American abyss savagery and civilization in the age of industry

American abyss : savagery and civilization in the age of industry / Daniel E. Bender.

Author/creator	Bender, Daniel E.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Ithaca : Cornell University Press,
Description	x, 329 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Industries--Social aspects --United States --History. Eugenics--Social aspects --United States --History. Foreign workers--United States --History. Women--Employment --United States --History. Minorities--Employment --United States --History. United States--Economic conditions --1865-1918. United States--Social conditions --1865-1918. United States--Civilization --1865-1918.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009013039
ISBN	9780801445989 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0801445981 (cloth : alk. paper)

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