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A Companion to 20th-Century America

Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History 1. Aufl.

von: Stephen J. Whitfield
47,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley-Blackwell
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	15.04.2008
ISBN/EAN:	9780470998526
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	584

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A Companion to 20th-Century America is an authoritative survey of the most important topics and themes of twentieth-century American history and historiography. <ul> <li>Contains 29 original essays by leading scholars, each assessing the past and current state of American scholarship</li> <li>Includes thematic essays covering topics such as religion, ethnicity, conservatism, foreign policy, and the media, as well as essays covering major time periods</li> <li>Identifies and discusses the most influential literature in the field, and suggests new avenues of research, as the century has drawn to a close</li> </ul>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on the contributors viii Introduction xiii Stephen J. Whitfield PART I: TIME-FRAMES 1 1900 - 1914 3 Eugene E. Leach 2 1914 - 1929 19 Glen Gendzel 3 1929 - 1941 36 Michael E. Parrish 4 1941 - 1950 54 Allan M. Winkler 5 1950 - 1960 71 Richard M. Fried 6 1960 - 1974 87 Jama Lazerow 7 1974 - 1988 102 Leo P. Ribuffo 8 1988 - 2000 123 Steven M. Gillon PART II: PLACES 9 The South 141 Raymond Arsenault 10 The West 163 Anne M. Butler 11 The Environment 179 Paul S. Sutter 12 The City 198 Jon C. Teaford PART III: PEOPLE 13 Immigration 215 Roger Daniels 14 Ethnicity 233 Hasia R. Diner 15 Labor 249 Joseph A. McCartin 16 Race 266 Reed Ueda 17 Women 283 June Sochen PART IV: THE POLITY AND THE ECONOMY 18 The Military 301 Jerry Cooper 19 Foreign Policy 317 Justus D. Doenecke 20 Consumption 336 Charles McGovern 21 Law 358 Norman L. Rosenberg 22 Business 377 David B. Sicilia PART V: IMAGES AND "ISMS" 23 Journalism and Broadcasting 397 James L. Baughman 24 Religion 413 Charles H. Lippy 25 Ideas 430 Wilfred M. McClay 26 Science and Technology 449 Carroll Pursell 27 Conservatism 462 Edward S. Shapiro 28 Liberalism 478 Hans Vorlander 29 The Visual Arts 493 Douglas Tallack Bibliography 510 Index 557

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"This superb book is a treasure and a delight. Penetrating interpretive essays by almost thirty distinguished historians offer thoughtful perspectives on a turbulent century that brought sweeping changes to the United States even as the nation surged to global dominance. A Companion to 20th-century America is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the forces that have shaped contemporary America." —Paul S. Boyer, University of Wisconsin-Madison "This is an important contribution to our understanding of modern American history, with illuminating contributions by many first-rate American historians." —Richard Pells, University of Texas-Austin "An indispensable book for anyone who wants to learn what America's best historians have written about the American century and its critics. The breadth of topics is dazzling, and fresh insights appear on nearly every page." —Michael Kazin, Georgetown University

Autorenportrait

Stephen J. Whitfield is Professor of American Studies at Brandeis University where he holds the Max Richter Chair in American Civilization. Among other works, he is the author of Into the Dark: Hannah Arendt and Totalitarianism (1980), A Death in the Delta: The Story of Emmett Till (1988), and The Culture of the Cold War (1991, 1996). He has published widely in modern political and intellectual history, and particularly in American Jewish history.

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A Companion to 20th-Century America is an authoritative survey of the most important topics and themes of twentieth-century American history and historiography. Written by an expert in the field, each essay assesses the past and current state of American scholarship, covering topics such as foreign policy, religion, labor, ethnicity, law, the military, and the media. Additional essays cover major time periods: from the beginning of the century through the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, up to the closing of the century. An editorial introduction and further reading lists for each chapter round out this clearly written, exciting overview of twentieth-century American history. Students, scholars, and general readers should find this an indispensable work of reference and source of information.

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"This superb book is a treasure and a delight. Penetrating interpretive essays by almost thirty distinguished historians offer thoughtful perspectives on a turbulent century that brought sweeping changes to the United States even as the nation surged to global dominance. A Companion to 20th-century America is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the forces that have shaped contemporary America." Paul S. Boyer, University of Wisconsin-Madison  "This is an important contribution to our understanding of modern American history, with illuminating contributions by many first-rate American historians." Richard Pells, University of Texas-Austin "An indispensable book for anyone who wants to learn what America’s best historians have written about the American century and its critics. The breadth of topics is dazzling, and fresh insights appear on nearly every page." Michael Kazin, Georgetown University