In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, home appliances, motor vehicles, air travel, air conditioning, and television transformed households and workplaces. With medical advances, life expectancy between 1870 and 1970 grew from forty-five to seventy-two years. Weaving together a vivid narrative, historical anecdotes, and economic analysis, "The Rise and Fall of American Growth" provides an in-depth account of this momentous era. But has that era of unprecedented growth come to an end?
Gordon challenges the view that economic growth can or will continue unabated, and he demonstrates that the life-altering scale of innovations between 1870 and 1970 can't be repeated. He contends that the nation's productivity growth, which has already slowed to a crawl, will be further held back by the vexing headwinds of rising inequality, stagnating education, an aging population, and the rising debt of college students and the federal government. Gordon warns that the younger generation may be the first in American history that fails to exceed their parents' standard of living, and that rather than depend on the great advances of the past, we must find new solutions to overcome the challenges facing us.
A critical voice in the debates over economic stagnation, "The Rise and Fall of American Growth" is at once a tribute to a century of radical change and a harbinger of tougher times to come.
Автор: Ober Josiah Название: The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece ISBN: 069114091X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691140919 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 31680.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: "Lord Byron described Greece as great, fallen, and immortal, a characterization more apt than he knew. Through most of its long history, Greece was poor. But in the classical era, Greece was densely populated and highly urbanized. Many surprisingly healthy Greeks lived in remarkably big houses and worked for high wages at specialized occupations. Middle-class spending drove sustained economic growth. Classical wealth produced a stunning cultural efflorescence lasting hundreds of years. Why did Greece reach such heights in the classical period--and why only then? And how, after `the Greek miracle` had endured for centuries, did the Macedonians defeat the Greeks, seemingly bringing an end to their glory? Drawing on a massive body of newly available data and employing novel approaches to evidence, Josiah Ober offers a major new history of classical Greece and an unprecedented account of its rise and fall. Ober argues that Greece`s rise was no miracle but rather the result of political breakthroughs and economic development. The extraordinary emergence of citizen-centered city-states transformed Greece into a society that defeated the mighty Persian Empire. Yet Philip and Alexander of Macedon were able to beat the Greeks in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE, a victory enabled by the Macedonians` appropriation of Greek innovations. After Alexander`s death, battle-hardened warlords fought ruthlessly over the remnants of his empire. But Greek cities remained populous and wealthy, their economy and culture surviving to be passed on to the Romans--and to us. A compelling narrative filled with uncanny modern parallels, this is a book for anyone interested in how great civilizations are born and die. This book is based on evidence available on a new interactive website. To learn more, please visit: http: //polis.stanford.edu/"--
Автор: Leggiere Название: The Fall of Napoleon ISBN: 1107683505 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107683501 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 40130.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book tells the story of the invasion of France at the twilight of Napoleon`s empire. With over a million men under arms throughout central Europe, Coalition forces crossed the Rhine River to invade France between November 1813 and January 1814. This book provides the first complete English-language study of the invasion along a front extending from Holland to Switzerland.
Автор: Brown Peter Название: Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 Ad ISBN: 0691161771 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691161778 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 26400.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. This book offers a sweeping intellectual and social history of the vexing problem of wealth in Christianity in the waning days of the Roman Empire.
Автор: Fallada Hans Название: Stranger in My Own Country: Prison Diary, 1944 ISBN: 0745669883 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780745669885 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 21120.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: I lived the same life as everyone else, the life of ordinary people, the masses. Sitting in a prison cell in the autumn of 1944, the German author Hans Fallada sums up his life under the National Socialist dictatorship, the time of inward emigration .
Автор: Cunningham David Название: Klansville, U.S.A.: The Rise and Fall of the Civil Rights-Era Ku Klux Klan ISBN: 0199391165 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199391165 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 23220.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In this book David Cunningham tells the story of the astounding trajectory of the Klan during the 1960s by focusing on the pivotal and under-explored case of the United Klans of America (UKA) in North Carolina. Why the KKK flourished in the Tar Heel state presents a fascinating puzzle and a window into the complex appeal of the Klan as a whole.
Автор: Vinton Nathaniel Название: The Fall Line: America`s Rise to Ski Racing`s Summit ISBN: 0393352692 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780393352696 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 22710.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The Fall Line delivers the adrenaline of one of the most beautiful and perilous sports with a panoramic view of skiing`s past, present and future.
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