| Daily Life in the Progressive Era Contributor(s): Piott, Steven L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313381844 ISBN-13: 9780313381843 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Social History - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) |
| Dewey: 973.8 |
| LCCN: 2011013353 |
| Series: Daily Life Through History |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.40 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Progressive Era represented a tumultuous time for Americans as they attempted to come to terms with a rapidly emerging modern, urban, and industrial society, and ultimately the dislocations caused by World War I. Steven L. Piott's Daily Life in the Progressive Era tells the story of how all Americans--black and white, women and men, rural inhabitants and urban residents, workers and employers, consumers and producers--contended with new cultural attitudes, persistent racial and class tensions, and the power struggles of evolving classes. This book provides a broad examination of American society between 1900 and 1920. Organized thematically, it covers rural and urban America, the changing nature of work, race relations, popular culture, citizen activism, and society during wartime. Appropriate for general readers as well as students of history, Daily Life in the Progressive Era provides an informed and compelling narrative history and analysis of daily life within the context of broad historical patterns. |