A companion to 20th-century America [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stephen J. Whitfield
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| Titolo: |
A companion to 20th-century America [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stephen J. Whitfield
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| Pubblicazione: | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (584 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.91 |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History 20th century |
| United States Historiography | |
| Altri autori: |
WhitfieldStephen J. <1942->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [510]-555) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A companion to 20th-century America |
| ISBN: | 0-470-70100-5 |
| 0-470-99852-0 | |
| 1-280-28433-1 | |
| 1-78034-092-3 | |
| 9786610284337 | |
| 1-4051-6870-6 | |
| 0-470-99853-9 | |
| 1-4051-2884-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996210517503316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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Blackwell companions to American history.