Capitalism is central to our understanding of contemporary economic and political life and yet what does it really mean? If, as has now been shown to be the case, capital and property rights existed in pre-modern and pre-capitalist societies, what is left of our understanding of capitalism?...

Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introducing to the reader three individuals or...

Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introducing to the reader three individuals or...

Working Americans, 1898-2016 Volume XIV: African Americans -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1898-1919 -- 1898: African American Wood Turner -- 1913: Young Singer of Spirtuals -- 1916: African American U.S. Army Major -- 1917: Civil Rights Advocate -- 1919: Female African American...