Benjamin C. Waterhouse's Books

The Land of Enterprise

A Business History of the United States

By: Benjamin C. Waterhouse

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Land of Enterprise

A Business History of the United States

By: Benjamin C. Waterhouse

Charting the development of American business from the colonial period to the present.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

288

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1476766649

ISBN 13

9781476766645

Lobbying America

The Politics of Business from Nixon to NAFTA

By: Benjamin C. Waterhouse

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Lobbying America

The Politics of Business from Nixon to NAFTA

By: Benjamin C. Waterhouse

Lobbying America" explores the fractious history of business influence over American politics and brilliantly charts the business establishment's post-1970 counteroffensive against what its leaders saw as oppressive taxation, regulatory overreach, and an arrogant union movement. Attuned to the political successes and failures of organized business, Waterhouse has produced a must-read for anyone who wishes to understand the United States' late twentieth-century embrace of free market ideology."--Edward Balleisen, Duke University "In crisp, lucid prose, Waterhouse makes a convincing case for the success of pro-business mobilization during the 1970s and 80s. Waterhouse shows corporate lobbyists reacting to and learning from their opponents in the environmental, consumer, and labor movements, and ultimately leveraging economic upheavals to split those forces and control the terms of debate, if not always the outcomes. This go-to book integrates a lively archival account into the larger narrative of conservative counterrevolution."--Bethany Moreton, University of Georgia "This outstanding book provides an important and surprisingly underexamined history of the political mobilization of the business community during the 1970s."--Julian Zelizer, Princeton University ""Lobbying America" makes a superb contribution to our understanding of the political mobilization of business in the 1970s and after. With its groundbreaking archival work on the rise of the Business Roundtable, the evolution of the Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Manufacturers, and the fissures that emerged in the business coalition during the 1980s, this is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the history of the power of business in our political life today."--Kim Phillips-Fein, author of "Invisible Hands

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

345

Published Date

ISBN 10

069114916X

ISBN 13

9780691149165

The Land of Enterprise

A Business History of the United States

By: Benjamin C. Waterhouse

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Land of Enterprise

A Business History of the United States

By: Benjamin C. Waterhouse

This groundbreaking account of the development of American business from the colonial period to the present explains that the history of the United States can best be understood not as a search for freedom—but as a search for wealth and prosperity. The Land of Enterprise charts the development of American business from the colonial period to the present. It explores the nation’s evolving economic, social, and political landscape by examining how different types of enterprising activities rose and fell, how new labor and production technologies supplanted old ones—and at what costs—and how Americans of all stripes responded to the tumultuous world of business. In particular, historian Benjamin Waterhouse highlights the changes in business practices, the development of different industries and sectors, and the complex relationship between business and national politics. From executives and bankers to farmers and sailors, from union leaders to politicians to slaves, business history is American history, and Waterhouse pays tribute to the unnamed millions who traded their labor (sometimes by choice, often not) or decided what products to consume (sometimes informed, often not). Their story includes those who fought against what they saw as an oppressive system of exploitation as well as those who defended free markets from any outside intervention. The Land of Enterprise is not only a comprehensive look into our past achievements, but offers clues as to how to confront the challenges of today’s world: globalization, income inequality, and technological change.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

313

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1476766673

ISBN 13

9781476766676

One Day I'll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion That Conquered America

By: Benjamin C. Waterhouse

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

One Day I'll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion That Conquered America

