An Archaeology of Unchecked Capitalism : From the American Rust Belt to the Developing World

Shackel, Paul

Berghahn Books（2019/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 164 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781789205473
• DDC分類 330.12209

Full Description

The racialization of immigrant labor and the labor strife in the coal and textile communities in northeastern Pennsylvania appears to be an isolated incident in history. Rather this history can serve as a touchstone, connecting the history of the exploited laborers to today's labor in the global economy. By drawing parallels between the past and present - for example, the coal mines of the nineteenth-century northeastern Pennsylvania and the sweatshops of the twenty-first century in Bangladesh - we can have difficult conversations about the past and advance our commitment to address social justice issues.

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1. The History of Race in the Anthracite Coal Region

Chapter 2. An Archaeology of Immigration, Race, and Poverty in the Anthracite Coal Region

Chapter 3. Historic Trauma: Health and Well-Being in Northeastern Pennsylvania

Chapter 4. Offshoring the Textile Industry and Tragedy

Chapter 5. Offshoring Mining Industries and Tragedy

Conclusion: Difficult Histories are a Reality in the Present

References