Author: Kingsley House AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Annual Report of the Kingsley House Association
Author: Kingsley House AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
American Abyss
Author: Daniel E. BenderPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801457130
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
At the beginning of the twentieth century, industrialization both dramatically altered everyday experiences and shaped debates about the effects of immigration, empire, and urbanization. In American Abyss, Daniel E. Bender examines an array of sources—eugenics theories, scientific studies of climate, socialist theory, and even popular novels about cavemen—to show how intellectuals and activists came to understand industrialization in racial and gendered terms as the product of evolution and as the highest expression of civilization.Their discussions, he notes, are echoed today by the use of such terms as the "developed" and "developing" worlds. American industry was contrasted with the supposed savagery and primitivism discovered in tropical colonies, but observers who made those claims worried that industrialization, by encouraging immigration, child and women's labor, and large families, was reversing natural selection. Factories appeared to favor the most unfit. There was a disturbing tendency for such expressions of fear to favor eugenicist "remedies."Bender delves deeply into the culture and politics of the age of industry. Linking urban slum tourism and imperial science with immigrant better-baby contests and hoboes, American Abyss uncovers the complex interactions of turn-of-the-century ideas about race, class, gender, and ethnicity. Moreover, at a time when immigration again lies at the center of American economy and society, this book offers an alarming and pointed historical perspective on contemporary fears of immigrant laborers.
State Charities Aid Association Annual Report
Author: State Charities Aid Association (N.Y.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
Book Description
Reports for 1909/10-1920/21 include the association's 18th-29th Annual report to the State Hospital Commission ( varies slightly)
Annual Report of the State Charities Aid Association to the State Commissioners of Public Charities of the State of New York
Author: State Charities Aid Association (New York)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: Pennsylvania State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: St. Louis Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
From the Steel City to the White City
Author: Zachary L. BrodtPublisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822990067
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
How Pittsburgh Positioned Itself as a Center of Culture and Innovation at the Turn of the Century In From the Steel City to the White City, Zachary Brodt explores Western Pennsylvania’s representation at Chicago’s Columbian Exposition, the first major step in demonstrating that Pittsburgh was more than simply America’s crucible—it was also a region of developing culture and innovation. The 1893 Columbian Exposition presented a chance for the United States to prove to the world that it was an industrial giant ready to become a global superpower. At the same time, Pittsburgh, a commercial center that formerly served as a starting point for western expansion, found itself serving as a major transportation, and increasingly industrial, hub during this period of extensive growth. Natural resources like petroleum and coal allowed Western Pennsylvania to become one of the largest iron- and steel-producing regions in the world. The Chicago fairgrounds provided a lucrative opportunity for area companies not only to provide construction materials but to display the region’s many products. While Pittsburgh’s most famous contributions to the 1893 World’s Fair—alternating current electricity and the Ferris wheel—had a lasting impact on the United States and the world, other exhibits provided a snapshot of the area’s industries, natural resources, and inventions. The success of these exhibits, Brodt reveals, launched local companies into the twentieth century, ensuring a steady flow of work, money, and prestige
City At The Point
Author: Samuel P. HaysPublisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN: 9780822954477
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
An overview of scholarly research, both published and previously unpublished, on the history of a city that has often served as a case study for measuring social change. It synthesizes the literature and assesses how that knowledge relates to our broader understanding of the processes of urbanization and urbanism. This book is especially useful for undergraduate and graduate courses on environmental politics and policy making, or as a supplement for courses on public policy making generally.
Official Documents, Comprising the Department and Other Reports Made to the Governor, Senate, and House of Representatives of Pennsylvania
Author: PennsylvaniaPublisher:
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Category : Legislative journals
Languages : en
Pages : 866
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