Format:
Online-Ressource (584 p.)
ISBN:
9780631211006
Series Statement:
Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History Ser
Content:
A Companion to 20th-Century America is an authoritative survey of the most important topics and themes of twentieth-century American history and historiography. Contains 29 original essays by leading scholars, each assessing the past and current state of American scholarship Includes thematic essays covering topics such as religion, ethnicity, conservatism, foreign policy, and the media, as well as essays covering major time periods Identifies and discusses the most influential literature in the field, and suggests new avenues of research, as the century has drawn to a close
Content:
A Companion to 20th-Century America is an authoritative survey of the most important topics and themes of twentieth-century American history and historiography. Contains 29 original essays by leading scholars, each assessing the past and current state of American scholarship Includes thematic essays covering topics such as religion, ethnicity, conservatism, foreign policy, and the media, as well as essays covering major time periods Identifies and discusses the most influential literature in the field, and suggests new avenues of research, as the century has drawn to a close
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; Notes on the contributors; Introduction; 1 1900-1914; 2 1914-1929; 3 1929-1941; 4 1941-1950; 5 1950-1960; 6 1960-1974; 7 1974-1988; 8 1988-2000; 9 The South; 10 The West; 11 The Environment; 12 The City; 13 Immigration; 14 Ethnicity; 15 Labor; 16 Race; 17 Women; 18 The Military; 19 Foreign Policy; 20 Consumption; 21 Law; 22 Business; 23 Journalism and Broadcasting; 24 Religion; 25 Ideas; 26 Science and Technology; 27 Conservatism; 28 Liberalism; 29 The Visual Arts; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780470998526
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781405156523
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe A Companion to 20th-Century America
Language:
English
Keywords:
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