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A Companion to 19th-Century America (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

A Companion to 19th-Century America is an authoritative overview of current historiographical developments and major themes in the history of nineteenth-century America. Twenty-seven scholars, all specialists in their own thematic areas, examine the key debates and historiography. A thematic and chronological organization brings together the major time periods, politics, the Civil War, economy, and social and cultural history of the nineteenth century. Written with the general reader in mind, each essay surveys the historical research, the emerging concerns, and assesses the future direction of scholarship.

• Complete coverage of all the major themes and current debates in nineteenth-century US history assessing the state of the scholarship and future concerns.
• 24 original essays by leading experts in nineteenth-century American history complete with up-to-date bibliographies.
• Chronological and thematic organization covers both traditional and contemporary fields of research - politics, periods, economy, class formation, ethnicity, gender roles, regions, culture and ideas.

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Autor

William L. Barney is Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has specialized in the history of the United States in the nineteenth century, especially the Civil War period, and is the author of The Road to Secession (1972), Flawed Victory: A New Perception of the Civil War (1975), and co-edited The American Journey: A History of the United States (1997). In 1987 he was a Fulbright Professor at the University of Genoa in Italy and served as Bowman and Gordon Gray Professor at the University of North Carolina from 1990 to 1993.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470998465
• Artikelnr.: 38194372

Rezensionen

"This series marks a major milestone in historiography andhas no comparable, contemporary counterpart... The writing isjargon free, straightforward, and accessible to the scholar andsophisticated student as well as the general reader." History:Reviews of New Books

"The volume fulfils its mission admirably: teachers will gettheir students up to speed by recommending chapters...They willalso find many essays a ready means of enrichment and updating."Journal of American Studies

"William Barney has assembled a talented and diverse group ofscholars, including some of the most eminent historians in thefield and a number of the brightest young scholars working in thisperiod. Given the complexity of the period and richness ofscholarship, this book does an excellent job summarizing theexisting literature and suggesting new directions for futureresearch." Saul Cornell, Ohio State University

"Anyone who cares about the history of the United States willfind this book of great interest and value. The authors cover everyimportant facet of American history in this pivotal century and doso with grace, fairness, and confidence. The essays are as engagingas they they are sophisticated and up to date." Edward L. Ayers,University of Virginia