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Volume 49 - December 1989

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Reviews of Books

Latin America - Textiles and Capitalism in Mexico: An Economic History of the Obrajes, 1539–1840. By Richard Salvucci. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987. Pp. xiv, 250. $40.00.
John Jay TePaske
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03 March 2009, pp. 504-505
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From Monopoly to Competition: The Transformations of Alcoa, 1888–1986. By George David Smith. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Pp. xxxiv, 554. $29.95.
H. V. Nelles
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03 March 2009, pp. 1055-1056
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Conspicuous Production: Automobiles and Elites in Detroit, 1899–1933. By Donald Finlay Davis. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988. Pp. xiii, 282. $29.95.
Charles K. Hyde
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03 March 2009, pp. 777-778
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English Historical Economics, 1870–1926: The Rise of Economic History and Neomercantilism. By Gerard M. Koot. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Pp. viii, 277. $39.50.
T. W. Hutchison
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03 March 2009, pp. 254-255
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Inventing American Broadcasting, 1899–1922. By Susan J. Douglas. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987. Pp. xxix, 363. $29.50.
James E. Brittain
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03 March 2009, pp. 1056-1057
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The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes. Vols. 13, 14, and 29. The General Theory and After. Edited by Donald Moggridge. New York: Cambridge University Press for the Royal Economic Society, 1987. Part I: Preparation. Pp. 653. $19.95. Part II: Defence and Development. Pp. 584. $19.95. A Supplement. Pp. 340. $19.95.
Thomas A. McGahagan
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03 March 2009, pp. 255-257
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The Automobile Age. By James J. Funk. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1988. Pp. xii, 456. $25.00.
Charles K. Hyde
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03 March 2009, p. 779
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The Political Economy of Venezuelan Oil. By Laura Randall. New York: Praeger, 1987. Pp. xiii, 246. $42.95.
M. A. Adelman
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United States and Canada - American Indian Holocaust and Survival: A Population History since 1492. By Russell Thornton. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. Pp. xx, 292. $29.95.
Peter George
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03 March 2009, pp. 506-507
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Managing the American Economy: From Roosevelt to Reagan. By Nicolas Spulber. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1989. Pp. xv, 172. $25.00
James Bradford De Long
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03 March 2009, pp. 1058-1059
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Marx and Keynes on Economic Recession: The Theory of Unemployment and Effective Demand. By Claudio Sardoni. New York: New York University Press, 1987. Pp. xiv, 152. $45.00.
Thomas A. McGahagan
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03 March 2009, p. 257
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Women, Work, and Fertility, 1900–1986. By Susan Householder Van Horn. New York: New York University Press, 1988. Pp. xiv, 232. $35.00.
Elyce J. Rotella
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03 March 2009, pp. 779-780
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The Decline of Authority: Public Economic Policy and Political Development in New York State, 1800–1860. By L. Ray Gunn. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1988. Pp. xiii, 284. $29.95.
Richard Sylla
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03 March 2009, pp. 507-508
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Sports and Freedom: The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics. By Ronald A Smith. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Pp. xiv, 290. $29.95.
Stanley L. Engerman
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03 March 2009, pp. 1059-1060
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The Reconstruction of Economic Theory. Edited by Philip Mirowski. Dordrecht: Kluwer Martin Nijhoff, 1986. Pp. 266. $42.50.
E. Ray Canterbery
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03 March 2009, pp. 257-260
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Prairie Grass Roots: An Iowa Small Town in the Early Twentieth Century. By Thomas J. Morain. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1988. Pp. xviii, 287. $24.95.
Clayne L. Pope
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03 March 2009, pp. 780-781
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Legacy of the Ludlow Massacre: A Chapter in American Industrial Relations. By Howard M. Gitelman. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1988. Pp. xv, 355. $29.95.
Price V. Fishback
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03 March 2009, pp. 781-783
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The Wealth Creators: An Entrepreneurial History of the United States. By Gerald Gunderson. New York: E. P. Dutton/Truman Talley Books, 1989. Pp. viii, 278. $18.95.
Thomas C. Cochran
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General and Miscellaneous - The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics. Edited by John Eatwell, Murray Milgate, and Peter Newman. 4 vols. New York: Stockton Press, 1987. Pp. 3,500. $650.00.
Lance Davis
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03 March 2009, pp. 260-262
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Families and Farmhouses in Nineteenth Century America: Vernacular Design and Social Change. By Sally McMurry. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Pp. xiii, 261. $29.95.
Winifred B. Rothenberg
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Latin America - Textiles and Capitalism in Mexico: An Economic History of the Obrajes, 1539–1840. By Richard Salvucci. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987. Pp. xiv, 250. $40.00.

From Monopoly to Competition: The Transformations of Alcoa, 1888–1986. By George David Smith. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Pp. xxxiv, 554. $29.95.

Conspicuous Production: Automobiles and Elites in Detroit, 1899–1933. By Donald Finlay Davis. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988. Pp. xiii, 282. $29.95.

English Historical Economics, 1870–1926: The Rise of Economic History and Neomercantilism. By Gerard M. Koot. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Pp. viii, 277. $39.50.

Inventing American Broadcasting, 1899–1922. By Susan J. Douglas. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987. Pp. xxix, 363. $29.50.

The Automobile Age. By James J. Funk. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1988. Pp. xii, 456. $25.00.

The Political Economy of Venezuelan Oil. By Laura Randall. New York: Praeger, 1987. Pp. xiii, 246. $42.95.

United States and Canada - American Indian Holocaust and Survival: A Population History since 1492. By Russell Thornton. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. Pp. xx, 292. $29.95.

Managing the American Economy: From Roosevelt to Reagan. By Nicolas Spulber. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1989. Pp. xv, 172. $25.00

Marx and Keynes on Economic Recession: The Theory of Unemployment and Effective Demand. By Claudio Sardoni. New York: New York University Press, 1987. Pp. xiv, 152. $45.00.

Women, Work, and Fertility, 1900–1986. By Susan Householder Van Horn. New York: New York University Press, 1988. Pp. xiv, 232. $35.00.

The Decline of Authority: Public Economic Policy and Political Development in New York State, 1800–1860. By L. Ray Gunn. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1988. Pp. xiii, 284. $29.95.

Sports and Freedom: The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics. By Ronald A Smith. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Pp. xiv, 290. $29.95.

The Reconstruction of Economic Theory. Edited by Philip Mirowski. Dordrecht: Kluwer Martin Nijhoff, 1986. Pp. 266. $42.50.

Prairie Grass Roots: An Iowa Small Town in the Early Twentieth Century. By Thomas J. Morain. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1988. Pp. xviii, 287. $24.95.

Legacy of the Ludlow Massacre: A Chapter in American Industrial Relations. By Howard M. Gitelman. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1988. Pp. xv, 355. $29.95.

The Wealth Creators: An Entrepreneurial History of the United States. By Gerald Gunderson. New York: E. P. Dutton/Truman Talley Books, 1989. Pp. viii, 278. $18.95.

General and Miscellaneous - The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics. Edited by John Eatwell, Murray Milgate, and Peter Newman. 4 vols. New York: Stockton Press, 1987. Pp. 3,500. $650.00.

Families and Farmhouses in Nineteenth Century America: Vernacular Design and Social Change. By Sally McMurry. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Pp. xiii, 261. $29.95.

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