Rebirth of a Nation - The Making of Modern America, 1877-1920

Following the devastation of the Civil War, America yearned for a new beginning. Some sought progressive reform, while others were motivated by their own visions of Christianity. Artists, writers and musicians developed new forms of self-expression. And politicians and entrepreneurs combined a desire for rebirth with fierce personal ambition. In Rebirth of a Nation, award-winning historian Jackson Lears chronicles this remarkable time when American transformed itself from a nation at war with itself to a prosperous world power. But at what cost-socially, economically and politically- did this change take place? Lears recounts the wrenching social conflict and vigorous political debate that marked the 50 years following the Civil War, when a modern America emerged and came to dominance on a world stage. Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie, and many other lesser known but influential Americans are profiled in this masterly account of a troubled but also triumphant time in United States history. Jackson Lears is Board of Governors Professor of History at Rutgers University and the editor of Raritan: A Quarterly Review. He is the author of Fables of Abundance, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for history; Something for Nothing, and No Place of Grace. He writes for The New Republic, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. He lives in western New Jersey. 'Fascinating ... A major work by a leading historian at the top of his game - at once engaging and tightly argued.' - The New York Times Book Review

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jackson Lears, Jackson/ Wilentz Lears, Lears Jackson
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 09.06.2009
• EAN: 9780060747497
• ISBN: 978-0-06-074749-7
• Seiten: 432
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 34 mm
• Serie: American History
• Themen: First World War, Psychology, Religion: general, History of Religion, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of the Americas, The Americas, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Civil wars, HISTORY: United States / 19th Century, HISTORY: United States / 20th Century, HISTORY: AMERICAN, HISTORY: CIVIL WAR, HISTORY: United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY: United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY: Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY: Wars & Conflicts / World War I, History / American, History / Civil War