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The Contours of American History

Williams, William Appleman
Publisher:  Quadrangle Paperbacks, Chicago, USA
Year Published:  1966   First Published:  1961
Pages:  513pp  
Resource Type:  Book

An interpretation of the social, moral, constitutional and economic development of the United States.

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Table of Contents

Preface: History as a Way of Learning
Introduction: British Mercantilism as the Political Economy of English Backwardness

Part I: The Age of Mercantilism: 1740 - 1828
1. The Triumph of the Rising Order
2. A New Reality for Existing Ideas
3. The Adaptation of the Existing Order
4. The Transformation of Reality and the Inception of New Ideas
5. The Fulfillment of the Passing Order

Part II: The Age of Laissez Nous Faire: 1819 - 1896
1. The Triumph of the Rising Order
2. A New Reality for Existing Ideas
3. The Adaptation of the Existing Order
4. The Transformation of Reality and the Inception of New Ideas
5. The Fulfillment of the Passing Order

Part III: The Age of Corporation Capitalism: 1882 -
1. The Triumph of the Rising Order
2. A New Reality for Existing Ideas
3. The Adaptation of the Existing Order
4. The Transformation of Reality and the Inception of New Ideas
5. The Fulfillment of the Passing Order

Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Index
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