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8 - To 1877: American Capitalism and the Geography of Violence

from Part III - Modern Traditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2024

Scott Gac
Scott Gac
Affiliation:
Trinity College, Connecticut
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Summary

Chapter 8 investigates several aspects of low-road market capitalism across regions of the United States. It tackles Black soldier protest and military discipline, the post-Civil War sale of guns and munitions, and the development of railroads as a physical and economic vehicle for the dispersal of violence in the United States. Labor strikes, the Panic of 1873, and the centrality of the federal governmment to the interests of industrial capitalism are prominent features of this chapter.

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capitalismeconomic violencecolonizationmilitary disciplinelabor strikemarketsgunsrailroadsPanic of 1873civil rights
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Born in Blood
Violence and the Making of America
 , pp. 191 - 216
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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