HIS 205: History of United States from 1877

This encyclopedia is a much-needed source of reliable information for today's students, all of whom were born after the decade ended. It features long overviews and short entries discussing people, books, films, plays, and other important topics represent

This three-volume set covers the most important events and subjects of the 1950s, including the Cold War, McCarthyism, and a trend toward civil liberties.It features long overviews and short entries discussing people, books, films, plays, and other import

This three-volume set discusses important people, events and issues during the years of 1940 to 1949, with particular focus on World War II and its impact on history and daily life. It features long overviews and short entries discussing people, books, fi

Tracing the erosion of white elite paternalism in Jim Crow Virginia, Douglas Smith reveals a surprising fluidity in southern racial politics in the decades between World War I and the Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision.Smith draws on official records, private correspondence, and letters to newspapers from otherwise anonymous Virginians to capture a wide and varied range of black and white voices. African Americans emerge as central characters in the narrative, as Smith chronicles their efforts to obtain access to public schools and libraries, protection under the law, and the equitable distribution of municipal resources. This acceleration of black resistance to white supremacy in the years before World War II precipitated a crisis of confidence among white Virginians, who, despite their overwhelming electoral dominance, felt increasingly insecure about their ability to manage the color line on their own terms. Exploring the everyday power struggles that accompanied the erosion of white authority in the political, economic, and educational arenas, Smith uncovers the seeds of white Virginians' resistance to civil rights activism in the second half of the twentieth century.

The Gulf War, dot-coms, impeachment, grunge, Y2K . . . The Nineties in America examines the iconic personalities and moments of this important decade. It features long overviews and short entries discussing people, books, films, plays, and other important

These volumes explore topics such as Watergate, the Vietnam War, and the energy crisis. The essays in this set examine the iconic personalities, issues, and moments of the decade It features long overviews and short entries discussing people, books, films

The set provides in-depth coverage of all aspects of the major events of the 1960s that give the decade its distinctive character. It features long overviews and short entries discussing people, books, films, plays, and other important topics representati

These volumes offer an innovative approach to North America during the 1930s that can be used by advanced students and scholars alike. It features long overviews and short entries discussing people, books, films, plays, and other important topics represen