The great industrial war : framing class conflict in the media, 1865-1950 /

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The Great Industrial War, a comprehensive assessment of how class has been interpreted by the media in American history, documents the rise and fall of a frightening concept: industrial war. Troy Rondinone examines how the mainstream press along with the writings of a select group of influential ref...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rondinone, Troy, 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1865-1950.
Labor disputes > United States > History.
Labor disputes > Press coverage > United States > History.
Social conflict > United States > History.
Social conflict > Press coverage > United States > History.
Travail > Conflits > États-Unis > Histoire.
Travail > Conflits > Couverture de presse > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Labor disputes
Social conflict
Social conflict > Press coverage
Arbeitskampf
Streik
Klassenkampf
Sozialer Konflikt
United States
USA
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The Great Industrial War, a comprehensive assessment of how class has been interpreted by the media in American history, documents the rise and fall of a frightening concept: industrial war. Troy Rondinone examines how the mainstream press along with the writings of a select group of influential reformers and politicians framed strike news, explores the influence of historical experience on popular perceptions of social order and class conflict, and provides a reinterpretation of the origins and meaning of the Taft-Hartley Act and the industrial relations regime it supported.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 245 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813548111
081354811X

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