Who were the people waiting in the bread lines and living in Hoovervilles? Who were the migrants heading North and West? Did anyone survive the Depression relatively unscathed? Giving a voice to stories often untold, "Great Depression: People and Perspectives" covers the full spectrum of American life, portraying the experiences of ordinary citizens during the worst economic crisis in the nation's history.
"Great Depression" shows how specific groups coped with the traumatic upheaval of the times, including rural Americans, women, children, African Americans, and immigrants. In...
Who were the people waiting in the bread lines and living in Hoovervilles? Who were the migrants heading North and West? Did anyone survive the Dep...
This revealing volume looks at the struggle for individual rights from the social historian's perspective, providing a fresh context for gauging the impact of the civil rights movement on everyday life across the full spectrum of American society.
From the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case to protests against the Vietnam War to the fight for black power, Civil Rights Movement: People and Perspectives looks at events that set the stage for guaranteeing America's promise to all Americans. In eight chapters, some of the country's leading social historians...
This revealing volume looks at the struggle for individual rights from the social historian's perspective, providing a fresh context for gauging th...
This volume in ABC-CLIO's social history series, People and Perspectives, looks at one of the most vibrant eras in U.S. history, a decade when American life was utterly transformed, often veering from freewheeling to fearful, from liberated to repressed.
What did it mean to live through the Jazz Age? To answer this and other important questions, the volume broadens the spotlight from famous figures to cover everyday citizens whose lives were impacted by the times, including women and children, African Americans, rural Americans, immigrants, artists, and more. Chapters...
This volume in ABC-CLIO's social history series, People and Perspectives, looks at one of the most vibrant eras in U.S. history, a decade wh...
Studies of the Cold War often focus on the political power players who shaped American/Soviet relations. "Cold War and McCarthy Era: People and Perspectives" shifts the spotlight to show how the fear of a Soviet attack and Communist infiltration affected the daily life of everyday Americans.
"Cold War and McCarthy Era" gauges the impact of McCarthyism on a wide range of citizens. Chapters examine Cold War-era popular culture as well as the community-based Civil Defense Societies. Essays, key primary documents, and other reference tools further readers' understanding of how official...
Studies of the Cold War often focus on the political power players who shaped American/Soviet relations. "Cold War and McCarthy Era: People and Per...
This collection of essays by highly respected social historians looks at the Vietnam War era through the eyes of the ordinary citizens caught up in those tumultuous times. Focusing on the period between 1961 and 1975 from the dramatic U.S. military escalation to the fall of Saigon it offers fresh insight on the impact of the war on individuals on the home front and the battlefront.
Each chapter of "Vietnam War Era: People and Perspectives" examines how a particular group of Americans interacted with the war and its related issues, among them military advisors and soldiers, the silent...
This collection of essays by highly respected social historians looks at the Vietnam War era through the eyes of the ordinary citizens caught up in...
