A Hercules in the cradle : war, money, and the American state, 1783 - 1867
Max M. Edling
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2014
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| Authors: | Edling, Max M. |
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Chicago, Ill. [u.a.] : Univ. of Chicago Press |
| Subject: | Militärausgaben | Military expenditure | Öffentliche Finanzen | Public finance | Öffentliche Schulden | Public debt | Finanzpolitik | Fiscal policy | Finanzgeschichte | Fiscal history | USA | United States | Krieg | Wirtschaft | Geschichte 1783-1867 | 1783-1867 |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Description [h-net.org] |
| Extent: | XII, 318 S. graph. Darst. 24 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction: war, money, and American historyA more effectual mode of administration: the constitution and the origins of American public finance -- The soul of government: creating an American fiscal regime -- So immense a power in the affairs of war: the restoration of public credit -- Equal to the severest trials: Mr. Madison's war -- The two most powerful republics in the world: Mr. Polk's war -- A rank among the very first of military powers: Mr. Lincoln's war -- Conclusion: the ideology, structure, and significance of the first American fiscal regime. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-18157-8 ; 0-226-18157-X ; 9780226181608 ; 978-0-226-18160-8 |
| Classification: | USA ; Wirtschaftsgeschichte |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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