Best American History Essays

Informationen zum Autor The Organization of American Historians is the largest learned society devoted to the study of American history. Since its founding in 1907, the OAH has promoted the study and teaching of the American past through its many activities. David Roediger (Editor) is the Kendrick C. Babcock Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of numerous books on American history. Klappentext This third annual volume from the Organization of American Historians, containing the best American history articles published between the summers of 2006 and 2007, provides a quick and comprehensive overview of the top work and the current intellectual trends in the field of American history. With contributions from a diverse group of historians, this collection appeals both to scholars and to lovers of history alike. Zusammenfassung This third annual volume from the Organization of American Historians, containing the best American history articles published between the summers of 2006 and 2007, provides a quick and comprehensive overview of the top work and the current intellectual trends in the field of American history. Inhaltsverzeichnis "Chinese Exclusion, Photography, and the Development of U.S. Immigration Policy" by Anna Pelger-Gordon * "From Crop Lien to Contract Farming: The Roots of Agribusiness in the American South, 1929-1939" by Monica Richmond Gisolfi * "Rocking the Cradle: Downsizing the New England Family" by Gloria L. Main * "Exceptionalism and Globalism: Travel Writers and the Nineteenth-Century American West" by David M. Wrobel * "Class War? Class Struggles during the American Revolution in Virginia" by Michael McDonnell * "'I have . . . a lot of work to do': Cotton Mill Work and Women's Culture in Matoaca, Virginia, 1888-95" by Beth English * "'It is His First Offense. We Might As Well Let Him Go': Homicide and Criminal Justice in Chicago, 1875-1920" by Jeffrey S. Adler * "Educating the Eye: Body Mechanics and Streamlining in the United States, 1925-1950" by Carma Gordon * "The Grape Vine Telegraph: Rumors and Confederate Persistence" by Jason Phillips * "'They Are Ancestral Homelands': Race, Place, and Politics in Cold War Native America, 1945-1961" by Paul C. Rosier...

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• Authors: . Organization of American Historians, Organization of American Organization Historians, Kenneth A Loparo, Kenneth A. Loparo, Organization of American Historians, Davi Organization of American Historians Roediger, David Roediger
• Assisted by: David Roediger (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2008
• EAN: 9780230605916
• ISBN: 978-0-230-60591-6
• No. of pages: 283
• Series: Best American History Essays; Best American History Essays
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; B, Sociology, Sociology, general, History of the Americas, Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, United States—History, US History, American History;american revolution;Cold War;USA