Robber Barons and Wretched Refuse: Ethnic and Class Dynamics during the Era of American Industrialization.

  • Published In: Journal of American Studies, 2023, v. 57, n. 2. P. 323 1 of 3

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  • Authored By: ROBINSON, STEPHEN R. 3 of 3

Abstract

This commission would suggest immigration quotas and literacy tests as a means of controlling immigration, yet it would also highlight how dependent American industrialists were on immigrant labour. These immigrants became the backbone of American industrial development, with industrialists seeking out immigrant labour, and in the process creating a new industrial working class. Here, and elsewhere, Zeidel is attuned to how industrialists perceived immigrants both as one homogeneous and potentially subversive group, and as an essential labour supply with certain groups favoured over others. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of American Studies. 2023/05, Vol. 57, Issue 2, p323
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0021-8758
  • DOI:10.1017/S0021875823000075
  • Accession Number:163161172
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