[揽瓜阁精读] 14. 美国工匠

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1st: in the 18th century, artisan in NA had little respect. Even elite look down on the artisan, they depended upon " mere mechanics" in the rebellion. And the tradesmen increasingly occupied leadership position. In the early 1780s, it was difficult to use term "mechanic" as a slur
2nd: even artisan achieved a significant new political role, changes in the production mode undermined their economic position. The changes made the percentage of artisans had decreased sharply.