Bender, Daniel E.

American abyss : savagery and civilization in the age of industry / Daniel E. Bender. - 1st ed. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009. - x, 329 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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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Industries--Social aspects--History.--United States
Eugenics--Social aspects--History.--United States
Foreign workers--History.--United States
Women--Employment--History.--United States
Minorities--Employment--History.--United States


United States--Economic conditions--1865-1918.
United States--Social conditions--1865-1918.
United States--Civilization--1865-1918.

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