Industrialization and the Transformation of American Life - A Brief Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Rees Klappentext This book provides a descriptive, episodic yet analytical synthesis of industrialization in America. It integrates analysis of the profound economic and social changes taking place during the period between 1877 and the start of the Great Depression. The text is supported by 30 case studies to illustrate the underlying principles of industrialization that cumulatively convey a comprehensive understanding of the era. Zusammenfassung This book provides a descriptive, episodic yet analytical synthesis of industrialization in America. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Varieties of Industrialization; Chapter 2 The Labor Question; Chapter 3 Immigration; Chapter 4 Urbanization; Chapter 5 The West; Chapter 6 Environment; Chapter 7 Transportation; Chapter 8 The Politics of Industrialization; Chapter 9 Reform; Chapter 10 Epilogue;

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• Authors: Jonathan Rees, Jonathan (Colorado State University - Pueblo Rees, Rees Jonathan
• Publisher: Sharpe
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2012
• EAN: 9780765622556
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-2255-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, Industry & industrial studies, Industry and industrial studies