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This course is offered as part of the History Department program. It is structured to provide the student with a broad appreciation of the historical traditions and methodology of business administration of capitalist enterprise in the broader context of American economic development. This course examines American business from the colonial mercantile era through World War I. Topics include America as a developing economy; trade and commerce during the revolutionary period; the industrial revolution; the American system of manufacture; the labor movement and the coming of managerial capi