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Capital's Utopia
Anne E. Mosher
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Description for Capital's Utopia
Hardback. It is a window into an important period of industrial development and its consequences on communities and environments in the world-famous steel country of southwestern Pennsylvania. Num Pages: 272 pages, 36, 19 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JHBL; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
In the 1890s the Apollo Iron and Steel Company ended a bitterly contested labor dispute by hiring replacement workers from the surrounding countryside. To avoid future unrest, however, the company sought to gain tighter control over its workers not only at the factory but also in their homes. Drawing upon a philosophy of reform movements in Europe and the United States, the firm decided that providing workers with good housing and a good urban environment would make them more loyal and productive. In 1895, Apollo Iron and Steel built a new, integrated, non-unionized steelworks and hired the nation's preeminent landscape ... Read more
In the 1890s the Apollo Iron and Steel Company ended a bitterly contested labor dispute by hiring replacement workers from the surrounding countryside. To avoid future unrest, however, the company sought to gain tighter control over its workers not only at the factory but also in their homes. Drawing upon a philosophy of reform movements in Europe and the United States, the firm decided that providing workers with good housing and a good urban environment would make them more loyal and productive. In 1895, Apollo Iron and Steel built a new, integrated, non-unionized steelworks and hired the nation's preeminent landscape ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801873812
SKU
V9780801873812
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Ref
99-38
About Anne E. Mosher
Anne E. Mosher is an associate professor of geography and co-director of the Global Affairs Institute's Space and Place Initiative in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.
Reviews for Capital's Utopia
The incorporation of historical geography enhances this engaging micro-study of US industrialization. Choice 2004 A richly written, vivid description of the complex relations between capital, individual agents, and place-making in a period of industrial restructuring.
James Defilippis Labor History 2005 I highly recommend this book, thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and expect that many others will do the same.
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James Defilippis Labor History 2005 I highly recommend this book, thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and expect that many others will do the same.
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