Reinforced Concrete and the Modernization of American Building, 1900-1930
Author:   Amy E. Slaton (College of Arts and Sciences)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:  

9780801865596


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   24 August 2001
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Amy E. Slaton (College of Arts and Sciences)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9780801865596


ISBN 10:   080186559
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   24 August 2001
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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"Contents: Introduction: Science and Commerce: Scenes from a Marriage Chapter 1 Concrete Testing: The Academics at Work Chapter 2 Science on Site: The Field-Testing and Regulation of Concrete Construction Chapter 3 Science and the ""Fair-Deal"": Standards, Specifications, and Commercial Ambition Chapter 4 The Business of Building: Technological and Managerial Techniques in Concrete Construction Chapter 5 What ""Modern"" Meant: Reinforced Concrete and the Social History of Functionalist Design Conclusion"

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<p> [Slaton] makes good use of source material to make the case that forces other than simplistic technical imperatives drove an ideology of modernism within the concrete industry, precipitating conditions mediating the relationship of labor and technology, conditions that differed significantly from those prevalent in the wood and masonry building trades. She drives her point home with conviction. -- Donald C. Jackson, Enterprise and Society


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Amy Slaton is an assistant professor of history and politics at Drexel University.

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