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Apr 5, 2022 · In Ages of American Capitalism, Levy proves that capitalism in the United States has never been just one thing. Instead, it has morphed through the country’s history—and it’s likely changing again right now.
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Until now, however, no one has attempted to write an all-encompassing history of American capitalism. That makes Jonathan Levy’s Ages of American Capitalism a daunting act of intellectual bravery. A great deal of older scholarship in effect amounted to histories of American capitalism.
Ages of American Capitalism is divided into four “books” whose titles convey its narrative arc: “The Age of Commerce, 1660–1860,” “The Age of Capital, 1860–1932,” “The Age of Control, 1932–1980,” and “The Age of Chaos, 1980–.” The first three parts contain six chapters each; the last, four.
Nov 1, 2021 · The study of American capitalism gained new attention and soon spawned cottage industries around the history of slavery, the advent of financial instruments, and the racist exploitation that...
Aug 14, 2019 · When Americans declare that “we live in a capitalist society” — as a real estate mogul told The Miami Herald last year when explaining his feelings about small-business owners being evicted...
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Jun 2, 2021 · An essential element of “The Age of Capital,” as Levy dubs it, was that a piece of machinery or a company was no longer valued by what it cost or how much was invested, but according to what...
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Apr 5, 2022 · Overview. See more details. Author. ☆☆☆☆☆. Buy the book Ages Of American Capitalism: A History Of The United States by jonathan levy at Indigo.