
A Century Passing
Carnegie, Steel and the Fate of Homestead
Richard Krooth(Author)
University Press of America
Published on 5. January 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-7618-2415-2 (ISBN)
Description
In A Century Passing, Richard Krooth examines one of the great entrepreneurs of the late 19th century, documenting his epic, egregious struggle to accumulate wealth and power, regardless of the toll in human misery and fiber. Andrew Carnegie had well positioned himself financially and came to exercise dominance in the 19th century steel industry. By careful planning to introduce the latest technical inventions, taking away the skills of his elite workers and impoverishing the rest, he pressured his labor force into the seminal strike at his Homestead works in 1892. The leaders of the Homestead's craft union responded militantly, going beyond the pale of union tradition. Victorious, Carnegie not only subserviated his labor force and made them fearful of losing their jobs, he initiated a new stage of "proletarianization" in his company-ruled towns, laying the foundation for keeping labor on tap over the next 100 years.
Reviews / Votes
Krooth offers a highly detailed and well-researched account of Homestead's history...It will appeal to those interested in the industrial history of Homestead or the wider south-west Pennsylvania area. Scholars of industrial relations should also findthe text useful... -- Paul Sissons, University College London * Regional Studies * Krooth offers a highly detailed and well-researched account of Homestead's history...It will appeal to those interested in the industrial history of Homestead or the wider south-west Pennsylvania area. Scholars of industrial relations should also find the text useful... -- Paul Sissons, University College London * Regional Studies *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
734 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-2415-2 (9780761824152)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Richard Krooth is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Social Services and International Studies, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California.
Content
Chapter 1 List Tables and Figures
Chapter 2 Forward
Chapter 3 Acknowledgements
Chapter 4 Introduction
Chapter 5 A Century Passing: Walks Around Homestead
Chapter 6 The Hidden Dynamics of Homestead: Empire Builders & Arms Contractors; Tariffs and Employers, Machines and Workers
Chapter 7 Conflict Without End: Strike, Commune & the Occupation: The Great Homestead Strike; Origins of the Homestead Commune; Homestead's New Elite; Homesteaders, Carnegie Property and the State: The Legal Scenarios Illuminating the Military Occupation; The
Chapter 8 The New Stage of Stabilization: Homestead in the Aftermath; Homestead as Metaphor
Chapter 9 Bibliography
Chapter 10 Index
Chapter 11 About the Author
Chapter 2 Forward
Chapter 3 Acknowledgements
Chapter 4 Introduction
Chapter 5 A Century Passing: Walks Around Homestead
Chapter 6 The Hidden Dynamics of Homestead: Empire Builders & Arms Contractors; Tariffs and Employers, Machines and Workers
Chapter 7 Conflict Without End: Strike, Commune & the Occupation: The Great Homestead Strike; Origins of the Homestead Commune; Homestead's New Elite; Homesteaders, Carnegie Property and the State: The Legal Scenarios Illuminating the Military Occupation; The
Chapter 8 The New Stage of Stabilization: Homestead in the Aftermath; Homestead as Metaphor
Chapter 9 Bibliography
Chapter 10 Index
Chapter 11 About the Author