Constant Turmoil : The Politics of Industrial Life in Nineteenth-Century New England
Item
Title
Constant Turmoil : The Politics of Industrial Life in Nineteenth-Century New England
Creator
Blewett, Mary H.
Description
Book-length social history exploring the development of industry, industrial life, and the power of the politics surrounding them in southeastern New England - especially Fall River, Massachusetts - in the nineteenth century. Discussions of gender in the contexts of textile mill work and labor unionism; immigrant workforces, class consciousness, and inter-worker strife. Includes a critical assessment of primary sources consulted, as well as an appendix with demographic and economic data tables referred to in the text.
Source
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Date
2000
Language
en
Type
Book
Identifier
Coverage
19th century
Fall River, Massachusetts
ISBN
1558492399
Pages
521
Place of Publication
Amherst, Massachusetts