Re: Developments in the world economy and the conceptofforeign ownership
On May 28, 2007, at 2:26 PM, Seth Ackerman wrote:
I think you should look at Beckert’s NYC bourgeoisie as becoming the American ruling class as a result
of the Civil War.
Yes, of course. Sorry if I gave the impression otherwise. The pre-CW
elite in New York also hadn’t figured out what to do with the
manufacturers - smelly glue-boilers like Peter Cooper.
By the way, though I’m only about 1/3 through it, it’s a damn fine
book. It’s a lot more interesting than
Doug