By: Benjamin C. Waterhouse

From side-hustlers to start-ups, freelancers to small business owners, Americans have a special affinity for people who make it on their own. But the dream has a dark side. “One day I’ll work for myself.” Perhaps you’ve heard some version of that phrase from friends, colleagues, family members—perhaps you’ve said it yourself. If so, you’re not alone. The spirit of entrepreneurship runs deep in American culture and history, in the films we watch and the books we read, in our political rhetoric, and in the music piping through our speakers. What makes the dream of self-employment so alluring, so pervasive in today’s world? Benjamin C. Waterhouse offers a provocative argument: the modern cult of the hustle is a direct consequence of economic failures—bad jobs, stagnant wages, and inequality—since the 1970s. With original research, Waterhouse traces a new narrative history of business in America, populated with vivid characters—from the activists, academics, and work-from-home gurus who hailed business ownership as our economic salvation to the upstarts who took the plunge. We meet, among others, a consultant who quits his job and launches a wildly popular beer company, a department store saleswoman who founds a plus-size bra business on the Internet, and an Indian immigrant in Texas who flees the corporate world to open a motel. Some flourish; some squeak by. Some fail. As Waterhouse shows, the go-it-alone movement that began in the 1970s laid the political and cultural groundwork for today’s gig economy and its ethos: everyone should be their own boss. While some people find success in that world, countless others are left bouncing from gig to gig—exploited, underpaid, or conned by get-rich-quick scams. And our politics doesn’t know how to respond. Accessible, fast-paced, and eye-opening, One Day I’ll Work for Myself offers a fresh, insightful cultural history of the U.S. economy from the perspective of the people within it, asking urgent questions about why we’re clinging to old strategies for progress—and at what cost.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

280

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Published Date

ISBN 10

0393868222

ISBN 13

9780393868227

Lobbying America

The Politics of Business from Nixon to NAFTA

By: Benjamin C. Waterhouse

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Lobbying America

The Politics of Business from Nixon to NAFTA

By: Benjamin C. Waterhouse

Lobbying America tells the story of the political mobilization of American business in the 1970s and 1980s. Benjamin Waterhouse traces the rise and ultimate fragmentation of a broad-based effort to unify the business community and promote a fiscally conservative, antiregulatory, and market-oriented policy agenda to Congress and the country at large. Arguing that business's political involvement was historically distinctive during this period, Waterhouse illustrates the changing power and goals of America's top corporate leaders. Examining the rise of the Business Roundtable and the revitalization of older business associations such as the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Waterhouse takes readers inside the mind-set of the powerful CEOs who responded to the crises of inflation, recession, and declining industrial productivity by organizing an effective and disciplined lobbying force. By the mid-1970s, that coalition transformed the economic power of the capitalist class into a broad-reaching political movement with real policy consequences. Ironically, the cohesion that characterized organized business failed to survive the ascent of conservative politics during the 1980s, and many of the coalition's top goals on regulatory and fiscal policies remained unfulfilled. The industrial CEOs who fancied themselves the "voice of business" found themselves one voice among many vying for influence in an increasingly turbulent and unsettled economic landscape. Complicating assumptions that wealthy business leaders naturally get their way in Washington, Lobbying America shows how economic and political powers interact in the American democratic system.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

364

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0691168016

ISBN 13

9780691168012

One Day I'll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion That Conquered America

By: Benjamin C. Waterhouse

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

One Day I'll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion That Conquered America

By: Benjamin C. Waterhouse

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

280

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Published Date

ISBN 10

0393868222

ISBN 13

9780393868227

Benjamin Robert Haydon: Correspondence and Table-Talk, with a Memoir by F.W. Haydon

By: Benjamin Robert Haydon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Benjamin Robert Haydon: Correspondence and Table-Talk, with a Memoir by F.W. Haydon

By: Benjamin Robert Haydon

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

526

Publisher

Palala Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1378684184

ISBN 13

9781378684184

BENJAMIN ROBERT HAYDON

By: Benjamin Robert 1786-1846 Haydon,Frederic Wordsworth 1827-1886 Haydon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

BENJAMIN ROBERT HAYDON

By: Benjamin Robert 1786-1846 Haydon,Frederic Wordsworth 1827-1886 Haydon

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

514

Publisher

Wentworth Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1360605940

ISBN 13

9781360605944

Memoir of Benjamin, Lord Bloomfield

By: Georgiana Liddell Bloomfield Bloomfield,Benjamin Bloomfield Bloomfield

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Memoir of Benjamin, Lord Bloomfield

By: Georgiana Liddell Bloomfield Bloomfield,Benjamin Bloomfield Bloomfield

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

352

Publisher

Sagwan Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1376569019

ISBN 13

9781376569018

Benjamin Robert Haydon: Correspondence and Table-Talk; With a Memoir by His Son Frederic Wordsworth Haydon

