American Abyss: Savagery and Civilization in the Age of Industry

by Daniel Bender

Book Overview

At the beginning of the twentieth century, industrialization both dramatically altered everyday experiences and shaped debates about the effects of immigration, empire, and urbanization. In American Abyss, Daniel E. Bender examines an array of sources--eugenics theories, scientific studies of climate, socialist theory, and even popular novels about cavemen--to show how intellectuals and activists came to understand industrialization in racial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801445981
• ISBN13: 9780801445989
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher