Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. 1. Toward a Political History of Economic Life 1
4. SECTION I. The Age of Revolution, 1780's- 1820's 17
5. 2. Imperial Reconstitution and the Limits of Political Property 19
6. 3. The Quest for Equipoise in the Shadow of Revolution 49
7. 4. From Revolution to Civil War 74
8. SECTION II: The Age of "Anarchy," 1820's—1850's
9. 5. Rosas Agonistes, or the Political Economy of Cronyism 109
10. 6. Chains of Obligation: The Duress of Merchant Law 141
11. 7. Reconsidering the Republic 165
12. SECTION III: The Age of Order, 1850's—1860's
13. 8. Constitutional Persuasions 193
14. 9. The New Property of Merchant Capital 224
15. 10. Making Money: The Battle for Monetary Authority 251
16. 11. The Unfinished Revolution of the Republic of Capital 279
17. Notes 297
18. Bibliography 331
19. Index 365