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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adler, William D. (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]
Edition:1st edition.
Series:American governance.
Subjects:
United States. > Army > History.
États-Unis. > Army > Histoire.
United States. > Army.
Economic development > United States > History.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1865.
United States > History > 1783-1865.
United States > Economic conditions > To 1865.
Développement économique > États-Unis > Histoire.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1865.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1783-1865.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques > Jusqu'à 1865.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy
Economic development.
Economic history.
Politics and government.
United States.
To 1865
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.