Riis as a writer, photographer, lecturer, advocate, and ally for reform to address the poverty many ignored....
Economy
Social class was prevalent and largely property-based in the colonies. The Colonial Elite Overview In New England...
When it’s tough earning to put bread on the table, the best thing to do is look...
Colonial opulence had to be displayed behind closed doors. At first glance, the portrait appears to be...
In the 19th century, farm loans changed from a matter between associates into an impersonal, bureaucratic exchange....
City founders expected an outpost of New England. What they created was a paragon of immigrant civic...
As mid-century Americans moved to cities, Cara’s film helped to idealize isolated white communities. It’s a Wonderful...
It’s a Wonderful Life prescribed community and empathy as the remedy to a callous economic system. From...
How does Upton Sinclair’s representation of this community in The Jungle compare to the accounts of sociologists...
What were working conditions like in Chicago during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? What efforts...
Exploring how China’s economic and diplomatic ties to the outside world shaped its modern history. Originally published...
How were spices used by medieval Europeans, and why were spices so valuable in medieval Europe? Originally...
The Black Death struck in 1348, 1362, 1368, 1381, and continued even into the 18th century. 1348...
Where does economic power come from? Does it exist independently of the law? It seems obvious, even...
How Malcolm McLean’s shipping containers conquered the global economy by land and sea. On April 26, 1956,...
What did the New Deal look like in Chicago and the greater Illinois region? Who were its...
In 1888, small farmers, sharecroppers, and industrial workers organized to fight inequality. Today, when Americans think about...
George Pullman’s unbending business acumen made him a mogul but also inspired the greatest labor uprising of...
Examining Iran’s economic history pre- and post-revolution. Introduction Prior to 1979, Iran’s economic development was rapid. Traditionally...
After their victory in the first Opium War, the British acquired Hong Kong under the 1842 Treaty...
The new vistas of China available after the development of the East India trade attracted many Chinese...
The European explorer Marco Polo (1254-1324 CE) traveled on these routes and described them in depth in...
It began as a power struggle between Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV in 1076. Introduction...
Introduced by Richard I in 1194, the taxable value of an estate was initially assessed from the...
In the shadow of the pyramids of Giza lie the tombs of the courtiers and officials who...
Recycling on a large scale is a Bronze Age invention. The circular economy is typically seen as the progressive...
Analyzing the role that Progressive Era writers played in restoring the image of the small business owner....
Vance Packard’s ‘Hidden Persuaders’ was an exposé of the new techniques of mass manipulation developed by 1950s...
The full range of consumer goods of the period was set out to tempt the shopper and...
The Mediterranean Sea was the economic focal point of the Roman Empire. By Michael GoodyearJ.D. CandidateUniversity of Michigan...