Work Ethic in Industrial America 1850-1920 Second Edition

Name: Work Ethic in Industrial America 1850-1920 Second Edition
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ISBN: 9780226136233

ISBN-10: 022613623X

ISBN-13: 9780226136233

Edition: 2nd 2014

Authors: Daniel T. Rodgers

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The phrase a strong work ethic” conjures images of hard-driving employees working diligently for long hours. But where did this ideal come from, and how has it been buffeted by changes in work itself? While seemingly rooted in America’s Puritan heritage, perceptions of work ethic have actually undergone multiple transformations over the centuries. And few eras saw a more radical shift in labor ideology than the American industrial age.Daniel T. Rodgers masterfully explores the ways in which the eclipse of small-scale workshops by mechanized production and mass consumption triggered far-reaching shifts in perceptions of labor, leisure, and personal success. He also shows how the new work…

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List price: $29.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 7/10/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Tudor Parfitt is Research Professor in the School of International and Public Affairs and President Navon Professor of Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies at Florida International University and Emeritus Professor of Modern Jewish Studies in the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.Daniel T. Rodgers is Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at Princeton University.