American Life During the Industrial Age - A Social and Cultural History in Essays and Documents

This volume explores the Industrial Age (1860-1914), bringing together published and archival primary sources with introductory essays that contextualize a period of extraordinary social, cultural, and economic transformation.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Wages 2. Scarcity and Abundance 3. Immigration 4. Race and Racism 5. Work 6. Unions and Strikes 7. Electricity 8. Clock Time, Speed, and Simultaneity 9. Contaminants 10. Diseases and Cures

About the author

Alexis McCrossen is Professor at the Clements Department of History, Southern Methodist University, U.S.A., where she teaches U.S. social and cultural history. She is the author of Marking Modern Times: Clocks, Watches and Other Timekeepers in American Life and Holy Day, Holiday: The American Sunday, and is the editor of Land of Necessity: Consumer Culture in the United States–Mexico Borderlands.

Summary

This volume explores the Industrial Age (1860–1914), bringing together published and archival primary sources with introductory essays that contextualize a period of extraordinary social, cultural, and economic transformation.

Product details

• Authors: Alexis Mccrossen
• Assisted by: Alexis Mccrossen (Editor), McCrossen Alexis (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032777559
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3277755-9
• No. of pages: 268
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; USA, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), c 1800 to c 1900, Economic history, History of Science, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, c 1910 to c 1919, History of the Americas, c 1900 to c 1909