Chasing automation : the politics of technology and jobs from the roaring twenties to the Great Society
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Prout, Jerry,
Published
Ithaca [New York] : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781501763991, 1501763997
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pages cm
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Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction
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LC Subjects
Labor supply -- Effect of technological innovations on -- Political aspects -- United States.
Labor supply -- Effect of technological innovations on -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Technological unemployment -- Political aspects -- United States.
Technological unemployment -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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History.
Labor supply -- Effect of technological innovations on.
Technological unemployment.
United States.

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Published
Ithaca [New York] : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022.
Language
English
ISBN
9781501763991, 1501763997

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Chasing Automation describes how in the period from 1921 to 1966, despite the inherent limitations of politics to anticipate the effects of technology on jobs, an eclectic and fragile coalition of reform-minded politicians successfully erected a legal framework that mitigated the worst effects of technological unemployment"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Prout, J. (2022). Chasing automation: the politics of technology and jobs from the roaring twenties to the Great Society . Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Prout, Jerry. 2022. Chasing Automation: The Politics of Technology and Jobs From the Roaring Twenties to the Great Society. Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Prout, Jerry. Chasing Automation: The Politics of Technology and Jobs From the Roaring Twenties to the Great Society Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Prout, Jerry. Chasing Automation: The Politics of Technology and Jobs From the Roaring Twenties to the Great Society Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022.

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