Death and Rebirth of the American Mill Town
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Title
Death and Rebirth of the American Mill Town
Description
Essay on the divisions of power and labor in industrialized American economies - more specifically, mill towns - as transformations of earlier forms of authority in America. Uses the thought-work of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber, as well as the social critics and historians who have applied these thinkers' theories to the historical present. From the author: "The problem of power in nineteenth century mill towns rests on a conflict between employer absolutism and the democratic rights of the employees. The treatment of power in recent community studies has been inadequate. This is particularly true in works influenced by symbolic anthropology, where the problem is seen to have been resolved in a consensual value system. However, the persistence of conflict in strikes and disorder compels an examination of the mechanisms of domination, as well as legitimacy. To this end, the ideas of Marx and Weber offer more valuable guidance than those of Durkheim."
Creator
Dawley, Alan
Date
1981 Autumn - 1982 Spring
Language
en
Type
Journal Article
Identifier
Coverage
19th and 20th centuries; United States
Contribution Form
Zotero
DOI
10.2307/25140075
ISSN
0700-3862
Pages
137-152
Publication Title
Labour/Le Travail
Volume
8/9