The Land Of Enterprise
Author: Benjamin C. Waterhouse
ISBN: 978-1476766645
Price: Rs. 599.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
A new, gripping history of Americatold through the executives, bankers, farmers and politicians who paved the way from colonial times to the presentreveals that this country was founded as much on the search for wealth and prosperity as the desire for freedom. The Land of Enterprise charts the development of American business from the colonial period to the present. It explores the nations evolving economic, social and political landscape by examining how different types of enterprising activities rose and fell, how new labor and production technologies supplanted old onesand at what costsand how Americans of all stripes responded to the tumultuous world of business. In particular, historian Benjamin Waterhouse highlights the changes in business practices, the development of different industries and sectors and the complex relationship between business and national politics. From executives and bankers to farmers and sailors, from union leaders to politicians to slaves, business history is American history and Waterhouse pays tribute to the unnamed millions who traded their labor (sometimes by choice, often not) or decided what products to consume (sometimes informed, often not). Their story includes those who fought against what they saw as an oppressive system of exploitation as well as those who defended free markets from any outside intervention. The Land of Enterprise is not only a comprehensive look into our past achievements, but offers clues as to how to confront the challenges of todays world: globalization, income inequality and technological change.
Browse this title within our Social Sciences and Education collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 288 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-1476766645.
About the Author
Benjamin C. Waterhouse is a historian of American politics, business and capitalism. Waterhouse graduated from Princeton University and received his PhD in history from Harvard University. He is currently an associate professor and Grauer Scholar at the University of North Carolina. He lives in Chapel Hill with his wife Daniela and their two children. He is the author of Lobbying America: The Politics of Business from Nixon to NAFTA (Princeton University Press, 2014).
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- Students & Academic Researchers
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-1476766645
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
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What is this book about?
A new, gripping history of Americatold through the executives, bankers, farmers and politicians who paved the way from colonial times to the presentreveals that this country was founded as much on the search for wealth and prosperity as the desire for freedom. The Land of Enterprise charts the...
Who should read this book?
Valuable for university students, educators, and scholars seeking authoritative reference material and structured subject mastery.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this book if you want to understand America beyond slogans and myths. It tells the nation’s story through ambition, risk, labor, and power—showing how business shaped everyday life, politics, and opportunity from colonial times to today. Clear, engaging, and deeply researched, it helps you see how wealth, work, and enterprise built modern America, with all its gains, conflicts, and consequences.
- Published by Simon and Schuster.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 288.
Catalog Description
A new, gripping history of Americatold through the executives, bankers, farmers and politicians who paved the way from colonial times to the presentreveals that this country was founded as much on the search for wealth and prosperity as the desire for freedom. The Land of Enterprise charts the development of American business from the colonial period to the present. It explores the nations evolving economic, social and political landscape by examining how different types of enterprising activities rose and fell, how new labor and production technologies supplanted old onesand at what costsand how Americans of all stripes responded to the tumultuous world of business. In particular,...
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