The industrial revolution in America
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The industrial revolution in America
（Problems in American civilization）
Houghton Mifflin, c1998
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Description
This volume in the Problems in American Civilization series is a well-balanced anthology of essays on industrialization in the U.S.
Table of Contents
I. Origins of American Industrialization John F. Kasson, Republican Values as a Dynamic Factor Thomas C. Cochran, An Innovative Business System Anthony F.C. Wallace, The Fraternity of Mechanicians II. The Coming of the Cotton Mill Gary Kulik, A Factory System of Wood Jonathan Prude, Social Conflict in the Early Mills Thomas Dublin, Factory Employment as Female Empowerment Images of Industrialization: The Technological Transformation III. The Transformation of Craft Production Gary J. Kornblith, The Entrepreneurial Ethic Sean Wilentz, The Bastardization of Craft Robert B. Gordon, Realizing the Ideal of Interchangeability IV. The Emergence of the Metropolis Stuart M. Blumin, Urban Lifestyles and the Middle-Class Formation Christine Stansell, The Geography of Vice David R. Roediger, Race, Ethnicity, and Working-Class Formation V. Expansion, Concentration and Invention in the Age of Capital William Cronon, Railroads and the Reorganization of Nature and Time Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., The Coming of Mass Production and Modern Management Paul Israel, Invention and Corporate Strategies Images of Industrialization: Social Conflict and Celebration VI. Progress and Its Discontents T.J. Jackson Lears, Champions and Critics of Modernity David Montgomery, The Struggle for Control of Production Alan Trachtenberg, Competing Visions for the Future Suggested Readings
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