A Companion to 20th-Century America - Whitfield, Stephen J. (ed.)
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A Companion to 20th-Century America is an authoritative survey of the most important topics and themes of twentieth-century American history and historiography. Contains 29 original essays by leading scholars, each assessing the past and current state of American scholarship Includes thematic essays covering topics such as religion, ethnicity, conservatism, foreign policy, and the media, as well as essays covering major time periods Identifies and discusses the most influential literature in the field, and suggests new avenues of research, as the century has drawn to a close

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A Companion to 20th-Century America is an authoritative survey of the most important topics and themes of twentieth-century American history and historiography.
Contains 29 original essays by leading scholars, each assessing the past and current state of American scholarship
Includes thematic essays covering topics such as religion, ethnicity, conservatism, foreign policy, and the media, as well as essays covering major time periods
Identifies and discusses the most influential literature in the field, and suggests new avenues of research, as the century has drawn to a close
Autorenporträt
Stephen J. Whitfield is Professor of American Studies at Brandeis University where he holds the Max Richter Chair in American Civilization. Among other works, he is the author of Into the Dark: Hannah Arendt and Totalitarianism (1980), A Death in the Delta: The Story of Emmett Till (1988), and The Culture of the Cold War (1991, 1996). He has published widely in modern political and intellectual history, and particularly in American Jewish history.
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"This superb book is a treasure and a delight. Penetratinginterpretive essays by almost thirty distinguished historians offerthoughtful perspectives on a turbulent century that broughtsweeping changes to the United States even as the nation surged toglobal dominance. A Companion to 20th-century Americais essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the forcesthat have shaped contemporary America." Paul S. Boyer,University of Wisconsin-Madison

"This is an important contribution to our understanding ofmodern American history, with illuminating contributions by manyfirst-rate American historians." Richard Pells, University ofTexas-Austin

"An indispensable book for anyone who wants to learn whatAmerica's best historians have written about the Americancentury and its critics. The breadth of topics is dazzling, andfresh insights appear on nearly every page." Michael Kazin,Georgetown University