The market revolution in America : liberty, ambition, and the eclipse of the common good

Half-title......Page 3
Series-title......Page 5
Title......Page 7
Copyright......Page 8
Dedication......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 13
Introduction: What Do We Mean by a Market Revolution in America?......Page 17
ATLANTIC NETWORKS......Page 18
ROOTS OF REBELLION......Page 22
SEARCH FOR THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM......Page 24
1 First Fruits of Independence......Page 28
ESTABLISHING VIABLE GOVERNMENT......Page 31
NEO-MERCANTILIST POLICY BEGINNINGS......Page 33
LIBERALISM EMERGES......Page 39
THE WIDER WORLD......Page 50
Interlude: Panic! 1819......Page 55
THE RISE OF NEW YORK PORT......Page 62
SCRAMBLING TO COMPETE......Page 68
LEARNING TO DEAL WITH STRANGERS......Page 73
A THOUSAND CLEVER INNOVATIONS......Page 77
LINKAGES AND SYSTEMS......Page 87
FACTORIES IN THE FIELDS......Page 92
THE FLOW OF INFORMATION......Page 95
THE STEALTH ADVANCE OF PROGRESS......Page 102
Interlude: Panic! 1837......Page 108
3 Heartless Markets, Heartless Men......Page 114
FARMERS......Page 115
ARTISANS......Page 120
FACTORY WORKERS......Page 128
WOMEN......Page 132
PERSONS AT THE MARGINS......Page 136
SOUTHERN VARIATIONS......Page 143
THE ENTREPRENEURS......Page 150
4 How Can We Explain It?......Page 157
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS......Page 158
ANTEBELLUM AMERICAN VOICES......Page 162
REVISIONISTS AT PLAY......Page 169
NOTHING BUT FREEDOM......Page 178
Epilogue: Panic! 2008: Deja vu All over Again......Page 185
An Essay on the Sources......Page 202
Index......Page 217