Diese Reihe befasst sich mit den vielfältigen Aspekten des amerikanischen Lebens, der Kultur und der Geschichte. Jeder Band erforscht einzigartige Traditionen und soziale Dynamiken, die die nationale Identität geprägt haben. Sie bietet einen fesselnden Einblick in das, was es bedeutet, Amerikaner zu sein, sowohl in der Vergangenheit als auch in der Gegenwart. Die Sammlung ist ideal für diejenigen, die ein tieferes Verständnis des amerikanischen Traums und seiner vielen Ausdrucksformen suchen.
Exploring the evolution of American sexual attitudes throughout the twentieth century, this book delves into societal norms, cultural shifts, and significant events that shaped perceptions of sexuality. It examines how factors such as feminism, the sexual revolution, and changing laws influenced public opinion and personal behavior, providing a comprehensive overview of the complexities surrounding sex in America during this transformative era.
"In this cogent account, the noted historian of religion D. G. Hart unpacks evangelicalism's current reputation by tracing its development over the course of the twentieth century. He shows how evangelicals entered the century as full partners in the Protestant denominations and agencies that molded American cultural and intellectual life. Although the fundamentalist controversy of the 1920s marginalized evangelicals in America's largest denominations, their views about the individual, society, and families went virtually unchallenged in American society because of the ongoing dominance of Protestant churches and institutions.". "After 1960, when the United States entered a period sometimes called "post-Protestant," evangelicals began to assert themselves more aggressively in politics and culture, seeking to preserve a Christian society. These evangelical responses to Protestantism's waning influence in America reveal a curious feature of twentieth-century life: despite its conformity to American ideals, since the 1970s evangelical Protestantism has been perceived as alien to other Americans. Mr. Hart's illuminating study offers an explanation for this change in evangelicalism's fortunes by analyzing the successes and limitations of this popular religious movement."--BOOK JACKET.
Roosevelt's America and the Origins of the Second World War
The book highlights the critical transformation in American foreign policy between 1938 and 1941, emphasizing Franklin Roosevelt's leadership. It explores how Roosevelt shifted the national mindset towards a broader global perspective, marking a significant turning point in modern American history.
Since the civil rights era of the 1960s, revisionist historians have been sympathetic to the racial justice motivations of the Radical Republican Reconstruction policies that followed the Civil War. But this emphasis on positive goals and accomplishments has obscured the role of the Republicans in the overthrow of their own program. Rich with insight, Michael W. Fitzgerald's new interpretation of Reconstruction shows how the internal dynamics of this first freedom movement played into the hands of white racist reactionaries in the South. Splendid Failure recounts how postwar financial missteps and other governance problems quickly soured idealistic Northerners on the practical consequences of the Radical Republican plan, and set the stage for the explosion that swept Southern Republicans from power and resulted in Northern acquiescence to the bloody repression of voting rights. The failed strategy offers a chastening example to present-day proponents of racial equality.
How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture tells the story of America by examining American eating habits, and illustrates the many ways in which competing cultures, conquests and cuisines have helped form America's identity, and have helped define what it means to be American.
Continuity and Change from Mass Production to the Information Society
The book provides a concise overview of American economic development, focusing on key events and trends that shaped the economy over a specific period. It highlights essential concepts and historical milestones, making it a valuable resource for understanding the evolution of the U.S. economy. Through its structured approach, readers gain insights into the factors influencing economic growth and the implications for contemporary issues.
The Vietnam war destroyed the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and forced the resignation of Richard Nixon. Those presidents who followed constructed their foreign policies mindful that they would not survive politically if they were to lead the nation into another limited war. This book presents a study of the Vietnam War's domestic politics.
A new, succinct history of American expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War, showing how an aggressive foreign policy went hand in hand with the rise of nationalism.
The book provides a clear, nontechnical analysis of the Great Depression, revealing new insights and surprising conclusions about its causes. It examines the consequences of the New Deal and explores the economic effects of World War II, drawing on recent economic scholarship to enhance understanding of these pivotal historical events.
A reappraisal of American communism and anticommunism in the cold war era, focusing on episodes, personalities, and institutions, and based upon fresh evidence that overturns a great deal of received wisdom. číst celé
Jeffries paints a picture of a people emerging from the Great Depression and eager for a better life, yet often reluctant to abandon the touchstones of their past. His succinct, informative history is a welcome contribution to our understanding of this crucial moment in the American experience.
The history of lynching in America is explored through the lens of extralegal communal punishment carried out by ordinary citizens, highlighting its deep-rooted presence from the colonial era to modern times. Manfred Berg examines the racial complexities and societal memories surrounding these acts, analyzing a range of victims including African American men, white women, and cattle rustlers. Through this analysis, the book delves into the notions of 'frontier justice' and 'popular justice,' offering a nuanced understanding of lynching's role in the nation's history.
A compact, remarkably successful narrative history of the civil rights movement, 1954-1968, chronicling the major events, describing the key players, and showing how the revolution transformed the American South. American Ways Series.
Examining the conditions of immigrants, Native Americans, and African Americans between 1890 and 1924, the heyday of immigration and a time of supposed progress for American minorities, Mr. Daniels finds that these groups experienced as much repression as advance.