The economic mind in American civilization. Volume One : 1606 - 1865 / by Joseph Dorfman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The economic mind in American civilizationPublication details: New York, NY : Viking Press, 1946Description: xii, 499, xxxi pages ; 22 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.973
LOC classification:
  • HB 119 .A2 D6 1946 v.1
Partial contents:
Book one. Colonial America: I. The English heritage -- II, The Virginia enterprise -- III. Thew New England way -- IV. Molders of New England -- V. Commercial New York -- VI William Penn: Feudal lord and man of commerce -- VII. Money reformers -- VIII. Political economy of the eighteenth century -- IX. The role of paper money -- X. Two disciples of Penn -- XI. The revolutionary war --
Book two. From independence to Jackson: Part I: The emergence of traditions of "free enterprise": XII. The problems of adjustment -- XIII. The decade of feudalist power -- XIV. The victorious Republicans -- XV. The war for "free trade and seamen's rights" -- XVI. The "era of good feeling" -- XVII. Social philosophies of the founding fathers -- XVIII. The international commercial mind.
Summary: This detailed history of American economic thought from colonial times to 1933 is based on extensive, systematic research into not only printed publications but also elusive archival material including papers and letters. In many instances Dorfman provides the first comprehensive account of a writer's life and work. Volumes I and II cover 1606–1865, Volume III 1865–1918 and Volumes IV and V 1918–1933.
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BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks HB 119 .A2 D6 1946 v.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan NPML20060022

This book is volume one out of a five volume series.

Includes bibliographical references (pages i-xxxi) at end of book.

Book one. Colonial America: I. The English heritage -- II, The Virginia enterprise -- III. Thew New England way -- IV. Molders of New England -- V. Commercial New York -- VI William Penn: Feudal lord and man of commerce -- VII. Money reformers -- VIII. Political economy of the eighteenth century -- IX. The role of paper money -- X. Two disciples of Penn -- XI. The revolutionary war --

Book two. From independence to Jackson: Part I: The emergence of traditions of "free enterprise": XII. The problems of adjustment -- XIII. The decade of feudalist power -- XIV. The victorious Republicans -- XV. The war for "free trade and seamen's rights" -- XVI. The "era of good feeling" -- XVII. Social philosophies of the founding fathers -- XVIII. The international commercial mind.

This detailed history of American economic thought from colonial times to 1933 is based on extensive, systematic research into not only printed publications but also elusive archival material including papers and letters. In many instances Dorfman provides the first comprehensive account of a writer's life and work. Volumes I and II cover 1606–1865, Volume III 1865–1918 and Volumes IV and V 1918–1933.

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