| Autor: |
Pisciotta, Alexander W., Menke, Ben A. |
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Research in Law, Deviance & Social Control; 1985, Vol. 7, p269-293, 25p |
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The article presents information on capitalism, social control and labor discipline: the Coeur D'Alene Mining war of 1892. Social control is always achieved through a process whereby a first party attempts to manipulate the behavior of a second party through a third party. Any analysis of social control must therefore take into account the structure of interests surrounding social conflicts. The discovery of the nation's largest galena strike in 1884 initiated a major transformation in the character of Coeur d'Alene mining operations.' The mining of gold and silver was labor intensive; in contrast, the mining of galena was capital intensive. Costly blasting, tunneling and intensive minus were needed to extract galena, and then it was necessary to ship the raw mineral to expensive smelters where the rock and ore were separated. The Coeur d'Alene experience seems to suggest a hierarchy of influence amongst the press. Even though there were divergent views expressed in the press, the more cosmopolitan newspapers (wider circulation) and those removed from the center of the conflict (Idaho Statesman) carried the message of the capitalist and later the message of the state. Thus, the press supported the process of "pacification" by encouraging support of capitalists' interests and preparing the way for public acceptance of state repression of the challengers. |
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