03080nam 2200673Ia 450 991082525500332120200520144314.00-8014-7836-70-8014-5837-4(CKB)2670000000079015(OCoLC)726824200(CaPaEBR)ebrary10457568(SSID)ssj0000482679(PQKBManifestationID)11308151(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000482679(PQKBWorkID)10544553(PQKB)10767517(MdBmJHUP)muse28711(Au-PeEL)EBL3137947(CaPaEBR)ebr10457568(MiAaPQ)EBC3137947(EXLCZ)99267000000007901520090326d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAmerican abyss savagery and civilization in the age of industry /Daniel E. Bender1st ed.Ithaca Cornell University Press20091 online resource (341 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8014-4598-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cavemen in the progressive era : from savagery to industry -- Mapping civilization : race, industry, and climate in the American empire -- The other colonies : immigration, race conquest, and the survival of the unfit -- Cave girls and working women : the white man's world of race suicide -- Exploring the abyss and segregating savagery : abroad at home in the immigrant colony -- Dredging the abyss : babies, boys, and civilization -- Of jukes and immigrants : eugenics and the problem of race betterment -- Following the monkey : blond beasts and the rising tide of color in war and revolution -- Failing of art and science : the abyss in a new era.At the beginning of the twentieth century, industrialization both dramatically altered everyday experiences and shaped debates about the effects of immigration, empire, and urbanization. In American Abyss, Daniel E. Bender examines an array of.IndustriesSocial aspectsUnited StatesHistoryEugenicsSocial aspectsUnited StatesHistoryForeign workersUnited StatesHistoryWomenEmploymentUnited StatesHistoryMinoritiesEmploymentUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesEconomic conditions1865-1918United StatesSocial conditions1865-1918United StatesCivilization1865-1918IndustriesSocial aspectsHistory.EugenicsSocial aspectsHistory.Foreign workersHistory.WomenEmploymentHistory.MinoritiesEmploymentHistory.338.0973Bender Daniel E908504MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825255003321American abyss4015541UNINA