The Entrepreneurial Spirit in Colonial America
The Foundations of Modern Business History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9625486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edwin J Perkins (Southern States University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 160-186 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Business History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3115429 |
| OpenAlex | W1968021831 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 51 |
This wide-ranging discussion of the extent of entrepreneurship in colonial America surveys the recent historiography of the field and offers a reconceptualization. The article advances the view that a society “with pervasive entrepreneurial values” existed from the first years of English settlement in North America, and it examines the activities and goals of the primary occupational groups to demonstrate that thesis
Archaeology · Business history · Colonialism · Economic history · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Field (mathematics · Historiography · Political science · Settlement (finance · Social science · Sociology · American Environmental and Regional History · American History and Culture · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 1997 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |