In the early nineteenth century, Lowell, Massachusetts, was widely studied and emulated as a model for capitalist industrial development. One of the first cities in the United States to experience the ravages of deindustrialization, it was also among the first places in the world to turn to its own industrial and ethnic history as a tool for reinventing itself in the emerging postindustrial economy. The Lowell Experiment explores how history and culture have been used to remake Lowell and how historians have played a crucial yet ambiguous role in that process.
The book focuses on Lowell...
In the early nineteenth century, Lowell, Massachusetts, was widely studied and emulated as a model for capitalist industrial development. One of th...
The ethics, sustainability and health impact of food systems are growing concerns in the USA and many other countries.
Public History and the Food Movement argues that today's broad interest in making food systems fairer, healthier, and more sustainable offers a compelling opportunity for the public history field. Moon and Stanton argue that linking heritage institutions' unique communicative skills with contemporary food issues can offer accessible points of entry for the public into broad questions about human and environmental resilience. Equally importantly, it...
The ethics, sustainability and health impact of food systems are growing concerns in the USA and many other countries.
