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The Pullman Strike

- A Gilded Age Clash between Labor, Capital, and Government
Af: Edward T. O'Donnell Engelsk Paperback

The Pullman Strike

- A Gilded Age Clash between Labor, Capital, and Government
Af: Edward T. O'Donnell Engelsk Paperback
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This book examines the 1894 Pullman Strike, one of the most consequential clashes between labor and capital that paralyzed America’s railroad system.

The Gilded Age saw rapid economic growth, expansion of industrialization, and real wage growth. Yet between 1800 and 1900 there were nearly 37,000 strikes, and the Pullman Strike reflected the broad dissatisfaction and unrest among American workers. The book consists of an engaging narrative, analysis of existing scholarship, sidebars, and primary source documents which collectively answer why the Pullman Strike is so critical to the American Experience: it exposed the limits of paternalistic capitalism, revealed the extraordinary power of big business, introduced the use of injunctions to stop strikes, and launched the career of the iconic labor leader Eugene Debs. Overall, it reveals what struggles workers encountered when forming unions, the changing role of government regarding the economy, and the threat that unchecked big business posed to democracy.

The Pullman Strike is useful for all undergraduate students who study the Gilded Age, industrial relations, and labor, urban, and economic history in the United States.

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This book examines the 1894 Pullman Strike, one of the most consequential clashes between labor and capital that paralyzed America’s railroad system.

The Gilded Age saw rapid economic growth, expansion of industrialization, and real wage growth. Yet between 1800 and 1900 there were nearly 37,000 strikes, and the Pullman Strike reflected the broad dissatisfaction and unrest among American workers. The book consists of an engaging narrative, analysis of existing scholarship, sidebars, and primary source documents which collectively answer why the Pullman Strike is so critical to the American Experience: it exposed the limits of paternalistic capitalism, revealed the extraordinary power of big business, introduced the use of injunctions to stop strikes, and launched the career of the iconic labor leader Eugene Debs. Overall, it reveals what struggles workers encountered when forming unions, the changing role of government regarding the economy, and the threat that unchecked big business posed to democracy.

The Pullman Strike is useful for all undergraduate students who study the Gilded Age, industrial relations, and labor, urban, and economic history in the United States.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 216
ISBN-13: 9781032473826
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1032473827
Udg. Dato: 3 okt 2024
Længde: 18mm
Bredde: 230mm
Højde: 152mm
Forlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oplagsdato: 3 okt 2024
Forfatter(e): Edward T. O'Donnell
Forfatter(e) Edward T. O'Donnell


Kategori Industrialisering og industrihistorie


ISBN-13 9781032473826


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 216


Udgave


Længde 18mm


Bredde 230mm


Højde 152mm


Udg. Dato 3 okt 2024


Oplagsdato 3 okt 2024


Forlag Taylor & Francis Ltd