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The Cultural Turn in U.S. History
James W. Cook
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Description for The Cultural Turn in U.S. History
Paperback. Offers a genealogy of American cultural history, tracing its multifaceted origins, defining debates, and intersections with adjacent fields. This title explores such subjects as the different strains of cultural history, its relationships with arenas from mass entertainment to public policy, and the ways it has been shaped by catastrophe. Editor(s): Cook, James W.; Glickman, Lawrence B.; O'Malley, Michael. Num Pages: 416 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
A definitive account of one of the most dominant trends in recent historical writing, "The Cultural Turn in U.S. History" takes stock of the field at the same time as it showcases exemplars of its practice.The first of this volume's three distinct sections offers a comprehensive genealogy of American cultural history, tracing its multifaceted origins, defining debates, and intersections with adjacent fields. The second section comprises previously unpublished essays by a distinguished roster of contributors who illuminate the discipline's rich potential by plumbing topics that range from nineteenth-century anxieties about greenback dollars to confidence games in 1920s Harlem, from Shirley ... Read more
A definitive account of one of the most dominant trends in recent historical writing, "The Cultural Turn in U.S. History" takes stock of the field at the same time as it showcases exemplars of its practice.The first of this volume's three distinct sections offers a comprehensive genealogy of American cultural history, tracing its multifaceted origins, defining debates, and intersections with adjacent fields. The second section comprises previously unpublished essays by a distinguished roster of contributors who illuminate the discipline's rich potential by plumbing topics that range from nineteenth-century anxieties about greenback dollars to confidence games in 1920s Harlem, from Shirley ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226115078
SKU
V9780226115078
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About James W. Cook
James W. Cook is associate professor of history and American culture at the University of Michigan. Lawrence B. Glickman is professor of history at the University of South Carolina. Michael O'Malley is associate professor of history at George Mason University.
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