Mongrel Firebugs and Men of Property
Capitalism and Class Conflict in American History
Seiten
2019
Verso Books (Verlag)
978-1-78873-670-1 (ISBN)
Verso Books (Verlag)
978-1-78873-670-1 (ISBN)
Steve Fraser is the preeminent historian of America as a capitalist civilization
In popular retellings of American history, capitalism generally doesn't feature much as part of the founding or development of the nation. Instead, it is alluded to in figurative terms as opportunity, entrepreneurial vigor, material abundance, and the seven-league boots of manifest destiny.
?In this collection of essays, Steve Fraser, the preeminent historian of American capitalism, sets the record straight, rewriting the arc of the American saga with class conflict center stage and mounting a serious challenge to the consoling fantasy of American exceptionalism. From the colonial era to Trump, Fraser recovers the repressed history of debtors' prisons and disaster capitalism, of confidence men and the reserve armies of the unemployed. In language that is dynamic and compelling, he demonstrates that class is a fundamental feature of American political life and provides essential intellectual tools for a shrew reading of American history.
In popular retellings of American history, capitalism generally doesn't feature much as part of the founding or development of the nation. Instead, it is alluded to in figurative terms as opportunity, entrepreneurial vigor, material abundance, and the seven-league boots of manifest destiny.
?In this collection of essays, Steve Fraser, the preeminent historian of American capitalism, sets the record straight, rewriting the arc of the American saga with class conflict center stage and mounting a serious challenge to the consoling fantasy of American exceptionalism. From the colonial era to Trump, Fraser recovers the repressed history of debtors' prisons and disaster capitalism, of confidence men and the reserve armies of the unemployed. In language that is dynamic and compelling, he demonstrates that class is a fundamental feature of American political life and provides essential intellectual tools for a shrew reading of American history.
Steve Fraser is a historian, writer, and editor. His research and writing have pursued two main lines of inquiry: labour history and the history of American capitalism.
Erscheinungsdatum | 18.09.2019 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 210 mm |
Gewicht | 260 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 1-78873-670-2 / 1788736702 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-78873-670-1 / 9781788736701 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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