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Ages of American Capitalism A History of the United States

Jonathan Levy

A leading economic historian traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present—and argues that we’ve reached a turning point that will define the era ahead. In this ambitious single-volume history of the United States, economic historian Jonathan Levy reveals how capi...

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The Ezra Klein Show

The book was highlighted as an inspiring history that combines institutional, legal, cultural, and economic perspectives on American capitalism.

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And then a book that came out after I wrote my book but one by an author who I quote in the book at the very beginning when I define capitalists is Jonathan Levy and he published a book I think it was...

— Episode: A Guide to the ‘Legal Fictions’ That Cre...

Episode: A Guide to the ‘Legal Fictions’ That Create Wealth...

The book was highlighted as an inspiring history that combines institutional, legal, cultural, and economic perspectives on American capitalism.

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And then a book that came out after I wrote my book but one by an author who I quote in the book at the very beginning when I define capitalists is Jonathan Levy and he published a book I think it was last year Ages of American Capitalism where he goes through this history of American capitalism and combines institutional legal and cultural and economic history in a way that I found enormously inspiring.

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