Gilded Age

Perspectives on the Origins of Modern America

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

2 119 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

The United States that entered the twentieth century was vastly different from the nation that emerged from the Civil War. Industrialization, mass immigration, the growing presence of women in the work force, and the rapid advance of the cities had transformed American society. Broad in scope, The Gilded Age brings together sixteen original essays that offer lively syntheses of modern scholarship while making their own interpretive arguments. These engaging pieces allow students to consider the various societal, cultural and political factors that make studying the Gilded Age crucial to our understanding of America today. Charles W. Calhoun connects all of these essays with a comprehensive introduction that places each article in an understandable historical context. For the second edition of this successful book, each essay was revised and three new pieces have been added that explore technology, consumerism, intellectual life, and race in late nineteenth century America.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2006-09-11
Mått162 x 237 x 34 mm
Vikt735 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor402
Upplaga2
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742550377

Tillhör följande kategorier

Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

IntroductionChapter 1: Industrialization and the Rise of Big BusinessChapter 2: Technology and America as a Consumer Society, 1870–1900Chapter 3: American Workers and the Labor Movement in the Late Nineteenth CenturyChapter 4: The Immigrant Experience in the Gilded AgeChapter 5: Urbanizing AmericaChapter 6: Women in Industrializing AmericaChapter 7: The African-American ExperienceChapter 8: Native American Resistance and Accommodation during the Late Nineteenth CenturyChapter 9: The Influence of Commerce, Technology, and Race on Popular Culture in the Gilded AgeChapter 10: Cultural and Intellectual Life in the Gilded AgeChapter 11: The Political Culture: Public Life and the Conduct of PoliticsChapter 12: Party Conflict: Republicans versus Democrats, 1877–1901Chapter 13: Farmers and Third-Party PoliticsChapter 14: Phases of Empire: Late Nineteenth-Century U.S. Foreign RelationsChapter 15: Law and the Constitution in the Gilded Age

This book is an essential resource—the only collection of essays on the post-Civil War decades currently in print. The first edition provided excellent coverage of politics, the economy, science and technology, and the experiences of such key social groups as women, Native Americans, and African-Americans. The new second edition enhances this with superb new essays on the era's cultural and intellectual history. From the steel industry to the Chicago World's Fair, from the Supreme Court to the Social Gospel, these essays introduce readers to one of the most formative and exciting periods in American history.