The Economy of Colonial America [Paperback]

Edwin J. Perkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 1988

This popular study, lauded by professors and scholars alike, has been diligently revised to reflect the tremendous amount of new research conducted during the last decade, and now includes a totally new chapter on women in the economy. Presenting a great deal of up-to-date information in a concise and lively style, the book surveys the main aspects of the colonial economy: population and economic expansion; the six main occupational groups (family farmers, indentured servants, slaves, artisans, great planters, and merchants); women in the economy; domestic and imperial taxes; the colonial monetary system; living standards for the typical family

Editorial Reviews

Review

His study is excellent: a concise and readable synthesis loaded with facts and figures about the colonial economy.

(Business History Review )

Anyone who keeps up with the literature on colonial economic history will find Perkins' overview useful and insightful.... Perkins has moved us further out of the statistical 'dark age'.

(The Journal of Economic History )

About the Author

Edwin J. Perkins is Professor of History at the University of Southern California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 251 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press; 2 edition (May 30, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231063393
• ISBN-13: 978-0231063395
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,893,717 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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