A Hercules in the cradle : war, money, and the American state, 1783-1867 /

"Two and a half centuries after the American Revolution the United States stands as one of the greatest powers on earth and the undoubted leader of the western hemisphere. This stupendous evolution was far from a foregone conclusion at independence. The conquest of the North American continent...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Edling, Max M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Colección:American beginnings, 1500-1900.
Temas:
To 1900
War > Economic aspects > United States > History > 18th century.
War > Economic aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Finance, Public > United States > History > 18th century.
Finance, Public > United States > History > 19th century.
Fiscal policy > United States > History > 18th century.
Fiscal policy > United States > History > 19th century.
Guerre > Aspect économique > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Guerre > Aspect économique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Finances publiques > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Finances publiques > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Politique fiscale > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Politique fiscale > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Public Finance.
Economics.
Finance, Public.
Fiscal policy.
War > Economic aspects.
United States > History, Military > To 1900 > Economic aspects.
États-Unis > Histoire militaire > Jusqu'à 1900 > Aspect économique.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
Military history.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: war, money, and American history
  • A more effectual mode of administration: the constitution and the origins of American public finance
  • The soul of government: creating an American fiscal regime
  • So immense a power in the affairs of war: the restoration of public credit
  • Equal to the severest trials: Mr. Madison's war
  • The two most powerful republics in the world: Mr. Polk's war
  • A rank among the very first of military powers: Mr. Lincoln's war
  • Conclusion: the ideology, structure, and significance of the first American fiscal regime.

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