Retracing the Past

History

Nash, Gary B.

Schultz, Ronald

Americas

Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers

This innovative study of working-class formation in Philadelphia takes issue with a number of widely held views about the origins and nature of the early American working class. Although other historians locate the birth of the American working class in the middle decades of the nineteenth century, Schultz argues that the origins of Philadelphia's working class lay in the dramatic social changes that transformed artisan life in eighteenth-century Philadelphia. In contrast to recent accounts of working-class formation that trace its ideological roots to the republicanism of the Revolutionary and Jacksonian eras, Schultz argues that Philadelphia's working class drew its ideological force from an indigenous small-producer tradition inherited from the artisans of early modern England. Moreover, Schultz takes issue with the prevailing view that religion and party politics diminished working-class consciousness. Rather, he details the ways in which rational religion and popular politics were active forces in the formation of Philadelphia's early working class. Engagingly written and drawing upon a wide range of sources, this book reconstructs the moral and political worlds of Philadelphia artisans as they created America's first working class from the crucible of economic, political, and social change in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

The Republic of Labor: Philadelphia Artisans and the Politics of Class, 1720-1830

Oxford University Press

This collection of readings is oriented to social history. Retracing the Past leads students to a consideration of the role of women, ethnic groups, and laboring Americans in the weaving of the nation's social fabric, and allows them to explore life at the individual and community levels. It also introduces students to individuals and groups who made a critical difference in the shaping of American history.In the Fourth Edition of Retracing the Past, all readings (old and new) have been edited for length and accessibility to aid student reading and comprehension. The number of readings have been reduced to 18 per volume (6 readings in each section) to make them more attractive to students and meet their general reading abilities.A new introductory essay on interpreting primary and secondary sources as well as a number of primary documents have been added to further distinguish the readers.

Retracing the Past: Readings in the History of the American People, Volume I--To 1877 (4th Edition)

Addison-Wesley

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Retracing the Past: Readings in the History of the American People, Volume II--Since 1865 (4th Edition)

Longman Publishing Group

Retracing the Past is an engaging collection of both primary and secondary sources that emphasize social history. The text leads students to consider the role of women, ethnic groups, and laboring Americans in the weaving of the nation's social fabric, and allows them to explore life at the individual and community levels. It also introduces students to individuals and groups who made a critical difference in the shaping of American history.

Retracing the Past: Readings in the History of the American People, Volume I (to 1877) (5th Edition)

Schultz, Ronald B.

Longman

Retracing the Past - Readings in the History of the American People, Volume II, Since 1865 (5th, 03) by Nash, Gary B - Schultz, Ronald [Paperback (2002)]

Retracing the Past: Readings in the History of the American People, Volume II (Since 1865) (5th Edition)

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