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Volume 49 - December 1989

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Reviews of Books

Work and Labor in Early America. Edited by Stephen Innes. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1988. Pp. vii, 297. $29.95, cloth; $9.95, paper.
Robert A. Margo
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03 March 2009, pp. 763-764
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United States and Canada - The Shadow of a Dream: Economic Life and Death in the South Carolina Low Country, 1670–1920. By Peter A. Coclanis. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Pp. ix, 370. $39.95.
James M. Clifton
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03 March 2009, pp. 1041-1042
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The Fragile Bridge: Paterson Silk Strike, 1913. By Steve Golin. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988. Pp. ix, 320. $34.95.
Gerald Friedman
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03 March 2009, pp. 240-241
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Autocracy, Capitalism, and Revolution in Russia. By Tim McDaniel. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. Pp. xi, 500. $45.00, cloth; $14.95, paper.
Oliver Hayward
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03 March 2009, pp. 492-493
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Pursuits of Happiness: The Social Development of Early Modern British Colonies and the Formation of American Culture. By Jack P. Greene. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1988. Pp. xv, 284. $32.50.
Gloria L. Main
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03 March 2009, pp. 764-766
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First the Seed: The Political Economy of Plant Biotechnology, 1492–2000. By Jack Ralph KloppenburgJr, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Pp. xviii, 349. $37.50. - From Farming to Biotechnology: A Theory of Agro-Industrial Development. By David Goodman, Bernardo Sorj, and John Wilkinson. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987. Pp. vii, 214. $39.95.
Wayne D. Rasmussen
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03 March 2009, pp. 1042-1044
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Die deutsche Industrie und die Industrialisierung Russlands, 1815–1914. By Walter Kirchner. St. Katharinen: Scripta Mercaturae Verlag, 1986. Pp. v, 409. DM 58.
John P. McKay
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03 March 2009, pp. 493-495
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Work Without End: Abandoning Shorter Hours for the Right to Work. By Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988. Pp. x, 404. $34.95.
Robert Whaples
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03 March 2009, pp. 241-243
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Corn and Its Early Fathers. By Henry A. Wallace and William L. Brown. Revised Edition. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1988. Pp. xv, 141. $18.95.
Harry C. McDean
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03 March 2009, pp. 1044-1045
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The Great Depression: Delayed Recovery and Economic Change in America, 1929–1939. By Michael A. Bernstein. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Pp. xvii, 269. $29.95.
John Joseph Wallis
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03 March 2009, pp. 243-244
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Africa - Merchants of Essaouira: Urban Society and Imperialism in Southwestern Morocco, 1844–1866. By Daniel J. Schroeter. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Pp. xxii, 322. $49.50.
A. J. H. Latham
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03 March 2009, pp. 495-496
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A Mighty Empire: The Origins of the American Revolution. By Marc Egnal. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1988. Pp. xv, 381. $36.95, cloth; $10.95, paper.
John Shy
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03 March 2009, pp. 766-767
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Cannery Women, Cannery Lives: Mexican Women, Unionization, and the California Food Processing Industry, 1930–1950. By Vicki L. Ruiz. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1987. Pp. xviii, 194. $22.50, cloth; $10.95, paper.
Peter Philips
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03 March 2009, pp. 244-245
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Islam and Urban Labor in Northern Nigeria: The Making of a Muslim Working Class. By Paul Lubeck. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. Pp. x, 362. $49.50.
Richard Roberts
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03 March 2009, pp. 496-497
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Law and the Shaping of Public Education, 1785–1954. By David Tyack, Thomas James, and Aaron Benavot. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1987. Pp. xi, 259. $25.00.
Martin J. Eisenberg
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03 March 2009, pp. 1045-1046
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Origins of Southern Radicalism: The South Carolina Upcountry, 1800–1860. By Lacy K. FordJr, New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Pp. xiii, 414. $39.95.
J. Morgan Kousser
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03 March 2009, pp. 767-769
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From Open Door to Dutch Door: An Analysis of U.S. Immigration Policy Since 1820. By Michael C. LeMay. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1987. Pp. vii, 183. $36.95, cloth; $12.95, paper.
H. A. Gemery
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Liberty, Property, and the Foundations of the American Constitution. Edited by Ellen Frankel Paul and Howard Dickman. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1989. Pp. ix, 181. $39.50, cloth; $12.95, paper.
Robert A. McGuire
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03 March 2009, pp. 1046-1048
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Asia - Family, Fields, and Ancestors: Constancy and Change in China's Social and Economic History, 1550–1949. By Lloyd E. Eastman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Pp. x, 267. $29.95, cloth; $10.95, paper.
A. Feuerwerker
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03 March 2009, pp. 497-498
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The Transformation of Old Age Security: Class and Politics in the American Welfare State. By Jill Quadagno. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988. Pp. xiii, 253. $27.50.
Samuel H. Williamson
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03 March 2009, pp. 245-247
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Reviews of Books

