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Original Articles

The paradox of dynamic technological change and the labor aristocracy in the United States, 1880–1914

Pages 325-351 | Published online: 03 Jul 2008

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  • Much of the research for this paper was carried out in New York City during the summer of 1975 while on an American Council of Learned Societies short term award. I would like to thank Robert Zieger, Sidney Pollard, Paul Stigant, Richard Thurlow and Michael Haynes for their helpful suggestions on an earlier draft of this paper.

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