20Th Century category: 9982 books
Henry Steele Commager
Midcentury Liberalism and the History of the Present
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2003
Historian Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) was one of the leading American intellectuals of the mid-twentieth century. Author or editor of more than forty books, he taught for decades at New York University, Columbia University, and Amherst College and was a pioneer in the field of American studies....
Over the Horizon
Time, Uncertainty, and the Rise of Great Powers
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
How do established powers react to growing competitors? The United States currently faces a dilemma with regard to China and others over whether to embrace competition and thus substantial present-day costs or collaborate with its rivals to garner short-term gains while letting them become more powerful....
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
German Visions of Europe, 1926-1950
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
An intellectual and cultural history of mid-twentieth century plans for European integration, this book calls into question the usual pre- and post-war periodizations that have structured approaches to twentieth-century European history. It focuses not simply on the ideas of leading politicians but...
Firefight
The Century-Long Battle to Integrate New York's Bravest
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
In 1919, when Wesley Williams became a New York City firefighter, he stepped into a world that was 100% white and predominantly Irish. As far as this city knew, black men in the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) tended horses.
Nearly a century later, many things in the FDNY had changed—but...
A Force More Powerful
A Century of Non-violent Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
This nationally-acclaimed book shows how popular movements used nonviolent action to overthrow dictators, obstruct military invaders and secure human rights in country after country, over the past century. Peter Ackerman and Jack DuVall depict how nonviolent sanctions--such as protests, strikes and...
New York and the First World War
Shaping an American City
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
The First World War constitutes a point in the history of New York when its character and identity were challenged, recast and reinforced. Due to its pre-eminent position as a financial and trading centre, its role in the conflict was realised far sooner than elsewhere in the United States. This book...
by Peter E. Davies
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2019
Half a century before the 'flying wing' B-2 stealth bomber entered service, John K. 'Jack' Northrop was already developing prototypes of a large 'flying wing' strategic bomber, which would have been the most radical bombers of their age.
World War II brought a need for very long-range bombers...
by Elizabeth Faue
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Rethinking the American Labor Movement tells the story of the various groups and incidents that make up what we think of as the "labor movement." While the efforts of the American labor force towards greater wealth parity have been rife with contention, the struggle has embraced a broad...
Food Power
The Rise and Fall of the Postwar American Food System
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
There is a widespread assumption that the American food system after World War II was transformed-toward an increasingly industrialized production of crops, more processed foods, and diets higher in fat, sugar, and calories-as part of a unified system. In this book, Bryan McDonald brings together...
Chicago on the Make
Power and Inequality in a Modern City
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
**"Effectively details the long history of racial conflict and abuse that has led to Chicago becoming one of America's most segregated cities. . . . A wealth of material."**—New York Times
Winner of the 2017 Jon Gjerde Prize, Midwestern History Association
Winner of the 2017 Award...
Striking Beauties
Women Apparel Workers in the U.S. South, 1930-2000
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Apparel manufacturing in the American South, by virtue of its size, its reliance upon female labor, and its broad geographic scope, is an important but often overlooked industry that connects the disparate concerns of women’s history, southern cultural history, and labor history. In Striking Beauties,...
The Right and Labor in America
Politics, Ideology, and Imagination
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
The legislative attack on public sector unionism that gave rise to the uproar in Wisconsin and other union strongholds in 2011 was not just a reaction to the contemporary economic difficulties faced by the government. Rather, it was the result of a longstanding political and ideological hostility...
Scattering the Seeds of Knowledge
The Words and Works of Indiana's Pioneer County Extension Agents
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Today, Purdue Extension delivers practical, research-based information that transforms lives and livelihoods. Tailored to the needs of Indiana, its current programs include Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health and Human Sciences, Economic and Community Development, and 4-H Youth Development....
Women at the Wheel
A Century of Buying, Driving, and Fixing Cars
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Ever since the Ford Model T became a vehicle for the masses, the automobile has served as a symbol of masculinity. The freedom of the open road, the muscle car's horsepower, the technical know-how for tinkering: all of these experiences have largely been understood from the perspective of the male...