The Constitution and the Nation: The Regulatory State, 1890-1945

(Book #24 in the Teaching Texts in Law and Politics Series)

by Lynne Curry and Christopher Waldrep

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The rapid acceleration of industrialization and the transformation of market capitalism that followed the Civil War provided new opportunities for employment and wealth for many Americans. But these opportunities came at a cost: overcrowded and unsanitary housing, long work hours in dangerous conditions, and child labor in factories and mines. At the nineteenth century's end, Progressivism emerged as a national movement to redress the extreme imbalances...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0820457329

ISBN13:9780820457321

Release Date:August 2003

Publisher:Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi

Length:179 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

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Americas Constitutional Law History Humanities Law Legal History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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