American Reformers, 1870–1920

Progressives in Word and Deed

AvSteven L. Piott

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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In this new engaging work, historian Steven L. Piott explores the fascinating and provocative lives of twelve influential American reformers of the Gilded Age, Populist, and Progressive eras. From Ida B. Wells to Louis Brandeis, Jane Addams to Charles Macune, Piott examines the diversity of ideas and approaches that characterized this dynamic period. He links these men and women together in the greater context of the reform era and explores the social ideologies that united the reform spirit in America following Reconstruction. Designed with students in mind, American Reformers provides a thought-provoking introduction to some of the most influential and forward-thinking minds of the reform era.

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Utgivningsdatum:2006-03-07
Mått:167 x 237 x 24 mm
Vikt:535 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742527621

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Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

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Steven L. Piott is professor of history at Clarion University. He is the author of Giving Voters a Voice: The Origins of the Initiative and Referendum in America, Holy Joe: Joseph W. Folk and the Missouri Idea, and The Anti-Monopoly Persuasion: Popular Resistance to the Rise in Big Business in the Midwest.

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Steven L. Piott's vigorous biographies of this select group of reformers, and his probing analysis of their work, illuminate the mosaic that was the Age of Reform. This volume should become a staple in college classes, but anyone interested in American history will profit from reading it.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionChapter 1: Lester Frank Ward and Reform DarwinismChapter 2: Henry George's Democratic EconomicsChapter 3: Charles W. Macune's Cooperative VisionChapter 4: Ida B. Wells's Crusade Against RacismChapter 5: Walter Rauschenbusch and the Social GospelChapter 6: Jane Addams and the Settlement House IdeaChapter 7: Florence Kelley's Quest for Humane Labor LegislationChapter 8: Louis Brandeis, the Law, and Social ChangeChapter 9: Lincoln Steffens Muckrakes the Business of PoliticsChapter 10: Harvey W. Wiley and the Ethics of Pure Food and DrugsChapter 11: John Randolph Haynes and Direct DemocracyChapter 12: Alice Paul and the Campaign for Human Rights