Manufacturing Advantage
War, the State, and the Origins of American Industry, 1776–1848
$181.70
- Hardcover
280 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2019
Summary
How manufacturing textiles and guns transformed the United States from colonial dependent to military power.
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 inadequate, and its manufacturing sector was weak. In an era when armies literally froze in t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421425252 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1421425254 |
| Author: | Lindsay Schakenbach Regele |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 499g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia |
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An original and fascinating book that rewards the reader with discerning insights into the genesis of American industry … The author writes with verve and a captivating command of nuance, insight, breadth and in-depth analysis … In sum, both historians and economists would benefit from closely engaging with the arguments in this fine addition to the bookshelf on the early sources of American industrial supremacy.—B. Zorina Khan, Bowdoin College, EH.NetManufacturing Advantage is an important addition to the field of policy history and an equally important contribution to scholarship in several other historical disciplines, including business history, history of technology, and military history. Her analytical framework of “national security capitalism” offers an important new perspective for scholars in the above fields.—Vagel C. Keller, Pennsylvania History
About The Author
Lindsay Schakenbach Regele
Lindsay Schakenbach Regele is an assistant professor of history at Miami University.
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