Bodies of work civic display and labor in industrial Pittsburgh

The magic of the nineteenth century: industrial change and work in Pittsburgh -- Working-class muscle in the battle of homestead -- The working body as a civic image -- The Pittsburgh survey and the body as evidence -- "Delicately built": the "problem" of working women in Pittsbu...

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1. Verfasser: Slavishak, Edward (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Durham, NC u.a. Duke Univ. Press 2008
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Zusammenfassung:The magic of the nineteenth century: industrial change and work in Pittsburgh -- Working-class muscle in the battle of homestead -- The working body as a civic image -- The Pittsburgh survey and the body as evidence -- "Delicately built": the "problem" of working women in Pittsburgh -- Hiding and displaying the broken body
The magic of the nineteenth century: industrial change and work in Pittsburgh -- Working-class muscle in the battle of homestead -- The working body as a civic image -- The Pittsburgh survey and the body as evidence -- "Delicately built": the "problem" of working women in Pittsburgh -- Hiding and displaying the broken body -- Epilogue: "That's work, and that's what people like to watch!
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:x, 354 S.
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ISBN:9780822342250
978-0-8223-4225-0
9780822342069
978-0-8223-4206-9