Engineering expansion : the U.S. Army and economic development, 1787-1860 / / William D. Adler

• Autore: Adler William D.
• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 pages)
• Disciplina: 338.973009034
• Soggetto topico: Economic development - History - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Army History; United States Politics and government 1783-1865
• Soggetto non controllato: American Political Development; Army Corps of Engineers; Bureaucracy; Early America; Economic development; Industrialization; Infrastructure; Military history; State militia; Territorial expansion
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Engineering Expansion -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Coercion and Economic Development -- Chapter 2. Building the Nation, Building the Economy -- Chapter 3. Who Commands? -- Chapter 4. Political Entrepreneurs and Institutional Capacity -- Conclusion. The Army and American Political Development -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
• Sommario/riassunto: Engineering Expansion examines the U.S. Army's role in economic development from 1787 to 1860. The book shows how the Army shaped the American economy by expanding the nation's borders; maintaining the rule of law; building roads, bridges, and railroads; and creating manufacturing innovations that spread throughout the private sector.
• Titolo autorizzato: Engineering Expansion
• ISBN: 0-8122-9811-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910554256403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law