A Companion to the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

A Companion to the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
ISBN-10
1118913973
ISBN-13
9781118913970
Category
History
Pages
680
Language
English
Published
2017-01-10
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Nancy C. Unger, Christopher M. Nichols

Description

A Companion to the Gilded Age and Progressive Era presents a collection of new historiographic essays covering the years between 1877 and 1920, a period which saw the U.S. emerge from the ashes of Reconstruction to become a world power. The single, definitive resource for the latest state of knowledge relating to the history and historiography of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era Features contributions by leading scholars in a wide range of relevant specialties Coverage of the period includes geographic, social, cultural, economic, political, diplomatic, ethnic, racial, gendered, religious, global, and ecological themes and approaches In today’s era, often referred to as a “second Gilded Age,” this book offers relevant historical analysis of the factors that helped create contemporary society Fills an important chronological gap in period-based American history collections

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