Immigration and the American industrial revolution from 1880 to 1920

Social Science Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 897-920

  Hirschman, Charles ^a   Mogford, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigration; Industrialization; Manufacturing; Migration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MIGRATION; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

EID: 69749126975     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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