Behemoth - 05/19/21

 Hello worker bee, 


Book 27: Behemoth: A history of the Factory and the making of the modern world (7/10)


Premise: From several hundred years ago in Europe to modern day mega factories in China follow the history of factories and how they have evolved throughout the ages. 


This book is informative but not too exciting, although several battles take place. It starts with old textile factories in the United Kingdom which is an interesting bit of history. Moves over to the United States for a large portion of the book. Then finally moves to China talking about relatively current conditions. 


I did find it fascinating how over and over again factories try to trap their workers, either by location, law, or money. This seems to be what happens whenever a new factory is put into place. The factory if they can either make housing or buy a town causing workers to be financially trapped, only able to spend money or script at the company owned stores. Driving prices way up. Or the contracts are hard for people to get out of. This happened Europe, and the United States, and is currently happening in China. 


Factories seem to help grow the economy quickly and in many cases are stable jobs for the people working in them. However they can quickly become dangerous and be given more control than what might be healthy for the workers who are often overlooked. 


So get ready to clock in for your shift

and remember dear readers, Stay Vivid



PS. Sorry it has been so long between reviews. I am currently reading a handful of books for a variety of personal reasons breaking my norm or only reading 1 or 2 at a time. 

Part of a complete Breakfast

The Complete works of Edgar Allen Poe (This one is taking most of my time)

The Frozen Water Trade

The Lost City of the Monkey God

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