The fall of an American Rome : de-industrialization of the American dream / Quentin R. Skrabec Jr.

Author/creator Skrabec, Quentin R. author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Algora Publishing, [2014]
Descriptionxii, 203 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents The prelude : the Mont Pèlerin society -- America's different path -- America's first de-industrialization -- A new world order -- Lordstown, the Rouge, and Conneaut -- And the wolf finally came : the 1970s -- Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley falls -- For whom the bell tolls : the year 1982 -- Rubber falls -- The Mon valley collapses -- The heartland feels the pain -- Barbarians at the gate in Detroit -- De-industrialization of an American company : Jones & Laughlin (aka LTV) -- Mont Pèlerin's Camelot in the 1990s -- Who killed Saturn? -- Tale of the last two cities -- A post industrial age? -- Maybe we need to revisit a Whig party platform?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013049449
ISBN9781628940602 (soft cover : alk. paper)
ISBN1628940603 (soft cover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781628940619 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN1628940611 (hard cover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HD5708.55 .U6 S57 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold