| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 405 pages : maps ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-390) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Economic Culture of Puritan New England -- 1. Puritanism, Capitalism, and the "Human Capital" Question -- 2. An "Honest Gaine": John Smith, John Winthrop, and the Political Economy of Colonization -- 3. The Protestant Ethic and the Culture of Discipline -- 4. The Ethics of Exchange, Price Controls, and the Case of Robert Keayne -- 5. "That Ancient Republican Independent Spirit": Civil Society and Economic Development in the Winthrop Era -- 6. The Puritan Ironworks -- 7. The Making of Maritime New England. |
| Subject |
Work ethic -- New England -- History.
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Entrepreneurship -- New England -- History.
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Capitalism -- New England -- History.
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New England -- Economic conditions.
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| Indexed Term |
Economic conditions History |
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United States |
| ISBN |
0393035840 |
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9780393035841 |
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