1st Edition

The Routledge History of the Twentieth-Century United States

Edited By Jerald Podair, Darren Dochuk Copyright 2017
    434 Pages
    by Routledge

    434 Pages
    by Routledge

    The Routledge History of the Twentieth-Century United States is a comprehensive introduction to the most important trends and developments in the study of modern United States history. Driven by interdisciplinary scholarship, the thirty-four original chapters underscore the vast range of identities, perspectives and tensions that contributed to the growth and contested meanings of the United States in the twentieth century. The chronological and topical breadth of the collection highlights critical political and economic developments of the century while also drawing attention to relatively recent areas of research, including borderlands, technology and disability studies. Dynamic and flexible in its possible applications, The Routledge History of the Twentieth-Century United States offers an exciting new resource for the study of modern American history.

    1 The Progressive Era—a Historiographical Survey

    Elaine Frantz

    2 The 1920s—a Historiographical Survey

    Jennifer Fronc

    3 The Great Depression and New Deal—a Historiographical Survey

    Mason B. Williams

    4 World War II—a Historiographical Survey

    John McCallum

    5 The Cold War Era—a Historiographical Survey

    Gene Zubovich

    6 The 1960s—a Historiographical Survey

    Doug Rossinow

    7 The 1970s—a Historiographical Survey

    Kirsten Swinth

    8 The 1980s—a Historiographical Survey Vincent J. Cannato

    9 The 1990s—a Historiographical Survey

    Mark Thomas Edwards

    10 Economics and Capitalism—a Historiographical Survey

    Sean Vanatta

    11 Intellectual—a Historiographical Survey

    Daniel Wickberg

    12 Politics of Liberalism and Conservatism—a Historiographical Survey

    Jennifer Delton

    13 Social and Cultural—a Historiographical Survey

    Stephen R. Duncan

    14 Labor and Working Class—a Historiographical Survey

    Jon Shelton

    15 Foreign Relations and U.S. in the World—a Historiographical Survey

    Kelly J. Shannon

    16 Legal and Constitutional—a Historiographical Survey

    Mary Ziegler

    17 Environmental—a Historiographical Survey

    Bartow J. Elmore

    18 Women’s and Gender—a Historiographical Survey

    Abigail Trollinger

    19 LGBT—a Historiographical Survey

    Cookie Woolner

    20 African American and Civil Rights—a Historiographical Survey

    Clarence Taylor

    21 Latino/a History—a Historiographical Survey

    Felipe Hinojosa

    22 Native America—a Historiographical Survey

    Sherry L. Smith

    23 Asian American History—a Historiographical Survey

    Cindy I-Fen Cheng

    24 Immigration and Ethnicity—a Historiographical Survey

    Stephanie Hinnershitz

    25 Metropolitan—a Historiographical Survey

    Andrew R. Highsmith

    26 American West—a Historiographical Survey

    John William Nelson

    27 Border/Lands—a Historiographical Survey

    Sheila McManus

    28 Agricultural and Rural—a Historiographical Survey

    Pamela Riney-Kehrberg

    29 Consumerism and Popular Culture—a Historiographical Survey

    Emily A. Remus

    30 Science, Medicine and Technology—a Historiographical Survey

    Myrna Perez Sheldon

    31 Sport and Leisure—a Historiographical Survey

    Travis Vogan

    32 Disability—a Historiographical Survey

    Daniel Wilson

    33 Religious—a Historiographical Survey

    Sarah Ruble

    34 Food and Health—a Historiographical Survey

    Benjamin E. Zeller

    Biography

    Jerald Podair is Professor of History and Robert S. French Professor of American Studies at Lawrence University.

    Darren Dochuk is Associate Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame.