The Monied Metropolis: New York City and the Consolidation of the American Bourgeoisie, 1850-1896

by Sven Beckert

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This book, first published in 2001, is a comprehensive history of the most powerful group in the nineteenth-century United States: New York City's economic elite. This small and diverse group of Americans accumulated unprecedented economic, social, and political power, and decisively put their mark on the age. Professor Beckert explores how capital-owning New Yorkers overcame their distinct antebellum identities to forge dense social networks, create...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521524105

ISBN13:9780521524100

Release Date:February 2003

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:516 Pages

Weight:1.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.0" x 8.7"

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19th Century Business Business & Finance Business & Investing Economic History Economics History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) State & Local

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