Farm, Shop, Landing - The Rise of a Market Society in the Hudson Valley, 1780-1860 (Paperback)

At the turn of the nineteenth century, when the word "capital" first found its way into the vocabulary of mid-Hudson Valley residents, the term irrevocably marked the profound change that had transformed the region from an inward-looking, rural community into a participant in an emerging market economy. In "Farm, Shop, Landing" Martin Bruegel turns his attention to the daily lives of merchants, artisans, and farmers who lived and worked along the Hudson River in the decades following the American Revolution to explain how the seeds of capitalism were spread on rural U.S. soil.
Combining theoretical rigor with extensive archival research, Bruegel's account diverges from other historiographies of nineteenth-century economic development. It challenges the assumption that the coexistence of long-distance trade, private property, and entrepreneurial activity lead to one inescapable outcome: a market economy either wholeheartedly embraced or entirely rejected by its members. When Bruegel tells the story of farmer William Coventry struggling in the face of bad harvests, widow Mary Livingston battling her tenants, blacksmith Samuel Fowks perfecting the cast-iron plough, and Hannah Bushnell sending her butter to market, Bruegel shows that the social conventions of a particular community, and the real struggles and hopes of individuals, actively mold the evolving economic order. Ultimately, then, "Farm, Shop, Landing" suggests that the process of modernization must be understood as the result of the simultaneous and often contentious interplay of social and economic spheres.

General

Imprint:	Duke University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2002
First published:	April 2002
Authors:	Martin Bruegel
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-8223-2849-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Rural communities Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic systems > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-8223-2849-6
Barcode:	9780822328490

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