Anthracite's Demise and the Post-Coal Economy of Northeastern Pennsylvania

by Thomas Keil, Jacqueline M. Keil

Overview

This book focuses on the development and demise of the anthracite industry in northeastern Pennsylvania. It also examines attempts to secure replacement industries and the economic consequences of these actions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611461756
Publisher:	Lehigh University Press
Publication date:	12/11/2014
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Thomas Keil is professor emeritus of sociology at Arizona State University. Jacqueline M. Keil is political science faculty member at Kean University.

Table of Contents

Map {Anthracite Coal Fields Scan} Preface Chapter 1: A Brief History of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Early Settlement and Development Chapter 2: Bourgeois Class Formation in the Coalfields Chapter 3: Worker Rebellion and the Problems of Worker Solidarity Chapter 4: Industrial Unionism Reemerges in the Coalfields Chapter 5: The Post-1902 Strike Era Chapter 6: The Demise of Anthracite and the Rise of a Politically Organized Working Class Chapter 7: Subsequent Waves of Deindustrialization Chapter 8: Conclusions Bibliography