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American abyss : savagery and civilization in the age of industry

Title
American abyss : savagery and civilization in the age of industry / Daniel E. Bender.
Author
Bender, Daniel E.
Publication
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009.

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Description
x, 329 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Cavemen in the progressive era : from savagery to industry -- Mapping civilization : race, industry, and climate in the American empire -- The other colonies : immigration, race conquest, and the survival of the unfit -- Cave girls and working women : the white man's world of race suicide -- Exploring the abyss and segregating savagery : abroad at home in the immigrant colony -- Dredging the abyss : babies, boys, and civilization -- Of jukes and immigrants : eugenics and the problem of race betterment -- Following the monkey : blond beasts and the rising tide of color in war and revolution -- Failing of art and science : the abyss in a new era.
Call Number
ILH10-2528
ISBN
  • 9780801445989 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0801445981 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2009013039
OCLC
YBP 2009013039
Author
Bender, Daniel E.
Title
American abyss : savagery and civilization in the age of industry / Daniel E. Bender.
Imprint
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
ILH10-2528
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