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.
9788178242903
2009013039
GBA979314 bnb
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.