| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover Page; The American Synthetic Organic Chemicals Industry; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 / Before the War; 2 / American Manufacturers, German Chemicals; 3 / Mobilization; 4 / Ideology and Institutions; 5 / Xenophobia, Tariffs, and Confiscation, 1914-1918; 6 / Surviving the Peace; 7 / Customs, Courts, and Claims; 8 / An "American" Industry, 1919-1930; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
"Prior to 1914, Germany dominated the worldwide production of synthetic organic dyes and pharmaceuticals like aspirin. When World War I disrupted the supply of German chemicals to the United States, American entrepreneurs responded to the shortages and high prices by trying to manufacture chemicals domestically. Learning the complex science and industry, however, posed a serious challenge. This book explains how the United States built a synthetic organic chemicals industry in World War I and the 1920s. Kathryn Steen argues that Americans' intense anti-German sentiment in World War I helped to forge a concentrated effort among firms, the federal government, and universities to make the United States independent of "foreign chemicals.""-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Chemical industry -- United States -- History -- 20th century
|
|
Industrial policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
|
|
World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- United States
|
|
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Corporate & Business History.
|
|
HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany.
|
|
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
|
|
HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
|
|
Chemical industry
|
|
Industrial policy
|
|
Social aspects
|
|
United States
|
| Genre/Form |
History
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| ISBN |
9781469612911 |
|
1469612917 |
|
9781469614458 |
|
1469614456 |
|
