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Author: Gordon M. Winder ,
Professor Derek H. Aldcroft
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: New edition
Weight: 0.635kg
ISBN: 9781409424611
ISBN 10: 1409424618
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 03 April 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'The author presents his audience with a grand view of the growth and development of a vital international industry, granting an important new scope to the dual rise of American industrial and agricultural prowess on the world stage.' ICON - Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology '... specialists will benefit from both [the book’s] important information and its thoughtful analytical insights. This is an important contribution to the economic history of American agriculture and the business history of manufacturing firms, and it offers a clear explanation of how complicated local, national, and transnational networks operated in one of the era’s most important industries.' EH.Net 'A text that deftly blends the methodologies of business history, historical geography, and cultural history, The American Reaper will appeal to a diverse scholarly readership, especially those interested in the history of the modern corporation and agricultural history... Abounding with maps, informative tables, and images, Winder’s meticulous and multifaceted research has produced an excellent volume that will be of value to readers unfamiliar with the subject and specialists alike.' Enterprise and Society
'The author presents his audience with a grand view of the growth and development of a vital international industry, granting an important new scope to the dual rise of American industrial and agricultural prowess on the world stage.' ICON - Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology '... specialists will benefit from both [the book's] important information and its thoughtful analytical insights. This is an important contribution to the economic history of American agriculture and the business history of manufacturing firms, and it offers a clear explanation of how complicated local, national, and transnational networks operated in one of the era's most important industries.' EH.Net 'A text that deftly blends the methodologies of business history, historical geography, and cultural history, The American Reaper will appeal to a diverse scholarly readership, especially those interested in the history of the modern corporation and agricultural history... Abounding with maps, informative tables, and images, Winder's meticulous and multifaceted research has produced an excellent volume that will be of value to readers unfamiliar with the subject and specialists alike.' Enterprise and Society
Author Information
Gordon Winder is Professor of Economic Geography at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Germany.
