Reviews for American Economic Development Since 1945

The average rating for American Economic Development Since 1945 based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-12-31 00:00:00 Laura Miller A solid, no-nonsense book about an important subject First published in 1948, this book has gone through many editions, the latest, as we can see here, put out in 1998. I recently read the 1964 edition, picked up long ago at a booksale in Melbourne, Australia. Ashton's work is probably timeless. It is a down-to-earth, very well reasoned history of the various historical tendencies and phenomena that together are called "the industrial revolution". I cannot vouch for this volume being absolutely correct. The author does not have much time for those who dwell on the evils of industrialization, or who want to include class struggle in their analysis. Though I was not fully convinced of this, still I was willing to listen. Not being an expert in the field, I was looking for a decent explanation or summary of the whole process. I definitely got my money's worth in Ashton's book. It is well-written, without jargon and without presumption of vast historical knowledge on the part of the reader. It gives you an overview of such various fields as population growth, early forms of industry in England, the technical innovations, capital, banking, labor unions, conditions of workers, industrialists' clubs, and relation of agriculture to industry. Though I found the part about banks and interest rather rough going, it was entirely due to my own poor understanding of the field. My edition could have used a map. The shires, the rivers, and the many towns of England are not all imprinted firmly in the brains of North Americans. Other than that, I would heartily recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their understanding of the Industrial Revolution.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-06-28 00:00:00 Michael Snyder خیلی وقت بود که این کتاب تو قفسه داشت خاک می خورد. الآن پشیمونم از این همه وقتی که بهش بی محلی کردم. یه کار تحقیقی- تحلیلی ِ خوب ِ. ترجمه ی خوب و روونی هم داره ازاحمد تدین ( که تا به حال ترجمه ای از ایشون نخونده بودم). چیزی که از این کتاب یاد گرفته ام نه تاریخ انقلاب صنعتی و نه نوشتن تحقیق و تحلیل ِ. تصور ِ اون همه شور و انگیزه و تلاش و مقابله و... واسم هیجان انگیز بود. فکر می کنم جنگیدن رو یادم داد. به بقیه ی چیز هاش کاری ندارم.