Title: The incorporation of America
Description: Alan Trachtenberg presents a balanced analysis of the expansion of capitalist power in the last third of the nineteenth century and the cultural changes it brought in its wake. In America's westward expansion, labor unrest, newly powerful cities, and newly mechanized industries, the ideals and ideas by which Americans lived were reshaped, and American society became more structured, with an entrenched middle class and a powerful business elite. This is a brilliant, essential work on the origins of America's corporate culture and the formation of the American social fabric after the Civil War.
Subjects: Civilization, United states, civilization, 1865-1918, Social stratification--history, Social stratification--united states--history--19th century, Labor disputes--history, Labor disputes--united states--history--19th century, Industrial revolution--social aspects, Industrial revolution--social aspects--united states, Corporate culture--history, Corporate culture--united states--history--19th century, E169.1 .t72 2007, 973.8, America, history
Places: United States
Time periods: 1865-1918