Culture Change and the New Technology

An Archaeology of the Early American Industrial Era

AvPaul A. Shackel

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Harpers Ferry was one of America's earliest and most significant industrial communities - serving as an excellent example of the changing patterns of human relations that led to dramatic progress in work life and in domestic relations in modern times.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-05-05
Mått:155 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt:371 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology
Antal sidor:217
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781475799057

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'An insightful discussion about the implications of social inequality within an industrial society.' Historical Archaeology, 32:2 (1998) 'Interesting and cogent...A useful archaeological reference for the material manifestations of early industrialisation.' The Midden, 30:1 (1998)

Innehållsförteckning

Industry and Interpreting the Past.- 1. “At the Mercy of the Capitalist”.- 2. “The Most Eligible Spot on the Whole River”: Harpers Ferry—The Early Years.- 3. “Under a Malign Influence”: Factory Discipline, Political Factionalism, Corruption, and the New Technology.- 4. “Their Little Gardens”: Landscapes in an Armory Town.- 5. “Customs and Habits Interwoven with the Very Fibers of Things”: Consumerism among Armory Households.- 6. “Oh! Let Oppression’s Hand Be Stay’d”: The Transformation from Craft to Wage Labor.- 7. “Home...! Refuge from Sadness”.- Appendix: Interviews with Armory Workers, 1842.- References.