

Read More Stuff Visit and Support Us -> Įnglish June 4th, 2020 ISBN: 0190622474 176 pages EPUB 1.58 MBīy the early twentieth century, it became common to describe the United States as a 'business civilization.' President Coolidge in 1925 said, 'The chief business of the American people is business.' More recently, historian Sven Beckert characterized Henry Ford's massive manufactory as the embodiment of America: 'While Athens had its Parthenon and Rome its Colosseum, the United States had its River Rouge Factory in Detroit.' How did business come to assume such power and cultural centrality in America? American Business History: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
