The Flowering of the Third America: The Making of an Organizational Society, 1850-1920 (American Ways Series) - Softcover

Klein; Maury

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566630304 ISBN 13: 9781566630306

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, 1993

Synopsis

In a provocative new interpretation of a transforming era, 1850-1920, Klein integrates social, economic, and business history and stresses the driving role of technology in creating a complex society of many cultures. As increasing organization made life more fragmented and alienated for ordinary persons, Klein argues, a unifying social thread was provided by a surprising new source: the consumer economy.

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Review:

In seemingly effortless prose . . . done with freshness and skill.--CHOICE

A balanced book . . . packed with significant facts . . . clear and concise.--Journal of American History

Vibrant . . . a concise social history of America's transformation from agrarian to urban.--Publishers Weekly

Klein does an admirable job synthesizing a great deal of information.--Virginia Quarterly Review

About the Author:

Maury Klein is professor of history and director of the honors program at the University of Rhode Island. His other books include Prisoners of Progress (about the rise of American industrial cities), The Life and Legend of Jay Gould, and a two-volume history of the Union Pacific railroad.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1566630304
• ISBN 13: 9781566630306
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 226