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