The progressives : activism and reform in American society, 1893-1917 / / Karen A. Pastorello

• Autore: Pastorello Karen <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons, , [2014]; 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.8
• Soggetto topico: Progressivism (United States politics) - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States History 1865-1921; United States Politics and government 1865-1933; United States Social conditions 1865-1918
• Classificazione: 312.53; 973.8
• Note generali: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-246) and index
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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"; 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 ; Technology
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The progressives
• ISBN: 1-118-65120-0; 1-118-65112-X; 1-118-65108-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790859903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American history series (Arlington Heights, Ill.)