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Order of business : the Golden Age of Fraternity and its legacy of inequality / Pamela A. Popielarz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Popielarz, Pamela A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freemasons--United States--History.
- Freemasons.
- Knights of Pythias--History.
- Knights of Pythias.
- Business enterprises--United States--History.
- Business enterprises.
- Discrimination in employment--United States--History.
- Discrimination in employment.
- Fraternal organizations--United States--History.
- Fraternal organizations.
- Income distribution--United States--History.
- Income distribution.
- United States--Economic conditions--1865-1918.
- United States.
- Business enterprises--History.
- Discrimination in employment--History.
- Fraternal organizations--History.
- Income distribution--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- illustration
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2026]
- Summary:
- Though the industrial revolution pushed Americans into radically new modes of living, working, and organizing, patriarchy and white supremacy survived in the new institutions of the industrial economy.
- Contents:
- Chapter One. Golden Age Fraternal Orders: Who Were They?
- Chapter Two. Golden Age Fraternal Orders: What Did They Espouse?
- Chapter Three. Golden Age Fraternal Orders: How Did They Operate?
- Chapter Four. Golden Age Fraternal Orders and Inequality: Climbing the Ladder
- Chapter Five. Golden Age Fraternal Orders and Inequality: The Blueprint for Finance Capitalism.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 7, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Popielarz, Pamela A. Order of Business
- ISBN:
- 9781469694283
- 146969428X
- 9781469694276
- 1469694271
- 9781469684284
- 1469684284
- OCLC:
- 1591603714
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000379786
- CIPO000379785
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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