Manufacturing Advantage : War, the State, and the Origins of American Industry, 1776-1848 /

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In 1783, the Revolutionary War drew to a close, but America was still threatened by enemies at home and abroad. The emerging nation faced tax rebellions, Indian warfare, and hostilities with France and England. Its arsenal "a collection of hand-me-down and beat-up firearms" was woefully in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schakenbach Regele, Lindsay, 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Textile industry.
Politics and government.
Industrial policy.
Defense industries.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
Textiles et tissus > Industrie et commerce > États-Unis > Histoire.
Industrie militaire > États-Unis > Histoire.
Politique industrielle > États-Unis > Histoire.
Textile industry > United States > History.
Defense industries > United States > History.
Industrial policy > United States > History.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1865.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1865.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • "Our naked troops"
  • The political economy of guns and textiles
  • Embargo and war
  • Financing industry through Florida
  • Managing new markets
  • Industrial manifest destiny
  • Conclusion.

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