Social Mobility on the Urban Frontier: the San Francisco Merchants, 1850-1880
Social Mobility on the Urban Frontier: the San Francisco Merchants, 1850-1880

Author: Peter R. Decker

Publisher:

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 992

ISBN-13:

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Academic paper by an author affiliated with Columbia University, surveying the economic and social conditions of merchant entrepreneurs from the eastern U.S., Europe, and other countries, who came to San Francisco between 1849 and 1852 and became suppliers to the gold miners. Investigates the assertion that San Francisco offered more opportunity for social and occupational mobility than U.S. cities in the East; and examines economic and social conditions based on class, ethnic group, and country of origin.

Bilbao's Modern Business Elite
Bilbao's Modern Business Elite

Author: Eduardo Jorge Glas

Publisher: Basque

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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Glas analyzes the rapid economic growth of Spain's Bilbao region in the context of its massive exportation of iron ore to Great Britain between 1875 and 1899. Focusing on the mining boom and the opportunities it created for Bilbao businessmen, the author establishes a broad chronological and analytical framework that combines economic history with social, cultural, and political analysis to account for the industrialization of Vizcaya and the success of local entrepreneurs.

Industrial Cowboys
Industrial Cowboys

Author: David Igler

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2005-01-28

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 0520245342

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"The process by which two neighborhood butchers turned themselves into landed industrialists depended to an extraordinary degree on the acquisition, manipulation, and exploitation of natural resources. Igler examines the broader impact of western industrialism - as exemplified by Miller & Lux - on landscapes and waterscapes, bringing to the forefront the important issues of land reclamation, water politics, San Francisco's unique business environment, and the city's relation to its surrounding hinterlands. He provides a rich discussion of the social relations engineered by Miller & Lux, from the dispossession of Californio rancheros to the ethnic segmentation of the firm's massive labor force."--Jacket.

The Tyranny of Change
The Tyranny of Change

Author: John Whiteclay Chambers

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 1084

ISBN-13: 9780813527994

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"While recognizing a "progressive ethos" - a mixture of idealistic vision and pragmatic reforms that characterized the period - Chambers elaborates the role of civic volunteerism as well as the state in achieving directed social change. He also emphasizes the importance of radical and conservative forces in shaping the so-called "Progressive Era.""--BOOK JACKET.

Made in California
Made in California

Author: Stephanie Barron

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 0520227654

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"Made in California is divided into five twenty-year sections, each including a narrative essay discussing the history of that era and highlighting topics relevant to its visual culture."--BOOK JACKET.