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Cut Over Capitalism, The Industrialization of the Northern Forest
The Industrialization of the Northern Forest
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Cut Over Capitalism offers a unique perspective on industrialization by examining the experiences of rural workers in the Northern Forest region of the United States.
The book explores how economic value was created from the forest, focusing on the transformation of farmer-loggers into a distinct lumberjack class.
It challenges traditional notions of industrialization by highlighting the intensification of labor and the exploitation of natural resources, including human bodies.
The author uses a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on labor history, environmental history, and the new history of capitalism to provide a nuanced understanding of this process.
The book also examines the role of race and eugenics in shaping labor practices and the exploitation of French-Canadian workers.
The book explores how economic value was created from the forest, focusing on the transformation of farmer-loggers into a distinct lumberjack class.
It challenges traditional notions of industrialization by highlighting the intensification of labor and the exploitation of natural resources, including human bodies.
The author uses a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on labor history, environmental history, and the new history of capitalism to provide a nuanced understanding of this process.
The book also examines the role of race and eugenics in shaping labor practices and the exploitation of French-Canadian workers.
