America in the Progressive Era, 1890–1917 - 2nd Edition

Name: America in the Progressive Era, 1890–1917 - 2nd Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

America in the Progressive Era, 18901917Author(s): Lewis L. Gould, Courtney Q. Shah\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367434908, 978-0367434908\nSynopsis\nNow in its second edition, America in the Progressive Era, [tel] provides a readable, analytical narrative of the emergence, influence, and decline of the spirit of progressive reform that animated American politics and culture around the turn of the twentieth century.\n\nCovering the turbulent 1890s to the American entry into World War I, the text examines the political, social, and cultural events of a period which set the agenda for American public life during the remainder of the twentieth century. This new edition places progressivism in a transatlantic context and gives more attention to voices outside the mainstream of party politics.\n\nKey features include: \n\nA clear account of the continuing debate in the United States over the role of government, c.