Engineering expansion : the U.S. Army and economic development, 1787-1860 /

"This book details the host of ways in which the U.S. Army impacted economic development in the period from the writing of the Constitution to the eve of the Civil War, and has analyzed the political forces behind the Army's actions. The Army's promotion of science and technology, its...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adler, William D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]
Edición:1st edition.
Colección:American governance.
Temas:
United States. > Army > History.
États-Unis. > Army > Histoire.
United States. > Army.
To 1865
Economic development > United States > History.
Développement économique > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy
Economic development.
Economic history.
Politics and government.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1865.
United States > History > 1783-1865.
United States > Economic conditions > To 1865.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1865.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1783-1865.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques > Jusqu'à 1865.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Engineering Expansion
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Coercion and Economic Development
  • Chapter 2. Building the Nation, Building the Economy
  • Chapter 3. Who Commands?
  • Chapter 4. Political Entrepreneurs and Institutional Capacity
  • Conclusion. The Army and American Political Development
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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