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A Companion to 20th-Century America

Stephen J Whitfield editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:20th Nov '03

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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.

  • 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
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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

ISBN: 9780631211006

Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 37mm

Weight: 1143g

584 pages