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The Great Industrial War. Class Conflict in the Media, 1865-1950.
Troy Rondinone
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Description for The Great Industrial War. Class Conflict in the Media, 1865-1950.
hardcover. Documents the rise and fall of industrial war. Examining how the mainstream press along with the writings of a select group of influential reformers and politicians framed strike news, this book argues that the Civil War, coming on the cusp of a revolution in industrial productivity, offered a gruesome, indelible model for national conflict. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
The Great Industrial War, a comprehensive assessment of how class has been interpreted by the media in American history, documents the rise and fall of a frightening concept: industrial war. Moving beyond the standard account of labor conflict as struggles between workers and management, Troy Rondinone asks why Americans viewed big strikes as "battles" in "irrepressible conflict" between the armies of capital and laborùa terrifying clash between workers, strikebreakers, police, and soldiers.
The Great Industrial War, a comprehensive assessment of how class has been interpreted by the media in American history, documents the rise and fall of a frightening concept: industrial war. Moving beyond the standard account of labor conflict as struggles between workers and management, Troy Rondinone asks why Americans viewed big strikes as "battles" in "irrepressible conflict" between the armies of capital and laborùa terrifying clash between workers, strikebreakers, police, and soldiers.
Examining how the mainstream press along with the writings of a select group of influential reformers and politicians framed strike news, Rondinone argues that the Civil War, coming on ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813546834
SKU
V9780813546834
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99-15
About Troy Rondinone
Troy Rondinone is an associate professor of history at Southern Connecticut State University.
Reviews for The Great Industrial War. Class Conflict in the Media, 1865-1950.
"The Great Industrial War fills a huge gap in the study of news media and history."
Christopher R. Martin
author of Framed! Labor and the Corporate Media
"The Great Industrial War fills a huge gap in the study of news media and history."
Christopher R. Martin
author of Framed! Labor and the Corporate Media
... Read more
Christopher R. Martin
author of Framed! Labor and the Corporate Media
"The Great Industrial War fills a huge gap in the study of news media and history."
Christopher R. Martin
author of Framed! Labor and the Corporate Media
... Read more