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By David Yaffe-Bellany, Lora Kelley and Kenneth P. Vogel

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The Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Vol. 13, No. 4, The Measure of American History (Spring, 1983)

, pp. 707-733 (27 pages)

Published By: The MIT Press

https://doi.org/10.2307/203887

https://www.jstor.org/stable/203887

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The Journal of Interdisciplinary History features substantive articles, research notes, review essays, and book reviews relating historical research and work in applied fields such as economics and demographics. Spanning all geographical areas and periods of history, topics include: social history demographic history psychohistory political history family history economic history cultural history technological history

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The Journal of Economic History is devoted to the multidisciplinary study of history and economics, and is of interest not only to economic historians but to social and demographic historians, as well as economists in general. The journal has broad coverage, in terms of both methodology and geographic scope. Topics covered include money and banking, trade, manufacturing, technology, transportation, industrial organisation, labour, agriculture, servitude, demography, education, economic growth, and the role of government and regulation. In addition, an extensive book review section keeps readers informed about the latest work in economic history and related fields. Instructions for Contributors at Cambridge Journals Online

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