HISTORY 347 - Artisans,Workers,and Robber Barons:The Commercial and Industrial Transformation of the United States

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Illinois Wesleyan University

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An exploration of the historical consequences of the commercial and industrial transformation of the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, focusing predominantly on people, however rather than on the process itself: immigrant and native artisans and wage workers, the new captains of industry, women and children, shop girls and the new leisure class. Offered in alternate years.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.iwu.edu

Phone Number:

(309) 556-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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