The Human Tradition in Urban America

The Human Tradition in Urban America
Author: Roger Biles
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780842029933

Introduces problems and concerns facing different groups of urban Americans at different times through biographical readings.

The Human Tradition in America

The Human Tradition in America
Author: Charles William Calhoun
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0842051287

Designed as a text for the second half of the U.S. history survey course, The Human Tradition in America from 1865 to the Present is a collection of the best biographical essays from several volumes in SR Books' popular Human Tradition in America series. Like all books in the series, this text presents history from the 'bottom up' by chronicling the lives of ordinary Americans. These brief biographical sketches stress to students that history is created by people, making the subject appealing and vibrant in a way that just names and dates in a standard textbook cannot. Capturing the rich diversity of the United States, The Human Tradition in America from 1865 to the Present includes the stories of a variety of Americans of different races, ethnic groups, sexual orientations, religious affiliations, and genders from many different regions of the country. For this reader, series editor Charles Calhoun has carefully selected biographies of individuals whose lives highlight important themes from this dynamic period of history. The essays included here are sure to engage students, provoke lively classroom discussion, and promote critical thinking.

The Human Tradition in America Since 1945

The Human Tradition in America Since 1945
Author: David L. Anderson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780842029438

In the brief biographical essays of The Human Tradition in America since 1945, students will meet a wide range of diverse individuals-both men and women, rich and poor, powerful and vulnerable-who represent key elements of post-World War II America.

The Human Tradition in American Labor History

The Human Tradition in American Labor History
Author: Eric Arnesen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780842029872

Assembles biographical stories of famous leaders and unknown activists, covering the 18th century up to 1970. Relates to enslaved artisans, interracial unionism, immigration, Jewish radicalism and gender, the New Black Politics, reverse migration in World War II, the United Farm Workers Union, etc.

The Human Tradition in America from the Colonial Era through Reconstruction

The Human Tradition in America from the Colonial Era through Reconstruction
Author: Charles W. Calhoun
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1461644305

The Human Tradition in America from the Colonial Era through Reconstruction is a collection of the best biographical sketches from several volumes in SR Books' popular Human Tradition in America Series. Compiled by Series Editor Charles W. Calhoun, this book brings American history to life by illuminating the lives of ordinary Americans. This examination of common individuals helps personalize the nation's past in a way that examining only broad concepts and forces cannot. By including a wide range of people with respect to ethnicity, race, gender and geographic region, Prof. Calhoun has developed a text that highlights the diversity of the American experience.

The Human Tradition in America Between the Wars, 1920-1945

The Human Tradition in America Between the Wars, 1920-1945
Author: Donald W. Whisenhunt
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780842050128

American society in the years from 1920 to 1945 experienced great transformation and upheaval. Significant changes in the role of government, in the nation's world outlook, in the economy, in technology, and in the social order challenged those who lived in this tumultuous period framed by the two world wars.p This transformation lies at the core of this collection of biographical essays. Each individual in his or her own way grappled with the difficulties of the times. Some of those included here were well known in their day and afterwards, but many led lives now obscured by the passage of time. In these essays are men and women, African-Americans, Hispanics, whites, and Native Americans from all regions of the country. Written by leading and rising scholars, these never-before-published pieces provide students with a greater understanding of a period that in many ways represents an important last chapter in the creation of modern America. p Providing a rich portrait through biography of the interwar years, The Human Tradition in America between the Wars is an excellent text for the following courses: Twentieth Century American History to 1945, American history survey, the Depression and the New Deal, and American social and cultural history.p

The Human Tradition in the New South

The Human Tradition in the New South
Author: James C. Klotter
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780742544765

In The Human Tradition in the New South, historian James C. Klotter brings together twelve biographical essays that explore the region's political, economic, and social development since the Civil War. Like all books in this series, these essays chronicle the lives of ordinary Americans whose lives and contributions help to highlight the great transformations that occurred in the South. With profiles ranging from Winnie Davis to Dizzy Dean, from Ralph David Abernathy to Harland Sanders, The Human Tradition in the New South brings to life this dynamic and vibrant region and is an excellent resource for courses in Southern history, race relations, social history, and the American history survey.

The Human Tradition in California

The Human Tradition in California
Author: Clark Davis
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780842050272

During the past three centuries, California has stood at the crossroads of European, Asian, Native American and Latino cultures, and seen the best and worst of multiracial and multi-ethnic interaction. The Human Tradition in California captures the region's rich history and takes readers into the daily lives of ordinary Californians at key moments in time. Professors Davis and Igler have selected essays that emphasize how individual people and communities have experienced and influenced the broad social, cultural, political and economic forces that have shaped California history. Organized chronologically from the pre-mission period through the late-twentieth century, this book taps into the whole spectrum of Californian experience and offers new perspectives on the state's complex social character. The story is personalized through the use of mini-biographies, drawing readers directly into the narrative.

The Human Tradition in the Old South

The Human Tradition in the Old South
Author: James C. Klotter
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2003-05-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1461601649

The importance of the South in the development of the United States has always been clear, but in recent decades the rise of the sunbelt-politically, economically, and culturally-has made the significance of the region's history all the more apparent. In The Human Tradition in the Old South, Professor James C. Klotter has gathered twelve insightful essays that explore the region's past and ponder its place in the broader story of the nation. This highly readable volume presents the South's rich and varied history through the lives of a wide range of individuals-men and women, African Americans, whites, and Native Americans from many different Southern states. Written by well-established scholars these mini-biographies collectively range in time from the late colonial/early national period to the present. Filled with lively stories of fascinating Southerners and the times in which they lived, The Human Tradition in the Old South is ideal for courses on Southern history, social history, race relations, and the American history survey course.

The Human Tradition in Latin America

The Human Tradition in Latin America
Author: William H. Beezley
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1987
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780842022842

This unique collection emphasizes the human element in the study of Latin American history by focusing on the lives of twenty-three men, women, and children. Though they differ widely from each other in background and circumstance, these individuals share a common experience: all are caught up in some way by the profound, sometimes devastating, changes that accompany the modernization of a traditional society. Their stories bring vividly to life the impact that revolution, economic upheaval, urbanization, destruction of community life, and the disruption of family and gender roles have on ordinary people. These studies also bring out the various ways, often creative and courageous, in which Latin Americans have coped with the fortunes and vicissitudes of 'progress.'