Pastorello, Karen
The Progressives: Activism and Reform in American Society, 1893 - 1917
The Progressives offers comprehensive coverage of the origins, evolution, and notable events that came to define the pivotal period of American history known as the Progressive Era.
- Offers a rich, in-depth analysis of who the progressives were and the process through which they identified and attacked social, economic, and political injustices
- Features an up-to-date synthesis of the literature of the field including comprehensive treatment of the role of women in the Progressive Movement
- Considers the movement’s enduring impact – and how its vision for a better society became transfixed in the American social consciousness and helped to create the modern welfare state
- Part of the well-respected American History series
- Integrates themes of class, race, ethnicity, and gender throughout, offering a concise and engaging account of a fascinating era in U.S. history that forever changed the relationship between a democratic government and its citizens
Nyckelord: US History, Progressive Era, Progressive Movement, U.S. History, Labor movement, immigration, welfare state, welfare history, American history, American labor history, immigration history, urbanization, industrialization, working class, early 20th-century American history, women in the Progressive Movement, American History Series
- Författare
- Pastorello, Karen
- Utgivare
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Utgivningsår
- 2014
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Serie
- The American History Series
- Sidantal
- 272 sidor
- Kategori
- Historia
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118651124
- Tryckt ISBN
- 9781118651070