“Avuncular unions,” between uncles and nieces were already commonplace at Oneida. Eventually, the in-bred condition of the community would inspire Edgar Allen Poe’s story “The Fall of the House of Usher.” By the end of the 1870s, the Oneida Community had collapsed under the weight of...
California, along with the southwestern states were ceded to the United States by Mexico in 1848 after the Mexican-American War. The Southwest is distinctive because of its historical ties to colonial Spain, its Native American populations, and its regional cuisine, which has been influenced by Na...
military and financial support from France, the patriots won the American Revolution. In 1789 the Constitution became the basis for the United States federal government, with war hero George Washington as the first president. The young nation continued to struggle with the scope of central ...
Adam Smith writes in The Wealth of Nations that unions (“combinations”) have been illegal everywhere for years and the penalties for organizing them are severe, up to death. He also notes: “We rarely hear, it has been said, of the combination of masters, though frequently of those of...
Unions and works councils are not excluded from, but are actively involved in, these changes. Hence, the trend toward decentralization and flexibility of remuneration schemes indicates a change toward a more Anglo-American business system, but also reveals the strong embeddedness of German companies ...
Sinclair. Their work exposed the poor conditions ofChicago's slums and the meatpacking industry. muckraking The muckrakers wereinvestigated by a large national magazine, who investigated politicalcorruption and the crimes of companies and unions. [7] attracts middle-classupper-class audiences in the ...
The mental health of mothers in and after violent and controlling unions Studies have shown that intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with poor mental health. But, does women's, and specifically mother's, mental health ... KS Adkins,CMK Dush - 《Social Science Research》 被引量: ...
Between a new Germany and a new America: Unions between African-American soldiers and German women 1945--1960 Racial progress in the United States occurred not only because of social protest, but was also due to the increasing influence of the federal government du... DT Lee - Dissertations ...
Although there was no significant contact between the Afro-Eurasian and American world-zones before 1492, both regions shared many similarities, but also some crucial differences. From the big history perspective, the question of why agriculture, early power structures, complex societies, and eventually...
and aid when retired or injured because of labor unions. They were also instrumental in ending child labor in the U.S. They also exerted a broad influence on American life, reshaping the political, economic, and cultural fabric of the country. ...