Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Anatomy of a Crisis 16
6. 2. Cultivating the Laissez-Faire Metropolis 53
7. 3. Brahminism Goes West 96
8. 4. The Contest over the Common 127
9. 5. Eastern Money and Western Populism 158
10. 6. The Age of Reform 178
11. Conclusion 204
12. Notes 213
13. Acknowledgments 271
14. Index 275