Industrial Revolution: People and Perspectives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781598840650)

This volume in the Perspectives in American Social History series reveals the long reach of the Industrial Revolution into the work lives and self-perceptions of average Americans.

Industrial Revolution: People and Perspectives offers a well-informed look at the impact of new labor practices in the 1800s. It analyzes this pivotal moment in the broader context of the nation's economic development, measuring its consequences for Americans as both workers and consumers in all regions of the country.

Industrial Revolution examines what industrialization meant for American artisans, women workers, slaves, and manufacturers. It shows how this new working world led to sharpening class divisions and expanded consumerism. Throughout, groundbreaking social historians draw on 19th-century primary documents and the latest research to show how the Industrial Revolution transformed the life the average American.

Author: Jennifer Lee Goloboy
ISBN-10: 1598840657
ISBN-13: 9781598840650
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2008
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.20w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 105
School Library Journal 06/01/2009 pg. 72