How Long to Read The Emergence of Capitalism in Early America

How Long Does it Take to Read The Emergence of Capitalism in Early America?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read The Emergence of Capitalism in Early America by Christopher W. Calvo

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Description

Due to the enormous influence of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations on Western liberal economics, a tradition closely linked to the United States, many scholars assume that early American economists were committed to Smith’s ideas of free trade and small government. Debunking this belief, Christopher W. Calvo provides a comprehensive history of the nation’s economic thought from 1790 to 1860, tracing the development of a uniquely American understanding of capitalism. The Emergence of Capitalism in Early America shows how American economists challenged, adjusted, and adopted the ideas of European thinkers such as Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and Thomas Malthus to suit their particular interests. Calvo not only explains the divisions between American free trade and the version put forward by Smith, but he also discusses the sharp differences between northern and southern liberal economists. Emergent capitalism fostered a dynamic discourse in early America, including a homegrown version of socialism burgeoning in antebellum industrial quarters, as well as a reactionary brand of conservative economic thought circulating on slave plantations across the Old South. This volume also traces the origins and rise of nineteenth-century protectionism, a system that Calvo views as the most authentic expression of American political economy. Finally, Calvo examines early Americans’ awkward relationship with capitalism’s most complex institution—finance. Grounded in the economic debates, Atlantic conversations, political milieu, and material realities of the antebellum era, this book demonstrates that American thinkers fused different economic models, assumptions, and interests into a unique hybrid-capitalist system that shaped the trajectory of the nation’s economy.

How long is The Emergence of Capitalism in Early America?

The Emergence of Capitalism in Early America by Christopher W. Calvo is 309 pages long, and a total of 80,031 words.

This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Emergence of Capitalism in Early America Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read The Emergence of Capitalism in Early America aloud.

What Reading Level is The Emergence of Capitalism in Early America?

The Emergence of Capitalism in Early America is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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