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Ronald Goldberg - America in the Twenties (America in the Twentieth Century) - 9780815630333 - V9780815630333
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America in the Twenties (America in the Twentieth Century)

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Description for America in the Twenties (America in the Twentieth Century) Paperback. A study of the decade that swept America into the modern age and changed it forever, this book looks at the 1920s as framed by the aspirations, scandals, and attitudes of the Wilson, Harding, Collide and Hoover presidencies, examining how Victorian values transformed into the Jazz Age. Series: America in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at American life in the 1920s as framed by the aspirations, scandals, and attitudes of the Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover presidencies. In fascinating detail, Goldberg examines how Victorian values were transformed into the freewheeling lifestyle of the Jazz Age and explores the effects of such far-reaching issues as isolationism vs. internationalism, massive immigration, labor-management relations, and the prevalence of big business.

Even as he pierces the era's claim to being a time of "wonderful nonsense," Goldberg balances its giddy fads and foibles with a stinging critique of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
America in the Twentieth Century
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815630333
SKU
V9780815630333
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