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Historical Dictionary of the Progressive Era
Cocks, Catherine; Holloran, Peter C.; Lessoff, Alan
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Description for Historical Dictionary of the Progressive Era
hardcover. A lively, accessible overview of the important people, organizations, events, and themes in the United States between 1898 and 1917, the Historical Dictionary of the Progressive Era is the most comprehensive and coherent reference work on the Progressive Era. Series: Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Politics and Political Eras. Num Pages: 696 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1071.
The Progressive Era, the period in the United States between 1898 and 1917, was a time of great social, political, and industrial change. Following the Spanish-American War of 1898, an event that signaled the emergence of the United States as a great power, the country soon was involved in its first overseas guerrilla war, in the Philippines. Vast changes in communications and transportation, immigration and migration patterns, social mores, gender roles, family structure, class structure, work patterns, business methods, education, intellectual life, religion, the professions, technology, science, medicine, and much else were transforming the scope and feel of people's lives ... Read more
The Progressive Era, the period in the United States between 1898 and 1917, was a time of great social, political, and industrial change. Following the Spanish-American War of 1898, an event that signaled the emergence of the United States as a great power, the country soon was involved in its first overseas guerrilla war, in the Philippines. Vast changes in communications and transportation, immigration and migration patterns, social mores, gender roles, family structure, class structure, work patterns, business methods, education, intellectual life, religion, the professions, technology, science, medicine, and much else were transforming the scope and feel of people's lives ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Politics and Political Eras
Number of Pages
696
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810853492
SKU
V9780810853492
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About Cocks, Catherine; Holloran, Peter C.; Lessoff, Alan
Catherine Cocks is an independent scholar. Peter Holloran is associate professor of history at Worcester State College. Alan Lessoff is professor of history at Illinois State University and editor of the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of the Progressive Era
This dictionary's useful features are also those of the series, namely, an inventory of acronyms, chronology, and bibliography...Recommended.
CHOICE, October 2009
Excellent array of entries on political practices and reforms….The entries provide at least entry-level enlightenment, and usually a lot more, while the bibliographies can take one onward from there, as desired….The PE volume is excellent. What they ... Read more
CHOICE, October 2009
Excellent array of entries on political practices and reforms….The entries provide at least entry-level enlightenment, and usually a lot more, while the bibliographies can take one onward from there, as desired….The PE volume is excellent. What they ... Read more