{"product_id":"the-progressives-9781118651209","title":"The Progressives","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Progressives\u003c\/i\u003e offers comprehensive coverage of the origins, evolution, and notable events that came to define the pivotal period of American history known as the Progressive Era.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a rich, in-depth analysis of who the progressives were and the process through which they identified and attacked social, economic, and political injustices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures an up-to-date synthesis of the literature of the field including comprehensive treatment of the role of women in the Progressive Movement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the movement''s enduring impact  and how its vision for a better society became transfixed in the American social consciousness and helped to create the modern welfare state\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart of the well-respected American History series\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates themes of class, race, ethnicity, and gender throughout, offering a concise and engaging account of a fascinating era in U.S. history that forever changed the relationship between a democratic go\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Setting the Stage: The Birth of the Progressive Impulse, 1893–1900 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Farm 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCity Life 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard Times: The Depression of 1893 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusinesses: Small to Large 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmall businesses evolve 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBig business 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMergers and monopolies 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe workplace in transition 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe struggle to organize 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking women 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican American workers 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmigrant workers 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Era Dawns 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Saving Society: Who Were the Progressives? 56\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Muckrakers 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Religious Roots to Secular Salvation 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFundamentalists 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social Gospelers 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntellectual inspiration 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Charity Cases to Social Work 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen Progressives 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClub women 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSettlement workers advocate social justice 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessionalization in the Progressive Era 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial workers 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe medical field 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe legal profession 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngineering 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcademia 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe female professions: teaching, nursing, and librarianship 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusinessmen 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor Unions and Radical Movements 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Special Interest Groups 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoliticians and early reform ;98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"immigrant problem\" 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican Americans 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNativists 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFarmers and Rural Reform 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 \"Constructing the World Anew\": Progressive Agency, 1900–1911 106\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStepping into a New World: The Industrial City 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSettlement Workers Transform the Neighborhoods 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen's Political Culture Emerges 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJane Addams elevates settlement activism 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorkers on the Move 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth and safety in the workplace 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlorence Kelley and the Push for Protective Legislation 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChild labor 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducational Reform 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Centers 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chautauqua movement 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCountry Life Commission 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Pathways to Reform 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMugwumps, machine politics, and municipal reform 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Good Government movement 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeautiful cities and urban planning: from aesthetics to efficiency 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState Level Reform 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaFollette and the Wisconsin Idea 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Wisconsin 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusinessmen Left Behind 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Radical Political Reaction 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialists 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustrial Workers of the World 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor Leans Political 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor's Bill of Grievances 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorkplace activism 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgressivism Takes Center Stage 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Shape of Things to Come: Progressivism and the Transition to Modern Life, 1912–1917 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of Consumerism 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpact of the automobile 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate America Takes Control 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScientific management 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelfare capitalism 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Triangle Waist Factory Fire 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe legacy of Triangle 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Election of 1912 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party platform 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe incumbent: William Howard Taft 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEugene Debs and the Socialists 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWoodrow Wilson and the Democratic platform 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilson in the White House 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe election of 1916 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgressivism in the National Consciousness 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Progressives' Progress 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Essay 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 247\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406900470103,"sku":"9781118651209","price":66.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118651209.jpg?v=1730497492","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-progressives-9781118651209","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}