Work and Labor in Early America. Edited by Stephen Innes. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1988. Pp. vii, 297. $29.95, cloth; $9.95, paper.

United States and Canada - The Shadow of a Dream: Economic Life and Death in the South Carolina Low Country, 1670–1920. By Peter A. Coclanis. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Pp. ix, 370. $39.95.

The Fragile Bridge: Paterson Silk Strike, 1913. By Steve Golin. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988. Pp. ix, 320. $34.95.

Autocracy, Capitalism, and Revolution in Russia. By Tim McDaniel. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. Pp. xi, 500. $45.00, cloth; $14.95, paper.

Pursuits of Happiness: The Social Development of Early Modern British Colonies and the Formation of American Culture. By Jack P. Greene. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1988. Pp. xv, 284. $32.50.

Die deutsche Industrie und die Industrialisierung Russlands, 1815–1914. By Walter Kirchner. St. Katharinen: Scripta Mercaturae Verlag, 1986. Pp. v, 409. DM 58.

Work Without End: Abandoning Shorter Hours for the Right to Work. By Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988. Pp. x, 404. $34.95.

Corn and Its Early Fathers. By Henry A. Wallace and William L. Brown. Revised Edition. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1988. Pp. xv, 141. $18.95.

The Great Depression: Delayed Recovery and Economic Change in America, 1929–1939. By Michael A. Bernstein. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Pp. xvii, 269. $29.95.

Africa - Merchants of Essaouira: Urban Society and Imperialism in Southwestern Morocco, 1844–1866. By Daniel J. Schroeter. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Pp. xxii, 322. $49.50.

A Mighty Empire: The Origins of the American Revolution. By Marc Egnal. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1988. Pp. xv, 381. $36.95, cloth; $10.95, paper.

Cannery Women, Cannery Lives: Mexican Women, Unionization, and the California Food Processing Industry, 1930–1950. By Vicki L. Ruiz. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1987. Pp. xviii, 194. $22.50, cloth; $10.95, paper.

Islam and Urban Labor in Northern Nigeria: The Making of a Muslim Working Class. By Paul Lubeck. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. Pp. x, 362. $49.50.

Law and the Shaping of Public Education, 1785–1954. By David Tyack, Thomas James, and Aaron Benavot. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1987. Pp. xi, 259. $25.00.

Origins of Southern Radicalism: The South Carolina Upcountry, 1800–1860. By Lacy K. FordJr, New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Pp. xiii, 414. $39.95.

From Open Door to Dutch Door: An Analysis of U.S. Immigration Policy Since 1820. By Michael C. LeMay. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1987. Pp. vii, 183. $36.95, cloth; $12.95, paper.

Liberty, Property, and the Foundations of the American Constitution. Edited by Ellen Frankel Paul and Howard Dickman. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1989. Pp. ix, 181. $39.50, cloth; $12.95, paper.

Asia - Family, Fields, and Ancestors: Constancy and Change in China's Social and Economic History, 1550–1949. By Lloyd E. Eastman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Pp. x, 267. $29.95, cloth; $10.95, paper.

The Transformation of Old Age Security: Class and Politics in the American Welfare State. By Jill Quadagno. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988. Pp. xiii, 253. $27.50.

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