AMS 241 - Work,Culture,and Society in Industrial America:Regional Culture in the Industrial Age

Institution:

Lafayette College

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Description:

An introduction to the study of the modernization process in America with emphasis on the Lehigh Valley-anthracite region, the seedbed of the American industrial revolution. Topics include the development of industrial capitalism and the factory system; changing modes of work; the rise of the labor movement; immigration and ethnicity; and literature in the industrial age. Staff

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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