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The Work Ethic in Industrial America 1850-1920: Second Edition
Daniel T. Rodgers
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Description for The Work Ethic in Industrial America 1850-1920: Second Edition
Paperback. The phrase "a strong work ethic" conjures images of hard-driving employees working diligently for long hours. But where did this ideal come from, and how has it been buffeted by changes in work itself? This book shows how the new work culture permeated society, including literature, politics, the emerging feminist movement, and the labor movement. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 56. Weight in Grams: 390.
The phrase "a strong work ethic" conjures images of hard-driving employees working diligently for long hours. But where did this ideal come from, and how has it been buffeted by changes in work itself? While seemingly rooted in America's Puritan heritage, perceptions of work ethic have actually undergone multiple transformations over the centuries. And few eras saw a more radical shift in labor ideology than the American industrial age. Daniel T. Rodgers masterfully explores the ways in which the eclipse of small-scale workshops by mechanized production and mass consumption triggered far-reaching shifts in perceptions of labor, leisure, and personal success. ... Read more
The phrase "a strong work ethic" conjures images of hard-driving employees working diligently for long hours. But where did this ideal come from, and how has it been buffeted by changes in work itself? While seemingly rooted in America's Puritan heritage, perceptions of work ethic have actually undergone multiple transformations over the centuries. And few eras saw a more radical shift in labor ideology than the American industrial age. Daniel T. Rodgers masterfully explores the ways in which the eclipse of small-scale workshops by mechanized production and mass consumption triggered far-reaching shifts in perceptions of labor, leisure, and personal success. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226136233
SKU
V9780226136233
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About Daniel T. Rodgers
Daniel T. Rodgers is the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History emeritus at Princeton University. He is the author of Contested Truths: Keywords in American Politics, Atlantic Crossings: Social Politics in a Progressive Age, and Age of Fracture.
Reviews for The Work Ethic in Industrial America 1850-1920: Second Edition
"A delight to read." (Journal of Interdisciplinary History)"