By: Benjamin Robert Haydon,Frederic Wordsworth Haydon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Benjamin Robert Haydon: Correspondence and Table-Talk; With a Memoir by His Son Frederic Wordsworth Haydon

By: Benjamin Robert Haydon,Frederic Wordsworth Haydon

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

516

Publisher

Wentworth Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1010109626

ISBN 13

9781010109624

Memoir of the Rev. Benjamin Allen

By: Gregory T. Bedell,Benjamin Allen,Thomas G. Allen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Memoir of the Rev. Benjamin Allen

By: Gregory T. Bedell,Benjamin Allen,Thomas G. Allen

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

550

Publisher

Wentworth Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1010244183

ISBN 13

9781010244189

MEMOIR OF BENJAMIN ROBBINS CUR

By: Benjamin Robbins 1809-1874 Curtis,George Ticknor 1812-1894 Curtis

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

MEMOIR OF BENJAMIN ROBBINS CUR

By: Benjamin Robbins 1809-1874 Curtis,George Ticknor 1812-1894 Curtis

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

456

Publisher

Wentworth Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1360609121

ISBN 13

9781360609126

A Memoir of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, LL.D., with Some of His Professional and Miscellaneous Writings

By: Benjamin Robbins Curtis

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Memoir of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, LL.D., with Some of His Professional and Miscellaneous Writings

By: Benjamin Robbins Curtis

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

504

Publisher

Alpha Edition

Published Date

ISBN 10

9353866669

ISBN 13

9789353866662

A Memorial Containing Travels Through Life Or Sundry Incidents in the Life of Dr. Benjamin Rush

By: Benjamin Rush

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Memorial Containing Travels Through Life Or Sundry Incidents in the Life of Dr. Benjamin Rush

By: Benjamin Rush

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

278

Publisher

Wentworth Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

046906935X

ISBN 13

9780469069350

MEMOIR OF THE REV BENJAMIN ALL

By: Benjamin 1789-1829 Allen,Thomas G. Allen,Gregory T. (Gregory Townsend) 1. Bedell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

MEMOIR OF THE REV BENJAMIN ALL

By: Benjamin 1789-1829 Allen,Thomas G. Allen,Gregory T. (Gregory Townsend) 1. Bedell

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

572

Publisher

Wentworth Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1372260455

ISBN 13

9781372260452

Book's by Benjamin C. Waterhouse

The Land of Enterprise

The Land of Enterprise

Lobbying America

Lobbying America

The Land of Enterprise

The Land of Enterprise

One Day I'll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion That Conquered America

One Day I'll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion That Conquered America

Lobbying America

Lobbying America

One Day I'll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion That Conquered America

One Day I'll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion That Conquered America

Benjamin Robert Haydon: Correspondence and Table-Talk, with a Memoir by F.W. Haydon

Benjamin Robert Haydon: Correspondence and Table-Talk, with a Memoir by F.W. Haydon

BENJAMIN ROBERT HAYDON

BENJAMIN ROBERT HAYDON

Memoir of Benjamin, Lord Bloomfield

Memoir of Benjamin, Lord Bloomfield

Benjamin Robert Haydon: Correspondence and Table-Talk; With a Memoir by His Son Frederic Wordsworth Haydon

Benjamin Robert Haydon: Correspondence and Table-Talk; With a Memoir by His Son Frederic Wordsworth Haydon

Memoir of the Rev. Benjamin Allen

Memoir of the Rev. Benjamin Allen

MEMOIR OF BENJAMIN ROBBINS CUR

MEMOIR OF BENJAMIN ROBBINS CUR

A Memoir of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, LL.D., with Some of His Professional and Miscellaneous Writings

A Memoir of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, LL.D., with Some of His Professional and Miscellaneous Writings

A Memorial Containing Travels Through Life Or Sundry Incidents in the Life of Dr. Benjamin Rush

A Memorial Containing Travels Through Life Or Sundry Incidents in the Life of Dr. Benjamin Rush

MEMOIR OF THE REV BENJAMIN ALL

MEMOIR OF THE REV BENJAMIN ALL

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email