{"product_id":"the-dawning-of-american-labor-9781119065685","title":"The Dawning of American Labor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise history of labor and work in America from the birth of the Republic to the Industrial Age and beyond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the days of Thomas Jefferson, Americans believed that they could sustain a capitalist industrial economy without the class conflict or negative socioeconomic consequences experienced in Europe. This dream came crashing down in 1877 when the Great Strike, one of the most militant labor disputes in US history, convulsed the nation's railroads. In\u003ci\u003eThe Dawning of American Labor\u003c\/i\u003ea leading scholar of American labor history draws upon first-hand accounts and the latest scholarship to offer a fascinating look at how Americans perceived and adapted to the shift from a largely agrarian economy to one dominated by manufacturing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the generations following the Great Strike, the Labor Problem and the idea of class relations became a critical issue facing the nation. As Professor Greenberg makes clear in this lively, highly accessible historical explorat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures \/ vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \/ ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue: American Exceptionalism and the Great Strike of 1877 \/ 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One: Artisans in the New Republic, 1787–1825 \/ 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Artisan Workplace \/ 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Political Economy of Early America \/ 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Early Transformation of the Workplace \/ 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRural Manufactures \/ 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Economy of Seaport Cities \/ 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManual Labor In and Out of the City \/ 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Change and the Demise of the Artisan Order \/ 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCelebrating the New Era \/ 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two: Labor in the Age of Jackson, 1825–1843 \/ 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Geography of Industrialization \/ 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Response to Industrialization \/ 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolding onto the Familiar \/ 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion, the Revivalists, and the New Work Ethic \/ 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadical Resistance to the New Industrial Order \/ 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three: The Industrial Worker in Free Labor America \/ 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLynn as a Microcosm \/ 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot Just Lynn \/ 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor Reform and the Remaking of American Society \/ 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmigrant Workers Confront Nativism \/ 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlack Workers in a White World \/ 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrade Unions on the Move in the 1850s \/ 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four: From the Civil War to the Panic of 1873 \/ 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor and the War \/ 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Lockout of 1866 \/ 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Eight Hours for Work, Eight Hours for Rest, and Eight Hours for Recreation” \/ 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding a National Organization \/ 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: A Tradition of Labor Protest Persists \/ 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Essay \/ 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex \/ 203\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406977769815,"sku":"9781119065685","price":58.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119065685.jpg?v=1730497763","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dawning-of-american-labor-9781119065685","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}