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Daily life in the industrial United States, 1870-1900 /
"Not just about the rise of the factories or the emergence of the modern city, this fascinating history conveys how it felt to work the assembly line and walk the bustling urban streets. Provides an overview of the dramatic economic changes occurring in the United States during industrializatio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Greenwood,
[2019]
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1 Economic Life p. 1
- Major Industry Transformations p. 2
- Textiles p. 5
- Steel p. 15
- Meatpacking p. 20
- Reconstruction and the South p. 27
- Taxation, Tariffs, and the "Money Question" p. 29
- The City p. 31
- Conclusion: Railroads and Economic Life p. 35
- Document: Isaac L. Peebles, "Politeness of Passengers on the Train,' 1899 p. 39
- Document: Jane Leary, "The Shoeworker of Lynn," Interview Conducted in 1939 p. 40
- 2 Political Life p. 45
- Reconstruction in the South p. 48
- Machine Politics in the North p. 53
- Political Policy Challenges and Responses p. 55
- The Development of Social Welfare Programs p. 67
- Building Railroads and Building Resentment p. 73
- Conclusion: The Great Uprising of 1877 p. 77
- Document: Frederick Douglass, "Lessons of the Hour," 1894 p. 80
- Document: Benjamin R. Tillman, Speech to Congress, 1900 p. 82
- 3 Material Life p. 87
- Housing and Class p. 88
- Alcohol and Drug Consumption p. 103
- Department Stores and Mail-Order Catalogs p. 109
- Advertising p. 112
- Clothing and Fashion p. 113
- Looking Backward and Consumer Culture p. 117
- Document: Catherine Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe, "Pure Air," 1869 p. 119
- Document: Edward Bellamy, Looking Backward, 1888 p. 121
- Document: Theodore Dreiser, Carrie and the Department Store, 1900 p. 122
- 4 Domestic Life p. 125
- Women's Work: The Ideology of Separate Spheres p. 126
- "Calling Her Women Together": Labor and Delivery in the Home p. 129
- The Creation of Childhood p. 130
- Bringing up Baby in the Upper-Middle-Class Home p. 132
- Flower Children and Play p. 133
- Play and Work among Urban, Working-Class Children p. 134
- Working-Class Children and Social Control p. 137
- Courtship and Marriage p. 138
- Women's Responsibilities: A Typical Week p. 147
- Working Out and Managing Domestic Servants p. 153
- Life in Death and Death in Life: Mourning and Funerals p. 156
- Document: Annie Holmes Ricketson, Journal Excerpts, 1871-1874 p. 160
- Document: Eunice Beecher, "Management of Infants," 1881 p. 161
- 5 Intellectual Life p. 167
- Introduction: The Growth of Public Networks p. 167
- The Rise of Public Education Systems p. 168
- Women's Education p. 176
- Medical Care: Industrial-Era Challenges and Limited Progress p. 180
- The Institutionalization of Science p. 187
- The Growth of Print Culture p. 188
- Novels of the Industrial Era p. 192
- Document: Zitkála-Šá, "The School Days of an Indian Girl,' 1884 p. 198
- Document: Jane Addams, Twenty Years at Hull-House, 1910 p. 199
- 6 Recreational Life p. 205
- The Class Contours of Recreation p. 206
- Physical Recreation p. 210
- Public Amusements p. 215
- Traveling Shows p. 220
- Conclusion: The Golden Age of Bicycling p. 225
- Document: I. G. Blanchard, "Eight Hours/' 1878 p. 228
- Document: Cyrus Edson, "Do We Live Too Fast?" 1892 p. 229
- 7 Religious Life p. 233
- Religion in the Industrial Era p. 234
- Protestantism p. 235
- Roman Catholicism p. 238
- Protestant-Catholic Conflict p. 239
- Judaism p. 240
- New Denominations and Sects p. 242
- Religious Holidays p. 244
- Civic Life in the Industrial Era p. 250
- The Black Church in the South p. 257
- Document: Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health, 1875 p. 260
- Document: Mark Twain, "Christian Science and the Book of Mrs. Eddy," 1899 p. 260.