Stumbling Towards the Constitution [electronic resource] : The Economic Consequences of Freedom in the Atlantic World /
Chu, J.author.
Jonathan Chu explores individual economic and legal behaviors, connecting them to adjustments in trade relations with Europe and Asia, the rise in debt litigation in Western Massachusetts, deflation and monetary illiquidity, and the Bank of North America.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Series Introduction: "The New Urban Atlantic"; Acknowledgments; 1 Independence, the United States, and the Atlantic Community; 2 Reorienting Trade: The Origins of Sino-American Trade; 3 American Merchants in the Postrevolutionary World; 4 Debt and Taxes: The Economy, State Action, and Private Behavior; 5 Illiquidity, Depression, and Debt Litigation in Western Massachusetts; 6 A Necessary Expedient: Monetary Stability and the Bank of North America; 7 The Bank of North America: A Dreadful Engine of Oppression
8 The Unfinished Revolution: A Uniform System of Commercial Intercourse and RegulationsMonetary Symbols and Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Jonathan Chu explores individual economic and legal behaviors, connecting them to adjustments in trade relations with Europe and Asia, the rise in debt litigation in Western Massachusetts, deflation and monetary illiquidity, and the Bank of North America.
Imperialism.
Social history.
United States—History.
History, Modern.
Ethnology.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
Social History.
US History.
Modern History.
Cultural Anthropology.