Liberty is Exploitation: The Force of Tradition in Early Manufacturing

The industrial revolution represented a watershed in American history. The transition from agriculture to manufacturing was neither an even nor an easy process. The factory floor became a contested and negotiated place, in which the very shape of the workplace depended upon the outcome of struggles...

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Published in:Magazine of history 2005-05, Vol.19 (3), p.21-24
Main Author: Tucker, Barbara M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American history
Child labor
Children
Churches
Convulsions
Ethical Instruction
Factories
Family (Sociological Unit)
Females
Historiography
Industrial Revolution
Labor Force
Labor relations
Laborers
Manufacturing
Manufacturing industries
Parents
Social Change
Textile industry
Tooth eruption
United States History
Values
Wages
Weaving
Workforce
Yarns
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Summary:The industrial revolution represented a watershed in American history. The transition from agriculture to manufacturing was neither an even nor an easy process. The factory floor became a contested and negotiated place, in which the very shape of the workplace depended upon the outcome of struggles between management and labor and between the demands of the factory system and traditional values observed by families. Tucker discusses the history and significant innovations of early manufacturing.
ISSN:0882-228X
1938-2340
DOI:10.1093/maghis/19.3.21