作者：Bodenhorn, H
摘要：Formal rules and informal customs created innumerable obstacles to the socioeconomic advance of Virginia's free black population. Laws prohibited free blacks from some activities and occupations and restricted their participation in others. Racism and Klan-like terrorism also made advancement difficult. Despite these disadvantages, Virginia's free black population fared rather well. They grew neatly as tall as white Americans and towered over contemporary Europeans. Primary sources and the sec...
作者：Universite de Montreal; HEC Montreal
摘要：The first domestic food to be regulated by the federal government in the United States, margarine had a unique regulation history. No other food product has been so harshly treated throughout the world. The American margarine policy up to the 1950s is generally considered remarkably severe. The Canadian policy was even more stringent and more enduring. The province of Quebec, and until very recently of Ontario, still prohibits the yellow coloring of margarine. This article compares the history...
作者：University of Chicago; Yale University
摘要：We examine the Austro-Hungarian bentwood furniture industry as a case study for modern industrialization during the second half of the nineteenth century. We establish that, through the implementation of innovative production methods and aggressive and insightful marketing strategies, this industry constitutes an important example of the modern industrial enterprise. Furthermore, we find evidence of cooperative behavior in the industry, making it an interesting case study in the history of ind...
