| The Gilded Age: Perspectives on the Origins of Modern America, Second Edition Contributor(s): Calhoun, Charles W. (Editor), Arnesen, Eric (Contribution by), Barrows, Robert G. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0742550389 ISBN-13: 9780742550384 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: Broad in scope, The Gilded Age brings together 16 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Essays - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 973.8 |
| LCCN: 2006012206 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.1" W x 9.04" (1.38 lbs) 402 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |