Description
This book provides a descriptive, episodic yet analytical synthesis of industrialization in America. It integrates analysis of the profound economic and social changes taking place during the period between 1877 and the start of the Great Depression. The text is supported by 30 case studies to illustrate the underlying principles of industrialization that cumulatively convey a comprehensive understanding of the era.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Varieties of Industrialization; Chapter 2 The Labor Question; Chapter 3 Immigration; Chapter 4 Urbanization; Chapter 5 The West; Chapter 6 Environment; Chapter 7 Transportation; Chapter 8 The Politics of Industrialization; Chapter 9 Reform; Chapter 10 Epilogue;
