02445nam 2200589Ia 450 991045078400332120200520144314.01-280-53008-10-19-535266-11-4294-0463-9(CKB)1000000000412987(EBL)272322(OCoLC)476010176(SSID)ssj0000205270(PQKBManifestationID)12020777(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205270(PQKBWorkID)10192920(PQKB)10694625(MiAaPQ)EBC272322(Au-PeEL)EBL272322(CaPaEBR)ebr10278398(CaONFJC)MIL53008(OCoLC)935260572(EXLCZ)99100000000041298719990218d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMonopolies in America[electronic resource] empire builders and their enemies from Jay Gould to Bill Gates /Charles R. GeisstOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20001 online resource (368 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-512301-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-339) and index.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; YIn this study, the author traces the rise of monopolies from the railroad era to today's computer software empires. The history of monopolies has been dominated by strong and charismatic personalities. This work tells tells the stories behind the individuals.MonopoliesUnited StatesHistoryBig businessUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.MonopoliesHistory.Big businessHistory.338.820973Geisst Charles R249703MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450784003321Monopolies in America1924292UNINA