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Class and Gender Politics in Progressive-Era Seattle (The Urban West Series)
John C. Putman
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Description for Class and Gender Politics in Progressive-Era Seattle (The Urban West Series)
Hardcover. The dawn of the twentieth century saw enormous changes throughout the United States. Seattle was one of the western cities that boomed during this period. This work expands our understanding of the roles that gender and class played in the construction of progressive politics in Seattle. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
The dawn of the twentieth century saw enormous changes throughout the United States, reflecting technological advances, population growth, widespread industrialization, and the establishment of a national market economy. In the Far West, these changes, combined with the rapid westward expansion of advanced capitalism and the impact of national political and economic pressures, brought with them a period of violent conflict, social upheavals, and labor struggles. They also helped westerners define themselves, their values, and their relationship to the rest of the nation.Seattle was one of the western cities that boomed during this period. By the end of the nineteenth century, ... Read more
The dawn of the twentieth century saw enormous changes throughout the United States, reflecting technological advances, population growth, widespread industrialization, and the establishment of a national market economy. In the Far West, these changes, combined with the rapid westward expansion of advanced capitalism and the impact of national political and economic pressures, brought with them a period of violent conflict, social upheavals, and labor struggles. They also helped westerners define themselves, their values, and their relationship to the rest of the nation.Seattle was one of the western cities that boomed during this period. By the end of the nineteenth century, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874177367
SKU
V9780874177367
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About John C. Putman
John C. Putman is associate professor of History at San Diego State University. He is currently working on a project that explores early twentieth-century Pacific Coast expositions.
Reviews for Class and Gender Politics in Progressive-Era Seattle (The Urban West Series)
"To my knowledge, there is no book set in the urban West that examines the political relationships between these groups and certainly none that does with the analytical prowess of Putman's." - Eugene P. Moehring, author of Urbanism and Empire in the Far West, 1840-1890 "John Putman places this study in the context of the expanding field of western history ... Read more