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The Shadow Of The Mills: Working-Class Families in Pittsburgh, 18701907 (Pittsburgh Series in Social & Labor History)
S. J. Kleinberg
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Paperback. In this study of the steel mills of Pittsburgh in the 1880s, S.J. Kleinberg focuses on the private side of industrialization and urbanization, and on how the mills structured the everyday existence of the women, men and children who lived in their shadows. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Social & Labor History. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
The profound disruption of family relationships caused by industrialization found its most dramatic expression in the steel mills of Pittsburgh in the 1880s. The work day was twelve hours, and the work week was seven days - with every other Sunday for rest.
In this major work, S. J. Kleinberg focuses on the private side of industrialization, on how the mills structured the everyday existence of the women, men, and children who lived in their shadows. What did industrialization and urbanization really mean to the people who lived through the these processes? What solutions did they ... Read more
The profound disruption of family relationships caused by industrialization found its most dramatic expression in the steel mills of Pittsburgh in the 1880s. The work day was twelve hours, and the work week was seven days - with every other Sunday for rest.
In this major work, S. J. Kleinberg focuses on the private side of industrialization, on how the mills structured the everyday existence of the women, men, and children who lived in their shadows. What did industrialization and urbanization really mean to the people who lived through the these processes? What solutions did they ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
New
Series
Pittsburgh Series in Social & Labor History
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822954453
SKU
V9780822954453
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About S. J. Kleinberg
S. J. Kleinberg is senior lecturer and head of the American Studies Programme at the West London Institute of Higher Education.
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