Roller, Michael,

An archaeology of structural violence : life in a twentieth-century coal town / Michael P. Roller ; foreword by Paul A. Shackel. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - Cultural heritage studies .

Includes bibliographies and index.

An archaeology of the twentieth century in the anthracite coal region of northeast Pennsylvania -- History of the anthracite region, 1830 to 1897 -- The memory of violence: the Lattimer Massacre of 1897 -- Migration, part 1: The social and material landscape of the company town -- The archaeology of machinic mass consumerism and the logistics of the factory floor in everyday life -- Migration, part 2: Emancipation and catastrophe -- The destructive character: renewal and memory -- Conclusion.

An Archaeology of Structural Violence: Life in a Twentieth-Century Coal Town addresses topics such as the approach to the structural violence of everyday life in the twentieth century, the relationship between migrants and the sovereignty of political states, racialization, and the labor needs of late industrial capitalism.



9780813052441 9780813053875


Coal miners--Violence against--Pennsylvania.
Anthracite coal industry--Pennsylvania.
Industrial archaeology--Pennsylvania.


Electronic Books.

HD8039 / .A734 2018