| Major Problems in the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era: Documents and Essays Contributor(s): Fink, Leon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1285433424 ISBN-13: 9781285433424 Publisher: Cengage Learning OUR PRICE: $158.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - History |
| Dewey: 973.8 |
| LCCN: 2014936954 |
| Series: Major Problems in American History |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9" (1.45 lbs) 544 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE GILDED AGE AND THE PROGRESSIVE ERA, Third Edition, presents a carefully selected group of readings on the transformative period between 1877 and 1920 that allow students to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw their own conclusions. Covering capitalism, labor movements, the Great War, and roots of Progressive reform movements the book takes a roughly chronological approach, emphasizing themes that continue to resonate today. As part of Cengage Learning's Major Problems in American History Series, the book is designed to encourage critical thinking about history, and contains primary documents and analytical essays as well as introductions, headnotes to provide context, up-to-date bibliographies, and full document sources. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fink, Leon: - Leon Fink, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Illinois, Chicago. A specialist in American labor, immigration history, and the Gilded Age/Progressive Era, he directs the Ph.D. concentration in the History of Work, Race, and Gender in the Urban World (WRGUW) and edits the journal Labor: Studies in Working Class History of the Americas. Professor Fink is the author or editor of eight books, most recently SWEATSHOPS AT SEA: MERCHANT SEAMEN IN THE WORLD'S FIRST GLOBALIZED INDUSTRY, FROM 1812 TO 2000 (University of North Carolina Press, 2011), which seeks out the roots of today's "globalized" economic order. A Fulbright Senior Scholar and past NEH Fellow, Professor Fink has also taken a leading role in national history education circles, where he has stressed the necessary collaboration between the university and the public schools. |