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A companion to 20th-century America / edited by Stephen J. Whitfield.
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/Created
Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.
Description
1 online resource (584 p.)
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Subject(s)
United States
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History
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20th century
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United States
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Historiography
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Related name
Whitfield, Stephen J., 1942-
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Series
Blackwell companions to American history.
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Summary note
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 dra
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Description based upon print version of record.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. [510]-555) and index.
Language note
English
Contents
A COMPANION TO 20th-CENTURY AMERICA; Contents; Notes on the Contributors; Introduction; PART I: TIME-FRAMES; 1 1900-1914; 2 1914-1929; 3 1929-1941; 4 1941-1950; 5 1950-1960; 6 1960-1974; 7 1974-1988; 8 1988-2000; PART II: PLACES; 9 The South; 10 The West; 11 The Environment; 12 The City; PART III: PEOPLE; 13 Immigration; 14 Ethnicity; 15 Labor; 16 Race; 17 Women; PART IV: THE POLITY AND THE ECONOMY; 18 The Military; 19 Foreign Policy; 20 Consumption; 21 Law; 22 Business; PART V: IMAGES AND ''ISMS''; 23 Journalism and Broadcasting; 24 Religion; 25 Ideas; 26 Science and Technology
27 Conservatism28 Liberalism; 29 The Visual Arts; Bibliography; Index
Other title(s)
Companion to twentieth-century America
ISBN
9786610284337
9780470701003
0470701005
9780470998526
0470998520
9781280284335
1280284331
9781780340920
1780340923
9781405168700
1405168706
9780470998533
0470998539
9781405128841
1405128844
OCLC
184983722
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