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99: The Gilded Age’s Singer Sewing Machines & Dangerous Bananas w/ Dr. Ben Sawyer of The Road To Now

2021/10/11
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Greg Jackson: 本期节目探讨了镀金时代美国社会发生的巨大变化,包括城市人口的快速增长、工业化的发展以及由此带来的社会问题。 Ben Sawyer: 镀金时代见证了美国从农业社会向工业社会的转变,人们的生活方式从与自然同步转变为由钟表掌控,这造成了巨大的社会冲击。这种转变不仅改变了人们的工作方式,也改变了他们对世界的认知和与自然的关系。农民们过去的生活节奏由自然决定,而工业化时代,人们的生活节奏则由工厂的钟表决定。这种转变导致了人们对自身在生产过程中缺乏控制权的感受,以及财富分配不均的现象,最终引发了大量的劳工运动和社会动荡。 Greg Jackson: 本期节目还探讨了镀金时代美国社会发生的巨大变化,包括城市人口的快速增长、工业化的发展以及由此带来的社会问题。 Ben Sawyer: 辛格缝纫机公司的成功,不仅仅在于机器本身的技术革新,更在于其分期付款的销售模式,这推动了公司国际化发展,并促使公司收集大量地理、人口和经济数据,甚至比许多政府掌握的数据还要多。香蕉的普及与城市生活方式的改变密切相关,香蕉易于携带、保存和食用,成为城市工人的理想食物。然而,由于城市卫生条件差,香蕉皮成为城市街道上的一个严重问题,甚至引发了当时的社会关注。镀金时代,美国对欧洲移民的限制相对宽松,这与当时东海岸制造业对廉价劳动力的需求有关,而劳工组织则倾向于支持关闭边境。

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The discussion explores how Singer Sewing Machines became a dominant force in the market through innovative strategies like the installment plan and effective marketing, becoming a model for future corporate structures.

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Did Singer Sewing Machines take over the world? And are bananas as dangerous as they appear in cartoons? The answer to both of these questions are a resounding “yes!” in the Gilded Age. Listen in as the Prof. discusses these and other Gilded Age topics with his esteemed colleague and fellow podcaster: Dr. Ben Sawyer of Middle Tennessee State University and The Road to Now Podcast (check them out here: https://www.theroadtonow.com/))!


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