2009 University of North Carolina Press.

Despite almost four centuries of black independent self-help enterprises, the agency of African Americans in attempting to forge their own economic liberation through business activities and entrepreneurship has remained noticeably absent from the historical record. ...

2008 University of North Carolina Press.

This is thoroughly updated for the twenty-first century. "The Rise of Modern Business" compares and analyzes the development of business and business institutions in several countries from the preindustrial era to the present. Paying close ...

2008 University of North Carolina Press.

This book describes how four U.S. administrations struggled with the legacy of Bretton Woods.How are we to understand the politics of international monetary relations since the end of World War II? Exploiting recently declassified documents ...

2007 University of North Carolina Press.

Histories of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era tend to characterize the United States as an expansionist nation bent on Americanizing the world without being transformed itself. In "Consumers' Imperium", Kristin Hoganson reveals the other ...

2004 University of North Carolina Press.

How are we to understand the politics of international monetary relations since the end of World War II? Exploiting declassified documents from both the United States and Europe and employing economic analysis and international relations ...

2003 University of North Carolina Press.

From the colonial era to the present day, small businesses have been an integral part of American life. First published in 1991 and now thoroughly updated, this study explores the central but ever-changing role played ...