American Abyss Savagery and Civilization in the Age of Industry / Daniel E. Bender.

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Author/Creator:

Bender, Daniel E.

Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (341 p.)

Subjects:

Minorities -- Employment -- United States -- History.
Women -- Employment -- United States -- History.
Foreign workers -- United States -- History.
Eugenics -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
Industries -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
United States -- Civilization -- 1865-1918.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1865-1918.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Contents:

Cavemen in the progressive era : from savagery to industry
Mapping civilization : race, industry, and climate in the American empire
The other colonies : immigration, race conquest, and the survival of the unfit
Cave girls and working women : the white man's world of race suicide
Exploring the abyss and segregating savagery : abroad at home in the immigrant colony
Dredging the abyss : babies, boys, and civilization
Of jukes and immigrants : eugenics and the problem of race betterment
Following the monkey : blond beasts and the rising tide of color in war and revolution
Failing of art and science : the abyss in a new era.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8014-7836-7
0-8014-5837-4

OCLC:

726824200

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