The Cambridge Economic History of the United States

Volume 2 surveys the economic history of the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean during the nineteenth century. Five main themes frame the economic changes described in the volume: the migration of labor and capital from Europe, Asia, and Africa to the Americas; westward expansion; slavery and its aftermath; the process of industrialization; and the social consequences of economic growth that led to fundamental changes in the role of government...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521553075
• ISBN13: 9780521553070
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 1008 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"