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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957242103321

Autore

Geisst Charles R.

Titolo

Monopolies in America : empire builders and their enemies from Jay Gould to Bill Gates

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-771042-5

0-19-992367-1

1-280-53008-1

0-19-535266-1

1-4294-0463-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

338.820973

Soggetti

Monopolies - United States - History

Industry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2000.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 The ""Monopolist Menace" (1860-1890); 2 "Good" and "Bad" Trusts (1890-1920); 3 Looking the Other Way (1920-1930); 4 Collapsing Empires (1930-1940); 5 Concentrating on Fascism (1940-1953); 6 Déjà Vu (1954-1969); 7 Bearing Down (1970-1982); 8 Good-bye Antitrust (1983-1999); Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

The history of monopolies has been dominated by strong and charismatic personalities. This work tells the stories behind the individuals. It analyses conflicting viewpoints on the growth of big business in the United States.