Henry George and the Crisis of Inequality - Progress and Poverty in the Gilded Age

Klappentext Edward T. O'Donnell's exploration of Henry George's life and times merges labor! ethnic! intellectual! and political history to illuminate the early labor movement in New York during the Gilded Age. George's accessible! forward-thinking ideas on democracy! equality! and freedom have tremendous value for contemporary debates. Zusammenfassung Edward T. O'Donnell's exploration of Henry George's life and times merges labor! ethnic! intellectual! and political history to illuminate the early labor movement in New York during the Gilded Age. George's accessible! forward-thinking ideas on democracy! equality! and freedom have tremendous value for contemporary debates.

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• Authors: Edward Donnell, O&apos, Edward O'Donnell, Edward (College of the Holy Cross) O'Donnell, Edward O''donnell, Edward (College of the Holy Cross) O''donnell, O'Donnell Edward
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.2017
• EAN: 9780231120012
• ISBN: 978-0-231-12001-2
• No. of pages: 376
• Series: Columbia History of Urban Life; Columbia History of Urban Life
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Urban communities