Thomas Keil, Jacqueline M. Keil

Anthracite's Demise and the Post-Coal Economy of Northeastern Pennsylvania

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Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the development and demise of the anthracite industry in northeastern Pennsylvania. It also examines attempts to secure replacement industries and the economic consequences of these actions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lehigh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 411g
• ISBN-13: 9781611461756
• ISBN-10: 1611461758
• Artikelnr.: 41373606

Autorenporträt

Thomas Keil is professor emeritus of sociology at Arizona State University. Jacqueline M. Keil is political science faculty member at Kean University.

Inhaltsangabe

Map {Anthracite Coal Fields Scan} Preface Chapter 1: A Brief History of
Northeastern Pennsylvania's Early Settlement and Development Chapter 2:
Bourgeois Class Formation in the Coalfields Chapter 3: Worker Rebellion and
the Problems of Worker Solidarity Chapter 4: Industrial Unionism Reemerges
in the Coalfields Chapter 5: The Post-1902 Strike Era Chapter 6: The Demise
of Anthracite and the Rise of a Politically Organized Working Class Chapter
7: Subsequent Waves of Deindustrialization Chapter 8: Conclusions
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