provisioning in pre–Civil War New York, aircraft manufacturing before World War I, and more. The book also

From the 18th century to the 1930s: war and depression -- 1945 to 1975: the golden age -- The

-- The post-World War II interregnum -- Globalization redux.

) -- Capitalism and Democracy in the US (1830-1930): Antagonistic Symbiosis. Catch-Up Strategies Post-World War II

-- Hundred years' peace -- The snapping of the golden thread -- Swings of the pendulum after World War I

North Korea has survived the end of the Cold War, massive famine, numerous regional crises

effects of the deepest recession since World War II, the People's Republic of China still enjoys growth