American abyss : savagery and civilization in the age of industry / Daniel E. Bender.
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TextPublication details: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 329 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9788178242903Subject(s): Industries -- Social aspects -- United States -- History | Eugenics -- Social aspects -- United States -- History | Foreign workers -- United States -- History | Women -- Employment -- United States -- History | Minorities -- Employment -- United States -- History | United States -- Economic conditions -- 1865-1918 | United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918 | United States -- Civilization -- 1865-1918DDC classification: 338.0973 | Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| JKRC Social Science Complex | JKRC Social Science Complex | 338.0973 BEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Acc. No. 1113 | IDS1080 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cavemen in the progressive era : from savagery to industry -- Mapping civilization : race, industry, and climate in the American empire -- The other colonies : immigration, race conquest, and the survival of the unfit -- Cave girls and working women : the white man's world of race suicide -- Exploring the abyss and segregating savagery : abroad at home in the immigrant colony -- Dredging the abyss : babies, boys, and civilization -- Of jukes and immigrants : eugenics and the problem of race betterment -- Following the monkey : blond beasts and the rising tide of color in war and revolution -- Failing of art and science : the abyss in a new era.
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