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The Lowell Experiment: Public History in a Postindustrial City
Cathy Stanton
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Description for The Lowell Experiment: Public History in a Postindustrial City
Paperback. In the early 19th century, Lowell, Massachusetts, was widely studied as a model for capitalist industrial development. It was one of the first cities in the US to experience the ravages of deindustrialization. This book explores how history and culture have been used to remake Lowell and how historians have played a crucial role in that process. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
In the early nineteenth century, Lowell, Massachusetts, was widely studied and emulated as a model for capitalist industrial development. One of the first cities in the United States to experience the ravages of deindustrialization, it was also among the first places in the world to turn to its own industrial and ethnic history as a tool for reinventing itself in the emerging postindustrial economy. ""The Lowell Experiment"" explores how history and culture have been used to remake Lowell and how historians have played a crucial, yet ambiguous role in that process. The book focuses on Lowell National Historical Park, the ... Read more
In the early nineteenth century, Lowell, Massachusetts, was widely studied and emulated as a model for capitalist industrial development. One of the first cities in the United States to experience the ravages of deindustrialization, it was also among the first places in the world to turn to its own industrial and ethnic history as a tool for reinventing itself in the emerging postindustrial economy. ""The Lowell Experiment"" explores how history and culture have been used to remake Lowell and how historians have played a crucial, yet ambiguous role in that process. The book focuses on Lowell National Historical Park, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558495470
SKU
V9781558495470
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Ref
99-70
About Cathy Stanton
CATHY STANTON is an adjunct faculty member at Tufts University and Vermont College of Union Institute & University.
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