The Gilded Age: Perspectives on the Origins of Modern America
Charles William Calhoun
The United States that entered the twentieth century was vastly different from the nation that emerged from the Civil War. Industrialization, mass immigration, the growing presence of women in the work force, and the rapid advance of the cities had transformed American society.
Broad in scope, The Gilded Age brings together sixteen original essays that offer lively syntheses of modern scholarship while making their own interpretive arguments. These engaging pieces allow students to consider the various societal, cultural and political factors that make studying the Gilded Age crucial to our understanding of America today. Charles W. Calhoun connects all of these essays with a comprehensive introduction that places each article in an understandable historical context. For the second edition of this successful book, each essay was revised and three new pieces have been added that explore technology, consumerism, intellectual life, and race in late nineteenth century America. |
Contents
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Industrialization and the Rise of Big Business
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9 |
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Technology and America as a Consumer Society 18701900
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27 |
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American Workers and the Labor Movement in the Late Nineteenth Century
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51 |
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The Immigrant Experience in the Gilded Age
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73 |
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Urbanizing America
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99 |
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Women in Industrializing America
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117 |
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The AfricanAmerican Experience
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141 |
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Native American Resistance and Accommodation during the Late Nineteenth Century
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165 |
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The Political Culture Public Life and the Conduct of Politics
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237 |
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Party Conflict Republicans versus Democrats 18771901
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263 |
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Farmers and ThirdParty Politics
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281 |
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Phases of Empire Late NineteenthCentury US Foreign Relations
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305 |
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Law and the Constitution in the Gilded Age
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331 |
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Public Policy and State Government
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351 |
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The Influence of Commerce Technology and Race on Popular Culture in the Gilded Age
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185 |
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Cultural and Intellectual Life in the Gilded Age
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209 |
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