Culture Change and the New Technology: An Archaeology of the Early American Industrial Era
Author:   Paul A. Shackel
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
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Pages:   217
Publication Date:   05 May 2013
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Culture Change and the New Technology: An Archaeology of the Early American Industrial Era


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Author:   Paul A. Shackel
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.373kg
ISBN:  

9781475799057


ISBN 10:   1475799055
Pages:   217
Publication Date:   05 May 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Industry and Interpreting the Past.- 1. “At the Mercy of the Capitalist”.- 2. “The Most Eligible Spot on the Whole River”: Harpers Ferry—The Early Years.- 3. “Under a Malign Influence”: Factory Discipline, Political Factionalism, Corruption, and the New Technology.- 4. “Their Little Gardens”: Landscapes in an Armory Town.- 5. “Customs and Habits Interwoven with the Very Fibers of Things”: Consumerism among Armory Households.- 6. “Oh! Let Oppression’s Hand Be Stay’d”: The Transformation from Craft to Wage Labor.- 7. “Home...! Refuge from Sadness”.- Appendix: Interviews with Armory Workers, 1842.- References.

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Shackel's Culture change and the new technology turns out actually to be an account of a single site: the town and national armoury at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. ... The story is told clearly and accessibly, and with some style. ... It is the best example I have read of a theoretically informed approach to `industrial archaeology', and as such deserves to be read by industrial archaeologists everywhere. (Matthew Johnson, Antiquity, Vol. 71, March, 1997)`An insightful discussion about the implications of social inequality within an industrial society.' Historical Archaeology, 32:2 (1998) `Interesting and cogent...A useful archaeological reference for the material manifestations of early industrialisation.' The Midden, 30:1 (1998)


'An insightful discussion about the implications of social inequality within an industrial society.' Historical Archaeology, 32:2 (1998) 'Interesting and cogent...A useful archaeological reference for the material manifestations of early industrialisation.' The Midden, 30:1 (1998)


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