LEADER 02445nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910450784003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-53008-1 010 $a0-19-535266-1 010 $a1-4294-0463-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000412987 035 $a(EBL)272322 035 $a(OCoLC)476010176 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000205270 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12020777 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205270 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10192920 035 $a(PQKB)10694625 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC272322 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL272322 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10278398 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL53008 035 $a(OCoLC)935260572 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000412987 100 $a19990218d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMonopolies in America$b[electronic resource] $eempire builders and their enemies from Jay Gould to Bill Gates /$fCharles R. Geisst 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (368 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-512301-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 333-339) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 De?ja? 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 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aMonopolies$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aBig business$zUnited States$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMonopolies$xHistory. 615 0$aBig business$xHistory. 676 $a338.820973 700 $aGeisst$b Charles R$0249703 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450784003321 996 $aMonopolies in America$91924292 997 $aUNINA