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Pastorello Karen <1956-> |
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The progressives : activism and reform in American society, 1893-1917 / / Karen A. Pastorello |
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Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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1-118-65120-0 |
1-118-65112-X |
1-118-65108-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 p.) |
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Collana |
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The American History Series |
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Progressivism (United States politics) - History |
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United States History 1865-1921 |
United States Politics and government 1865-1933 |
United States Social conditions 1865-1918 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; The American History Series; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Setting the Stage: The Birth of the Progressive Impulse, 1893-1900; On the Farm; City Life; Hard Times: The Depression of 1893; Businesses: Small to Large; Small businesses evolve; Big business; Mergers and monopolies; Labor; The workplace in transition; The struggle to organize; Working women; African American workers; Immigrant workers; A New Era Dawns; 2: Saving Society: Who Were the Progressives?; The Muckrakers; From Religious Roots to Secular Salvation; Fundamentalists |
The Social GospelersIntellectual inspiration; From Charity Cases to Social Work; Women Progressives; Club women; Settlement workers advocate to social justice; Professionalization in the Progressive Era; Social workers; The medical field; The legal profession; Engineering; Academia; The female professions: teaching, nursing, and librarianship; Businessmen; Labor Unions and Radical Movements; Other Special Interest Groups; Politicians and early reform; The "immigrant problem"; |
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African Americans; Nativists; Farmers and Rural Reform |
3: "Constructing the World Anew": Progressive Agency, 1900-1911Stepping into a New World: The Industrial City; Settlement Workers Transform the Neighborhoods; Women's Political Culture Emerges; Jane Addams elevates settlement activism; Workers on the Move; Health and safety in the workplace; Florence Kelley and the Push for Protective Legislation; Child labor; Educational Reform; Social Centers; The Chautauqua movement; Country Life Commission; Political Pathways to Reform; Mugwumps, machine politics, and municipal reform; The Good Government movement |
Beautiful cities and urban planning: from aesthetics to efficiencyState Level Reform; LaFollette and the Wisconsin Idea; Beyond Wisconsin; Businessmen Left Behind; The Radical Political Reaction; Socialists; Industrial Workers of the World; Labor Leans Political; Labor's Bill of Grievances; Workplace activism; Progressivism Takes Center Stage; 4: The Shape of Things to Come: Progressivism and the Transition to Modern Life, 1912-1917; The Rise of Consumerism; Impact of the automobile; Corporate America Takes Control; Scientific management; Welfare capitalism; The Triangle Waist Factory Fire |
The legacy of TriangleThe Election of 1912; Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party platform; The incumbent: William Howard Taft; Eugene Debs and the Socialists; Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic platform; Wilson in the White House; The election of 1916; Progressivism in the National Consciousness; Conclusion: The Progressives' Progress; Bibliographical Essay; Introduction; Literature of the field; Chapter 1: Setting the Stage: The Birth of the Progressive Impulse, 1893-1900; Urban life; Corporate history; Robber barons; General business history; Biographies of business personalities |
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The Progressives offers comprehensive coverage of the origins, evolution, and notable events that came to define the pivotal period of American history known as the Progressive Era.Offers a rich, in-depth analysis of who the progressives were and the process through which they identified and attacked social, economic, and political injusticesFeatures an up-to-date synthesis of the literature of the field including comprehensive treatment of the role of women in the Progressive MovementConsiders the movement's enduring impact - and how its vision fo |
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