1 Narrating Monopoly and Empire: Austin, Irving, and the Charles River Bridge Case

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vi
4. Acknowledgments vii
5. Introduction: The Many and the One: Corporate Bodies and the Body Politic in US Law and Culture 1
6. 1 Narrating Monopoly and Empire: Austin, Irving, and the Charles River Bridge Case 15
7. 2 The Soulless Corporation: Cooper and the Decline of the Republic 45
8. 3 Satanic Corporate Agents in the Marketplace: Hawthorne, Melville, De Forest, and the Uses of Allegory 75
9. 4 Incorporating the Nation: Ruiz de Burton and “Quasi Public” Corporations 107
10. 5 The End of Individualism: Tarbell, Norris, and the Power of Combinations 141
11. Conclusion: Frankenstein in a Gray Flannel Suit 191
12. Bibliography 197
13. Index 210