Adam Smith's America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism 9780691240879, 9780691203812, 0691240876

Adam Smith's America 9780691240879, 9780691203812

The unlikely story of how Americans canonized Adam Smith as the patron saint of free markets Originally published in 177

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A History of Howard Johnson's: How a Massachusetts Soda Fountain Became an American Icon (American Palate) 9781614239161, 9781609494285, 2013029385

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Hillbilly: A Cultural History of an American Icon 9780195146318, 019514631X

In this pioneering work of cultural history, historian Anthony Harkins argues that the hillbilly-in his various guises o

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Gridiron Capital: How American Football Became a Samoan Game 9781478022701

Lisa Uperesa charts the cultural, historical, and social dynamics that have made American football so central to Samoan

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Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon 9780813587547

After debuting in 1938, Superman soon became an American icon. But why has he maintained his iconic status for nearly 80

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Madam C.J. Walker: The Making of an American Icon (Library of African American Biography) 9781442260382, 1442260386

"[An] exhaustively detailed account of the life of Madam C.J. Walker." Booklist, Starred Review Madam C. J.

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The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity 9780674242760

Eugene McCarraher challenges the conventional view of capitalism as a force for disenchantment. From Puritan and evangel

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Intervention: how America became involved in Vietnam 9780394543673

Traces the roots of American involvement in Vietnam and offers a provocative portrayal of Lydon Johnson's role in t

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How I Became a Writer: An Autobiography of a Dalit 2022935468, 9381345791, 9789381345795

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Boyle Heights: How a Los Angeles Neighborhood Became the Future of American Democracy 9780520382374

The radical history of a dynamic, multiracial American neighborhood. “When I think of the future of the United States,

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