The Tyranny of Change
America in the Progressive Era, 1890-1920
John Whiteclay Chambers(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 27. March 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-312-03634-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book describes and analyzes America during the "Progressive Era" - a time that saw the country's transformation into a modern, urban, industrial society. Using an organizing theme of "new interventionism" - the unprecedented willingness of Americans of the time to become actively involved with the economy, society and world affairs - the book examines the economic, social, political and international shifts that resulted from modernization. It covers all major events and historical figures of the period, including detail on all the major legislation and other domestic and foreign governmental actions. The author received the Best Book Award from the Society for Military History for "To Raise an Army: The Draft Comes to Modern America".
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
415 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-312-03634-8 (9780312036348)
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Content
Preface - Crisis of the 1890s - Prelude to the Twentieth Century - The Corporate Revolution - A Changing Society and Culture - The Progressive Impulse - The Washington Whirligig - Taking the Flag Overseas - World War I and After, 1917-1920 - The Meaning of the Progressive Era - Selected Bibliography - Index