"Since the strike of 1894, the primary historical issue posed by
George M. Pullman's model workers' community has been whether it
should be interpreted as vicious exploitation or as naive
paternalism....This full-length history of the town of Pullman
considerably expands this framework. [Buder] has written an
objective, well-documented book....He has attempted to understand,
rather than summarily condemn, the motives of its founder. He has
even removed it from
the confines of labour history by treating it as well from the
perspective of community planning....Pullman will prove useful to
historians in a wide range of fields."--Stuart Blumin, Economic
History
Review
"Since the strike of 1894, the primary historical issue posed by
George M. Pullman's model workers' community has been whether it
should be interpreted as vicious exploitation or as naive
paternalism....This full-length history of the town of Pullman
considerably expands this framework. [Buder] has written an
objective, well-documented book....He has attempted to understand,
rather than summarily condemn, the motives of its founder. He has
even removed it from
the confines of labour history by treating it as well from the
perspective of community planning....Pullman will prove useful to
historians in a wide range of fields."--Stuart Blumin, Economic
History
Review
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