Class and Gender Politics in Progressive-Era Seattle

by John C. Putman

This book traces the interplay of class, gender, and politics in progressive-era Seattle, Washington during the formative period of industrialization and the establishment of a national market economy. With the rapid westward expansion of the capitalist marketplace by the dawn of the 20th century, national political and economic pressures significantly transformed both city and region. Despite the region's vast natural resources, the West had a highly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874177367
• ISBN13: 9780874177367
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"