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The Flowering of the Third America. The Making of an Organizational Society, 1850-1920.
Maury Klein
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Description for The Flowering of the Third America. The Making of an Organizational Society, 1850-1920.
Paperback. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCP; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
In a provocative new interpretation of a transforming era in American history, Maury Klein examines the forces that turned the United States from a rural agricultural society to an urban industrial one. Integrating social, economic, and business history, he stresses the driving role of technology and the emergence of a complex society of many cultures, lacking a cohesive center. The rise of a corporate economy, described by Mr. Klein, resulted in productive miracles unequaled elsewhere—but at the cost of great social dislocation in American life. Gradually there arose a society that organized and formalized traditional American values in new and ... Read more
In a provocative new interpretation of a transforming era in American history, Maury Klein examines the forces that turned the United States from a rural agricultural society to an urban industrial one. Integrating social, economic, and business history, he stresses the driving role of technology and the emergence of a complex society of many cultures, lacking a cohesive center. The rise of a corporate economy, described by Mr. Klein, resulted in productive miracles unequaled elsewhere—but at the cost of great social dislocation in American life. Gradually there arose a society that organized and formalized traditional American values in new and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1940
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
American Ways Series
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566630306
SKU
V9781566630306
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About Maury Klein
Maury Klein is professor of history and director of the honors program at the University of Rhode Island. His other books include Prisoners of Progress (about the rise of American industrial cities), The Life and Legend of Jay Gould, and a two-volume history of the Union Pacific railroad.
Reviews for The Flowering of the Third America. The Making of an Organizational Society, 1850-1920.
In seemingly effortless prose . . . done with freshness and skill.
CHOICE
Vibrant . . . a concise social history of America's transformation from agrarian to urban.
Publishers Weekly
A balanced book . . . packed with significant facts . . . clear and concise.
Journal of American History
Klein does an admirable ... Read more
CHOICE
Vibrant . . . a concise social history of America's transformation from agrarian to urban.
Publishers Weekly
A balanced book . . . packed with significant facts . . . clear and concise.
Journal of American History
Klein does an admirable ... Read more