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An Application of Marxian and Weberian Theories of Capitalism: the Emergence of Big Businesses in the United States, 1861 to 1890

This study was an examination of businesses that became big businesses in the United States during the time period between the years of 1861 and 1890, a period of time frequently referred to as the “big business era.” The purpose of the study was to identify actions taken by businesses that enabled them to become and remain big businesses. A secondary purpose of the study was to show that these actions were explained by theories of Karl Marx and Max Weber. The results of the study showed that businesses which took specific actions were able to become and remain big businesses and these actions were explained by the theories of Marx and Weber. The results of the study demonstrate the ability of classical sociological theory to explain macro-level social change.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc801922
Date05 1900
CreatorsMagness, Penny J.
ContributorsZafirovski, Milan, 1958-, Yeatts, Dale E., Turner, K. Whisnant (Keith Whisnant)
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 123 pages, Text
CoverageUnited States, 1861-1890
RightsPublic, Magness, Penny J., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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