Slavishak, Edward Steven.

Bodies of work civic display and labor in industrial Pittsburgh / [electronic resource] : Edward Slavishak. - Durham : Duke University Press, 2008. - x, 354 p. : ill. - Body, commodity, text . - Body, commodity, text. e-Duke books scholarly collection. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-343) and index.

The magic of the nineteenth century: industrial change and work in Pittsburgh -- Working-class muscle in the battle of homestead -- The working body as a civic image -- The Pittsburgh survey and the body as evidence -- "Delicately built": the "problem" of working women in Pittsburgh -- Hiding and displaying the broken body -- Epilogue: "That's work, and that's what people like to watch!".

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Working class--History.--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Industrialization--Social aspects--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Industries--Social aspects--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
City promotion--History.--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh


Pittsburgh (Pa.)--History.


Electronic books.

HD8085.P63 / S63 2008