Networks:OptimisationandEvolution(CambridgeSeriesinStatisticalandProbabilisticMathematics)

AstudentreaderofthekeytopicsinAmericaneconomichistory.Thereadingsareorganisedchronologicallyandthematically,coveringsuchtopicsas:thecolonialandearlynationaleconomy,slaveryandindenturedservitude,theSouthsincetheCivilWar,theoriginsofAmericanindustrialsuccess,thecausesoffarmprotestinthelatenineteenthcentury,theroleofwomenintheeconomy,andtheGreatDepression.Introductionsaddcontext,providecriticalquestionsabouttheargumentsandevidence,noteimportantsubsequentworks,andsuggestadditionalreadings.Alsoincludedareaglossaryandanappendixthatprovidesaclear,simpleintroductiontoregressionanalysis,neededtoreadtheincreasinglytechnical'cliometric'articlesinthefield.