The State of U.S. History - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1859735029 ISBN 13: 9781859735022

Verlag: Berg 3PL, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

Historians are very much aware of the variety of national and international trends that have shaped historical inquiry in recent decades. Americanists, in particular, have been conscious of the growing importance of gender issues, the 'turn' to questions of language and meaning, the increasing significance of cultural matters, and a new emphasis on regional history. The 1990s, moreover, saw a major movement to internationalize approaches to American history by emphasizing comparisons with other countries and cultures. By the end of the twentieth century it was by no means clear whether there was any distinctive 'American' history or, if it did exist, what its main contours were. This book brings together a distinguished international group of scholars in an effort to answer this key question through a sustained interrogation of the periods, themes, fields, problems and perspectives in historical writing on the United States. How have the intricate issues surrounding gender, race, slavery and civil rights been resolved and interpreted in recent American history? How have historians dealt with the complexities of events such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, Reconstruction and the New Deal in developing their historical narratives? In what ways have technological developments in industry, print and film influenced the questions historians ask? The State of U.S. History offers an exciting introduction to the debates surrounding the major trends in American historical debates and the crucial events and influences that have helped define the American experience.

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Melvyn Stokes Senior Lecturer in American History,University College London

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Berg 3PL
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1859735029
• ISBN 13: 9781859735022
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 464
• Herausgeber: Stokes Melvyn, Stokes M.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Friedensallee 273; Hamburg; 22763; Deutschland