Big Business in America

The Corporate Century, 1900–2000

Thomas J. Dorich (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

346 Seiten

2020
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-9597-1 (ISBN)

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This study analyzes the influence of big business on the economic, political, and social structure of twentieth-century America. The author examines the development of a mass production and consumption economy and argues that the corporation became a key institutional force in the United States.

Thomas J. Dorich received his Ph.D in American history from Arizona State University.

Chapter 1: Corporate Century: Overview and Paradigm

Chapter 2: The Monolith Emerges: The Rise of Big Business

Chapter 3: Good Stuff: Creating a Consumer Society

Chapter 4: Seated Around the Monolith: The Organized People of Plenty—1950’s

Interlude: The Organizational Synthesis

Part II Introduction: Corporate Baroque

Chapter 5: The Dance of the Titans: Business/Government Relations and Power Elite Governance

Chapter 6: Citizen Baroque: Lobbying, Interest Groups, and Campaign Finance

Chapter 7: Sovereign Baroque: Multi-National Enterprise and Globalization

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	164 x 227 mm
Gewicht	671 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-4985-9597-9 / 1498595979
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-9597-1 / 9781498595971
Zustand	Neuware