prospect 
520 |a This extraordinary text offers a proven combination of scholarship from an insightful economist and a renowned American historian. It recounts the development of capitalism and the age of machines through the voices of business leaders, working people,inventors, and an unusual cast of presidents, generals, and patriots. Unlike other books in the field of economic history, this text tells a story. While not ignoring statistics and percentages, this narrative focuses on the fact that America's economic transformation is an extraordinary drama--a drama that continues today 
583 1 |a committed to retain  |c 20181001  |d in perpetuity  |f ReCAP Shared Collection  |5 HUL  |8 221958571090003941 
650 0 |a Industrialization  |z United States  |x History 
650 7 |a Economic history  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Industrialization  |2 fast 
651 0 |a United States  |x Economic conditions 
651 7 |a United States  |2 fast 
655 7 |a History  |2 fast 
700 1 |a Singer, Aaron  |0 http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n82070294 
700 1 |a Singer, Aaron  |1 http://viaf.org/viaf/61700988 
700 1 |a Singer, Aaron 
776 0 8 |i Online version:  |a Heilbroner, Robert L  |t Economic transformation of America.  |b 3rd ed.  |d Fort Worth : Harcourt Brace College Publishers, ©1994  |w (OCoLC)755226608 
999 1 0 |i 6e9c5df9-6439-4f59-a10f-0c616e903fb6  |l 6444373  |s US-ICU  |m economic_transformation_of_america1600_to_the_present______________________1994____3__harcoa________________________________________heilbroner__robert_l_______________p 
999 1 0 |i 6e9c5df9-6439-4f59-a10f-0c616e903fb6  |l 990056201510203941  |s US-MH  |m economic_transformation_of_america1600_to_the_present______________________1994____3__harcoa________________________________________heilbroner__robert_l_______________p 
999 1 0 |i 6e9c5df9-6439-4f59-a10f-0c616e903fb6  |l 2702112  |s US-NIC  |m economic_transformation_of_america1600_to_the_present______________________1994____3__harcoa________________________________________heilbroner__robert_l_______________p 
999 1 1 |l 6444373  |s ISIL:US-ICU  |t BKS  |a JRL-Gen  |b 76327967  |c HC103.H39 1994  |d Library of Congress classification  |y 8239542  |p LOANABLE 
999 1 1 |l 990056201510203941  |s ISIL:US-MH  |t BKS  |a BAK CORE  |b HB7R5I  |c HC103 .H39 1994  |d 0  |x 01 BOOK  |y 231958571050003941  |p LOANABLE 
999 1 1 |l 990056201510203941  |s ISIL:US-MH  |t BKS  |a WID HD  |b HWQ7GA  |c HC103 .H39 1994  |d 0  |x 01 BOOK  |y 231958571080003941  |p LOANABLE 
999 1 1 |l 2702112  |s ISIL:US-NIC  |t BKS  |a ilr  |b 31924069111742  |c HC103 .H46 1994  |d lc  |k 1  |x Book  |y db9debca-7118-4c4f-8934-54b8095d703a  |p LOANABLE 
999 1 1 |l 2702112  |s ISIL:US-NIC  |t BKS  |a ilr  |b 31924069111734  |c HC103 .H46 1994  |d lc  |k 1  |x Book  |y fe72af1b-a839-444b-ad91-04aa3e3a5bdd  |p LOANABLE 
999 1 1 |l 2702112  |s ISIL:US-NIC  |t BKS  |a olin  |b 31924090062294  |c HC103 .H46 1994  |d lc  |k 1  |x Book  |y 62648a55-c16e-4c8f-824f-62c09256e29d  |p LOANABLE