According to their national myth, all Americans are middle class, but rarely has such a widely-used term been so poorly defined. These fascinating essays provide much-needed context to the subject of class in America.
According to their national myth, all Americans are middle class, but rarely has such a widely-used term been so poorly defined. These fascinating ess...
According to their national myth, all Americans are "middle class," but rarely has such a widely-used term been so poorly defined. These fascinating essays provide much-needed context to the subject of class in America.
According to their national myth, all Americans are "middle class," but rarely has such a widely-used term been so poorly defined. These fascinating e...
A survey found that more than two in five Americans uses some form of alternative medicine. The Politics of Healing brings together top scholars in the fields of American history and the history of medicine who discuss issues in this topic.
A survey found that more than two in five Americans uses some form of alternative medicine. The Politics of Healing brings together top scholars in th...
Alternative medicine is commonplace in today's world3. This text brings combines the fields of American history, history of medicine, anthropology, sociology, and politics to counter the view that alternative medical therapies fell into disrepute in the decades after physicians established their institutional authority during the Progressive Era.
Alternative medicine is commonplace in today's world3. This text brings combines the fields of American history, history of medicine, anthropology, so...
America has a long tradition of middle-class radicalism, albeit one that intellectual orthodoxy has tended to obscure. The Radical Middle Class seeks to uncover the democratic, populist, and even anticapitalist legacy of the middle class. By examining in particular the independent small business sector or petite bourgeoisie, using Progressive Era Portland, Oregon, as a case study, Robert Johnston shows that class still matters in America. But it matters only if the politics and culture of the leading player in affairs of class, the middle class, is dramatically reconceived.
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America has a long tradition of middle-class radicalism, albeit one that intellectual orthodoxy has tended to obscure. The Radical Middle Class<...
Barely 40 years after beginning a major immigration movement to the United States, Indian Americans have established vigorous, thriving communities in major metropolitan areas across the country. This new book traces their history, from the early days of the Punjabi pioneers in California to the triumphs of the "dot-com generation."
Barely 40 years after beginning a major immigration movement to the United States, Indian Americans have established vigorous, thriving communities in...
With the sudden end of the Vietnam War in April 1975, throngs of Vietnamese fled their country. Within months, more than 130,000 arrived in the United States, determined to begin their lives anew. Here is an all-in-one place to begin a study of this vital segment of the American population.
With the sudden end of the Vietnam War in April 1975, throngs of Vietnamese fled their country. Within months, more than 130,000 arrived in the United...
Korean Americans are the fourth-largest Asian group in the United States; 33 percent live in California. Korean Americans focuses on this important group--its history, culture, and contributions--and includes profiles of such notables as Jay Kim, the first Korean American elected to Congress, and ABC News anchor Ju Ju Chang.
Korean Americans are the fourth-largest Asian group in the United States; 33 percent live in California. Korean Americans focuses on this important gr...
From Colin Powell, the first African American to be appointed U.S. secretary of state, to former NBA star Patrick Ewing and Grammy Award winner Harry Belafonte, Jamaican Americans have made important contributions to American society. Drawing on personal stories and historical fact, this fresh, full-color book focuses on this dynamic people and assesses their lasting impact.
From Colin Powell, the first African American to be appointed U.S. secretary of state, to former NBA star Patrick Ewing and Grammy Award winner Harry ...
"However urban the nation has become," Catherine McNicol Stock and Robert D. Johnston write, "twenty percent of its citizens still live outside major metropolitan areas. Moreover, rural economic activity agricultural, extractive, recreational, and industrial has an enormous impact on the nation's overall economic well-being. The stories of contemporary rural people still have the power to move us. . . . They reflect the values, dreams, and ideals at the core of the economically, racially, and ethnically diverse American experience."
The Countryside in the Age of the Modern...
"However urban the nation has become," Catherine McNicol Stock and Robert D. Johnston write, "twenty percent of its citizens still live outside maj...