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The American West: A Modern History, 1900 to the Present
Richard W. Etulain
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Description for The American West: A Modern History, 1900 to the Present
Paperback. Provides a historical overview of the post-1900 American West. This book offers a comprehensive account of the modern West, delineating the changes and resulting complexities that characterize the 20th-century West. It considers the ways in which urban, service, and computer-related industries replaced rural, extractive and agricultural economies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 maps, 47 photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
The American West is the only book-length historical overview of the post-1900 American West. This balanced, comprehensive account of the modern West skillfully delineates the changes and resulting complexities that characterize the twentieth-century West. The authors consider the ways in which urban, service, and computer-related industries have replaced rural, extractive, and agricultural economies. They also trace the steps by which western politics shifted from New Deal principles to more conservative, Republican policies. The book examines the roles of racial and ethnic groups in the recent West, emphasizing the challenges facing Native Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and African Americans in the region. Other ... Read more
The American West is the only book-length historical overview of the post-1900 American West. This balanced, comprehensive account of the modern West skillfully delineates the changes and resulting complexities that characterize the twentieth-century West. The authors consider the ways in which urban, service, and computer-related industries have replaced rural, extractive, and agricultural economies. They also trace the steps by which western politics shifted from New Deal principles to more conservative, Republican policies. The book examines the roles of racial and ethnic groups in the recent West, emphasizing the challenges facing Native Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and African Americans in the region. Other ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803260221
SKU
V9780803260221
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About Richard W. Etulain
Richard W. Etulain is a professor emeritus of history at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. He is the author or editor of more than forty books, including Re-imagining the Modern American West: A Century of Fiction, History, and Art and Beyond the Missouri: The Story of the American West. Michael P. Malone (1940–99) was president of Montana State University ... Read more
Reviews for The American West: A Modern History, 1900 to the Present
“A fair and far-reaching synthesis. It is clearly the best single volume available on its subject. Malone and Etulain treat difficult topics in even-handed and often insightful fashion.”—Peter Iverson, Great Plains Quarterly “With the publication of this book, a major gap in western history has been filled by two premier historians in the field.”—Raymond Wilson, North Dakota History: Journal of ... Read more