Title Divergent paths : how culture and institutions have shaped North American growth / Marc Egnal.

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New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	330.974 E31D	Check Shelf

Description	xvi, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-288) and index.
Contents	I. The Shaping of Regional Societies, 1750s to 1850s. 1. Introduction: The Paths Diverge. 2. Eighteenth-Century Perceptions. 3. Peasants and Freeholders. 4. Religion and Labor. 5. Mobility and Education. 6. Entrepreneurial Spirit in the North and South. 7. Entrepreneurial Spirit in French Canada. 8. Intellectual Life -- II. From the 1860s to the 1990s. 9. The Gap Widens: 1860s to 1940. 10. The Paths Converge: 1940 to 1975. 11. The Post-Industrial Economy, 1975 to the 1990s -- App. A. Some Thorny Concepts: Capitalism, the Capitalist Spirit, and the Household Economy -- App. B. Three Farms in 1750.
Subject	Northeastern States -- Economic conditions.
	Southern States -- Economic conditions.
	Québec (Province) -- Economic conditions.
	Northeastern States -- Social conditions.
	Southern States -- Social conditions.
	Québec (Province) -- Social conditions.
	Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
	Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
	Northeastern States. (OCoLC)fst01242521
	Québec. (OCoLC)fst01207316
	Southern States. (OCoLC)fst01244550
	Economische ontwikkeling.
	Determinanten.
	Kultur.
	Sozioökonomischer Wandel.
	Nordamerika.
	Culture et développement -- Québec (Province) -- Histoire.
	Culture et développement -- États-Unis (Nord) -- Histoire.
	Culture et développement -- États-Unis (Sud) -- Histoire.
	Économie politique comparée.
	Kultur. (DE-588)4125698-0
	Sozioökonomischer Wandel. (DE-588)4318539-3
	Québec (Province) -- Conditions économiques.
	États-Unis (Nord) -- Conditions économiques.
	États-Unis (Sud) -- Conditions économiques.
	Nordamerika. (DE-588)4042483-2
Chronological Term	Geschichte 1750-1850
	Geschichte 1750-1850.
Indexed Term	Economic conditions History, 1700-
	North America
ISBN	0195098668
	9780195098662
	0195109066 (pbk.)
	9780195109061 (pbk.)

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