Behemoth: A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World
Joshua B. Freeman
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Description
In an accessible and timely work of scholarship, celebrated historian Joshua B. Freeman tells the story of the factory and examines how it has reflected both our dreams and our nightmares of industrialization and social change. He whisks readers from the early textile mills that powered the Industrial Revolution to the factory towns of New England to today's behemoths making sneakers, toys, and cellphones in China and Vietnam. Behemoth offers a piercing perspective on how factories have shaped our societies and the challenges we face now.
Product Details
Price
$18.95
$17.62
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
February 19, 2019
Pages
448
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.2 X 1.3 inches | 0.85 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393356625
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About the Author
Joshua B. Freeman is a Distinguished Professor of History at Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY. His previous books include American Empire and Working-Class New York, among others. He lives in New York City.
Reviews
You may have no detailed knowledge of factories except that they can be converted into cool lofts. In that case, you'll learn much from historian Joshua Freeman.--Jonathan Rose
Fascinating.... Freeman shows how factories have had an overwhelming influence on the way we work, think, move, play and fight.--Scott W. Berg
[A] lively chronicle of the factory.... [Freeman] delves into the nitty-gritty of manufacturing. He successfully melds together those nuggets with social history, on the shop floor and beyond the factory walls.
Remarkable.... If you want to know where the world we live in came from, this is a good place to start.--Eric Foner
[An] immersive, trivia-packed history.--Henry Grabar
An effortless and engaging guide.--David Sessions
Freeman has written a superb account.... Almost every page contains a memorable fact or an intriguing thought.--Ian Jack
Excellent.
Freeman uses the history of the factory as a way to re-examine how workers are treated worldwide.--Bradley Babendir
A global tour of three centuries, from English textile mills to Detroit steel plants to Chinese iPhone factories.--Tom Beer
Fascinating.... Freeman shows how factories have had an overwhelming influence on the way we work, think, move, play and fight.--Scott W. Berg
[A] lively chronicle of the factory.... [Freeman] delves into the nitty-gritty of manufacturing. He successfully melds together those nuggets with social history, on the shop floor and beyond the factory walls.
Remarkable.... If you want to know where the world we live in came from, this is a good place to start.--Eric Foner
[An] immersive, trivia-packed history.--Henry Grabar
An effortless and engaging guide.--David Sessions
Freeman has written a superb account.... Almost every page contains a memorable fact or an intriguing thought.--Ian Jack
Excellent.
Freeman uses the history of the factory as a way to re-examine how workers are treated worldwide.--Bradley Babendir
A global tour of three centuries, from English textile mills to Detroit steel plants to Chinese iPhone factories.--Tom Beer
