02471nam 2200601Ia 450 991077703810332120230422045010.00-19-771042-50-19-992367-11-280-53008-10-19-535266-11-4294-0463-9(CKB)1000000000412987(EBL)272322(OCoLC)476010176(SSID)ssj0000205270(PQKBManifestationID)12020777(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205270(PQKBWorkID)10192920(PQKB)10694625(Au-PeEL)EBL272322(CaPaEBR)ebr10278398(CaONFJC)MIL53008(OCoLC)935260572(MiAaPQ)EBC272322(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 StatesHistoryMonopoliesHistory.Big businessHistory.338.820973Geisst Charles R249703MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777038103321Monopolies in America3816133UNINA