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Volume 46 - Issue 2 - June 1986

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Reviews of Books

Society and Economy in Colonial Connecticut. By Jackson Turner Main. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1985. Pp. xv, 395. $34.00.
Jacob M. Price
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The First Suburbs: Residential Communities on the Boston Periphery, 1815–1860. By Henry C. Binford. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985. Pp. xiv, 304. $25.00.
John Cumbler
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03 March 2009, pp. 555-556
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Military Enterprise and Technological Change: Perspectives on the American Experience. Edited by Merritt Roe Smith. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1985. Pp. ix, 391. $30.00.
Daniel J. Kevles
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03 March 2009, pp. 556-557
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Investigation and Responsibility: Public Responsibility in the United States, 1865–1900. By William R. Brock. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984. Pp. viii, 280.$39.50.
Harold G. Vatter
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03 March 2009, pp. 557-558
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Silk City: Studies on the Paterson Silk Industry, 1860–1940. Edited by B. Scranton Philip. Newark: New Jersey Historical Society, 1985. Pp. 176. $19.95.
Rachel Maines
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03 March 2009, pp. 558-560
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The Politics and Development of the Federal Income Tax. By John F. Witte. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1985. Pp. xxii, 438. $25.00.
Edward John Ray
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03 March 2009, pp. 560-561
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The Great Merger Movement in American Business, 1895–1904. By Naomi R. Lamoreaux. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Pp. xii, 208. $29.95.
John A. James
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03 March 2009, pp. 561-563
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Alcoholic Beverages: Dimensions of Corporate Power. By John Cavanagh and Frederick F. Clairmonte. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985. Pp. 173. $25.00.
James M. MacDonald
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Richard Peters: Champion of the New South. By Royce Shingleton. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1985. Pp. xiv, 258. $21.95.
Leonard A. Carlson
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Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow: Black Women, Work, and the Family from Slavery to the Present. By Jacqueline Jones. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1985. Pp. xiii, 432. $25.95.
Anne Mayhew
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Agricultural Science and the Quest for Legitimacy: Farmers, Agricultural Colleges, and Experiment Stations, 1870–1890. By Alan I. Marcus. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1985. Pp. x, 269. $22.50.
Allan G. Bogue
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Working the Range: Essays on the History of Western Land Management and the Environment. Edited by R. Wunder John. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1985. Pp. xv, 237. $29.95.
Gary D. Libecap
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Historical Dictionary of the New Deal: From Inauguration to Preparation for War. Edited by S. Olson James. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1985. Pp. vii, 611. $65.00.
John Joseph Wallis
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The War Against The Seals: A History of the North American Seal Fishery. By Briton Cooper Busch. Toronto: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1985. Pp. xviii, 374. $29.95.
Arthur F. McEvoy
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Peasant, Lord and Merchant: Rural Society in Three Quebec Parishes, 1740–1840. By Allan Greer. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1985. Pp. xvi, 304. $35.00 cloth; $15.00 paper.
Marvin McInnis
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Uncle Sam's Family: Issues in and Perspectives On American Demographic History. By Robert V. Wells. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1985. Pp. x, 184. $29.50 cloth, $8.95 paper.
Daniel Scott Smith
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Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study. By Orlando Patterson. Cambridge, Mass., and London: Harvard University Press, 1982. Pp. xiii, 511. $30.00.
Stefano Fenoaltea
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The Nature and Logic of Capitalism. By Robert L. Heilbroner. New York: W. W. Norton, 1985. Pp. 225. $15.95.
W. W. Rostow
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In Search of the Spirit of Capitalism: An Essay on Max Weber's Protestant Ethic Thesis. By Gordon Marshall. New York: Columbia University Press, 1982. Pp. 236. $22.50 cloth; $10.00 paper. - The Spirit of Capitalism: The Max Weber Thesis in an Economic Historical Perspective. By Hisao Otsuka (translated by Masaomi Kondo). Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1982. Pp. x, 180.
D. C. Coleman
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03 March 2009, pp. 577-579
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International Trade Theories and the Evolving International Economy. By R. A. Johns. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985. Pp. xii, 321. $32.50.
John R. Hanson II
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Reviews of Books

Society and Economy in Colonial Connecticut. By Jackson Turner Main. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1985. Pp. xv, 395. $34.00.

The First Suburbs: Residential Communities on the Boston Periphery, 1815–1860. By Henry C. Binford. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985. Pp. xiv, 304. $25.00.

Military Enterprise and Technological Change: Perspectives on the American Experience. Edited by Merritt Roe Smith. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1985. Pp. ix, 391. $30.00.

Investigation and Responsibility: Public Responsibility in the United States, 1865–1900. By William R. Brock. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984. Pp. viii, 280.$39.50.

Silk City: Studies on the Paterson Silk Industry, 1860–1940. Edited by B. Scranton Philip. Newark: New Jersey Historical Society, 1985. Pp. 176. $19.95.

The Politics and Development of the Federal Income Tax. By John F. Witte. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1985. Pp. xxii, 438. $25.00.

The Great Merger Movement in American Business, 1895–1904. By Naomi R. Lamoreaux. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Pp. xii, 208. $29.95.

Alcoholic Beverages: Dimensions of Corporate Power. By John Cavanagh and Frederick F. Clairmonte. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985. Pp. 173. $25.00.

Richard Peters: Champion of the New South. By Royce Shingleton. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1985. Pp. xiv, 258. $21.95.

Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow: Black Women, Work, and the Family from Slavery to the Present. By Jacqueline Jones. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1985. Pp. xiii, 432. $25.95.

Agricultural Science and the Quest for Legitimacy: Farmers, Agricultural Colleges, and Experiment Stations, 1870–1890. By Alan I. Marcus. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1985. Pp. x, 269. $22.50.

Working the Range: Essays on the History of Western Land Management and the Environment. Edited by R. Wunder John. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1985. Pp. xv, 237. $29.95.

Historical Dictionary of the New Deal: From Inauguration to Preparation for War. Edited by S. Olson James. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1985. Pp. vii, 611. $65.00.

The War Against The Seals: A History of the North American Seal Fishery. By Briton Cooper Busch. Toronto: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1985. Pp. xviii, 374. $29.95.

Peasant, Lord and Merchant: Rural Society in Three Quebec Parishes, 1740–1840. By Allan Greer. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1985. Pp. xvi, 304. $35.00 cloth; $15.00 paper.

Uncle Sam's Family: Issues in and Perspectives On American Demographic History. By Robert V. Wells. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1985. Pp. x, 184. $29.50 cloth, $8.95 paper.

Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study. By Orlando Patterson. Cambridge, Mass., and London: Harvard University Press, 1982. Pp. xiii, 511. $30.00.

The Nature and Logic of Capitalism. By Robert L. Heilbroner. New York: W. W. Norton, 1985. Pp. 225. $15.95.

International Trade Theories and the Evolving International Economy. By R. A. Johns. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985. Pp. xii, 321. $32.50.

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