Coal Dust on Your Feet is a historical ethnography covering a century and a half, looking at the lives and struggles of the immigrants who came to work in the Pennsylvania anthracite mines.
Coal Dust on Your Feet is a historical ethnography covering a century and a half, looking at the lives and struggles of the immigrants who came to work in the Pennsylvania anthracite mines.
Janet MacGaffey is professor emeritus of anthropology at Bucknell University.
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Illustrations Tables Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Part One: The Coal Era One: Historical Background and Conditions of Life in the Mining Era Two: Early Immigrants: The Emergence of Ethnic Identity and Social Hierarchy Three: Eastern and Southern European Immigration: Ethnicity at its Peak Four: Religion, Class and Ethnicity Part Two: Industrial Strife, National and Global Politics, the Decline of Ethnicity and Religion Five: The Militant Heritage of Labor and a New Industry for the Town Six: Prosperity and Decline Part Three: Recovering Heritage and Community Seven: Ethnicity in the Twenty First Century Eight: Community, Sense of Place, and Changes in Economics and Politics Today Nine: Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Author
Illustrations Tables Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Part One: The Coal Era One: Historical Background and Conditions of Life in the Mining Era Two: Early Immigrants: The Emergence of Ethnic Identity and Social Hierarchy Three: Eastern and Southern European Immigration: Ethnicity at its Peak Four: Religion, Class and Ethnicity Part Two: Industrial Strife, National and Global Politics, the Decline of Ethnicity and Religion Five: The Militant Heritage of Labor and a New Industry for the Town Six: Prosperity and Decline Part Three: Recovering Heritage and Community Seven: Ethnicity in the Twenty First Century Eight: Community, Sense of Place, and Changes in Economics and Politics Today Nine: Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Author
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