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'''Walter Licht''' (born July 15, 1946) is an American [[historian]] who specializes in [[Labor history of the United States|labor history]], [[economic history]], and the history of American [[capitalism]]. He is Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History [[Emeritus]] at the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.history.upenn.edu/people/faculty/walter-licht|title=Walter Licht &#124; Penn Arts & Sciences Department of History|website=www.history.upenn.edu}}</ref>
'''Walter Licht''' (born July 15, 1946) is an American [[historian]].


== Life and career ==
Walter Licht gained his [[Bachelor of Arts|Bachelor's degree]] at [[Harvard University]], a [[Master's degree]] in [[Sociology]] at the [[University of Chicago]] and a master's degree and [[Ph.D]] in [[History]] at [[Princeton University]].
Licht earned his B.A. at [[Harvard University]] and an M.A. in [[Sociology]] at the [[University of Chicago]] before moving to [[Princeton University]] where he completed an M.A. and [[Ph.D]] in [[History]].


He has taught at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] since 1977 and is also the faculty director of the Civic House and the Penn Civic Scholars Program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vpul.upenn.edu/civichouse/walter_bio.php|title=Civic House - Meet the Staff - Walter Licht &#124; University of Pennsylvania|website=www.vpul.upenn.edu}}</ref>
He is a Professor at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] since 1977, focusing on [[Labor history (discipline)|labor history]] and [[industrialization]].


== Works ==
== Works ==
* Working For The Railroad: The Organization of Work in the Nineteenth Century (Princeton, 1983)
* ''American Capitalisms: The U.S. Economy in Historic World Perspective''. (Princeton University Press, ''forthcoming'')
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* ''The Face of Decline: The Pennsylvania Anthracite Region in the Twentieth Century'' (Cornell University Press, 2005) {{ISBN|978-0801484735}}.
* Getting Work: Philadelphia, 1840–1950 (Cambridge, MA, 1992)
* ''Getting Work: Philadelphia, 1840–1950'' (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992/2000) {{ISBN|978-0812217193}}.
* Industrializing America: The Nineteenth Century (Baltimore, 1995)
* ''Industrializing America: The Nineteenth Century'' (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995) {{ISBN|978-0801850141}}.
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* The Face of Decline: The Pennsylvania Anthracite Region in the Twentieth Century (Ithaca, NY, 2005)
* ''Work Sights: Industrial Philadelphia, 1890-1950'' (Temple University Press, 1986) {{ISBN|978-0877223412}}.
* ''Working For The Railroad: The Organization of Work in the Nineteenth Century'' (Princeton University Press, 1983/2014) {{ISBN|978-0691609973}}.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=183_AwAAQBAJ|title=Working for the Railroad: The Organization of Work in the Nineteenth Century|first=Walter|last=Licht|date=July 14, 2014|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=9781400855841|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==External links==
==References==
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* [http://www.history.upenn.edu/people/faculty/walter-licht Walter Licht]


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Latest revision as of 06:56, 8 September 2024

Walter Licht
Born (1946-07-15) July 15, 1946 (age 78)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
University of Chicago
Princeton University
Scientific career
FieldsLabor history, Economic history
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Walter Licht (born July 15, 1946) is an American historian who specializes in labor history, economic history, and the history of American capitalism. He is Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania.[1]

Life and career

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Licht earned his B.A. at Harvard University and an M.A. in Sociology at the University of Chicago before moving to Princeton University where he completed an M.A. and Ph.D in History.

He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania since 1977 and is also the faculty director of the Civic House and the Penn Civic Scholars Program.[2]

Works

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  • American Capitalisms: The U.S. Economy in Historic World Perspective. (Princeton University Press, forthcoming)
  • The Face of Decline: The Pennsylvania Anthracite Region in the Twentieth Century (Cornell University Press, 2005) ISBN 978-0801484735.
  • Getting Work: Philadelphia, 1840–1950 (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992/2000) ISBN 978-0812217193.
  • Industrializing America: The Nineteenth Century (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995) ISBN 978-0801850141.
  • Work Sights: Industrial Philadelphia, 1890-1950 (Temple University Press, 1986) ISBN 978-0877223412.
  • Working For The Railroad: The Organization of Work in the Nineteenth Century (Princeton University Press, 1983/2014) ISBN 978-0691609973.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Walter Licht | Penn Arts & Sciences Department of History". www.history.upenn.edu.
  2. ^ "Civic House - Meet the Staff - Walter Licht | University of Pennsylvania". www.vpul.upenn.edu.
  3. ^ Licht, Walter (July 14, 2014). Working for the Railroad: The Organization of Work in the Nineteenth Century. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400855841 – via Google Books.


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