Poor man's fortune : white working-class conservatism in American metal mining, 1850–1950 / / Jarod Roll
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| Autore: |
Roll Jarod
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| Titolo: |
Poor man's fortune : white working-class conservatism in American metal mining, 1850–1950 / / Jarod Roll
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| Pubblicazione: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Chapel Hill : , : University of North Carolina Press, , [2020] | |
| ©[2020] | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina: | 305.9/622344097309034 |
| 305.9622344097309034 | |
| Soggetto topico: | White nationalism |
| Masculinity - Economic aspects | |
| Conservatism - Tri-State Mining District - History | |
| Working class men - Attitudes | |
| Working class white people - Attitudes | |
| Miners - Tri-State Mining District - History - 20th century | |
| Miners - Tri-State Mining District - History - 19th century | |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 2020. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Finding's keeping -- The favorite of fortune -- Nothing but his labor -- The Joplin man simply takes his chances -- The American boy has held his own -- Red-blooded, rugged individuals -- Back to work. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements, radical critiques of capitalism, and government help for the poor and sick. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, 'Poor Man's Fortune' tells a different story, excavating the long history of white working-class conservatism in the century from the Civil War to World War II. With a close study of metal miners in the Tri-State district of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, Jarod Roll reveals why successive generations of white, native-born men willingly and repeatedly opposed labor unions and government-led health and safety reforms, even during the New Deal"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Poor Man's Fortune |
| ISBN: | 9798890858085 |
| 9781469656304 | |
| 1469656302 | |
| 9781469656311 | |
| 1469656310 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910494573103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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