Research Catalog

Title

The American West : a modern history, 1900 to the present / Richard W. Etulain and Michael P. Malone ; preface and new chapter for the Bison Books edition by Richard W. Etulain.

Author

Etulain, Richard W.

Publication

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2007.

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Additional Authors

Malone, Michael P.

Description

xiv, 413 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

• "The American West is the only book-length historical overview of the post-1900 American West. This account of the modern West skillfully delineates the changes and resulting complexities that characterize the twentieth-century West. The authors consider the ways in which urban, service, and computer-related industries have replaced rural, extractive, and agricultural economies. They also trace the steps by which western politics shifted from New Deal principles to more conservative, Republican policies."
• "The book examines the roles of racial and ethnic groups in the recent West, emphasizing tile challenges facing Native Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and African Americans in the region. Other chapters discuss western women, families, and urban developments. Thorough coverage of cultural topics - literature, art, films, religion, and education - includes lively descriptions of important individuals and memorable events."--Jacket.

Subject

• West (U.S.) > Civilization > 20th century
• West (U.S.) > Civilization > 21st century
• West (U.S.) > History > 20th century
• West (U.S.) > History > 21st century

Genre/Form

History

Note

• Malone's name appears first on the earlier edition.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Ch. 1. The Emerging Postfrontier Economy, 1900-1930 -- Ch. 2. Politics of the Postfrontier Era, 1900-1930 -- Ch. 3. Depression, New Deal, and War, 1930-1945 -- Ch. 4. Social Patterns in the Modern West -- Ch. 5. Culture in the Modern West -- Ch. 6. The Modern Western Economy -- Ch. 7. Politics of the Modern Era, 1945-1987 -- Ch. 8. A New Western Generation, Mid-1980s-2005.

ISBN

9780803260221 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2007022081

OCLC

141852363

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library