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Looking at the scholarship in American cultural, social, and political history of the past 20 years, Meg Jacobs challenges the typical liberal New Deal dominationof the post-World War II era.

This fascinating new entry focuses on the historical relationship of the U.S. Constitution and immigration, and how the concept of citizenship, as defined by the state, has evolved throughout the past 200 years.

Keith Whittington discusses the history and development of judicial review. Analyzing the arguments for and against judicial review, Whittington also relates its impact on Constiutional law throughout American history.

John T. McGreevy looks at recent scholarship in the oft-neglected and misunderstood role of religion in American history, and discovers a vibrant and fast-developing new sub-field.

Robert D. Johnston takes an in-depth look at recent scholarship in the late 19th-century American historiography, and shows how the social, political, and corporate developments in this period gave rise to and created modern America.

Most historians of the American Civil War have reached a vague agreement on slavery -- that it somehowcaused the American Civil War. In this essay, Adam Rothman takes a look at recent historiography that attempts to clarify not only how exactly this came about, but also why the Confederacy lost and slavery ended.

In this fascinating examination of recent scholarship in early American Republic historiography, Woody Holton shifts the focus away from the typical Founding Fathersmodel towards the contributions of distinct social groups, such as Native Americans, African Americans, and women, who made significant contributions to the American Revolution and the creation of the early republic.

Tucker examines the environmental impact of industrialization, starting with its western origins in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and its complete globalization in the twentieth century.

This booklet provides a thorough analysis of a set of relationships central to American history in the latter 20th century. Roland begins with an overview of U.S. industry and the military between World War I and the 1990s, focusesing on five transformations: civil-military relations, relations between industry and the state, among government agencies, between scientific-technical communities and the state, and between technology and society.

In this essay, Bonfreschi and Maccaferri consider the concept of regionalismfrom a subnationalperspective rather than an internationalone, discussing the problem of how states deal with regions or smaller unities within the state.

Designed to contribute to the discussion of repositioning the American history survey course in light of the nations global context, Globalizing American History serves as an overview to the issues involved in internationalizing this staple of the school and college history curriculum in light of earlier, exploratory inquires.

In his essay, Michael Les Benedict surveys the impact of the Constitution on the creation, development, and organization of political parties. Drawing examples from the time of the Founding Fathers, Benedict also explores the impact of political parties on the shaping of the Constitution to the present day.

Through his study of regionalism, Robarts analyzes historically the economic, political, social, and cultural relations of nations and regions surrounding the Black Sea basin in order to better understand the inter-state and inter-social relations of the region today.

Peter Mentzel reveals how the introduction of transportation technologies in the Ottoman Empire between 1800 and 1923 was influenced by the political goals of both foreign powers and the Ottoman State. The introduction of steamships and railroads to the Ottoman Empire demonstrates the complex relationship between technological development and imperialism within a specific sociopolitical context.

Robert C. Post explores the political, social, and economic implications behind technological developments throughout American history.

An aid to researchers working in 21st century archives in the United States, this pamphlet presents some contemporary approaches to archival research from tracking down possible archival sources to the nuts-and-bolts of recording information. It also offers tips for organizing archival material and \ utilizing new technologies in the archives.

As a result, American women played a peripheral role in constitutional history until 1920. This pamphlet looks at this role as it developed throughout the nineteenth-century, culminating in 1920 with the passing of the women's sufferage amendment in 1920.

Tushnet traces the concept of legal rightsthrough the 20th century--from their origins in classical liberalism, fashioned in legislatures and emphasizing choice and contract, to notions of personal autonomy and equality protected by the judicial system.

In an attempt to paint a more socially diverse picture of the Jacksonian era, Seth Rockman takes readers into a concise examination of recent scholarship in this continually evolving sub-field.

This work presents an overview of technology as intrinsic to the culture of late medieval and Renaissance Europe. It includes discussion of agriculture, textiles such as wool, crafts such as ceramics and leatherwork, painting, architecture, mining and metallurgy, printing, military technology, and clocks.

Stephen Aron looks at recent scholarship in the new western history, which places a greater emphasis on ethnic diversity in the study of American expansion in the 19th and 20th centuries

In the essay The Possibilities of Politics: Democracy in America, 1877-1917, Robert D. Johnston shows how the period the late-19th century planted the social, political, insitutional seeds that grew into modern America. Lisa McGirr takes this a step further, looking at scholarship of the period between the world wars, and finds modern America to be a fully formed relity during this time.

A must-read for all graduate students and helps find a way through the confusing and seemingly labyrunthine process of finding a job in the history profession.

Quataert examines the historiography of human rights and shows that the human rights system of international laws and institutions developed out of a clearly defined set of historical struggles: a result from above-level legal changes responding to pressures and interventions from below-level grassroots organizations.

Segal examines the historical connection between technology and utopia, and shows how this connection is not just a contemporary western concept, but one that stretches back several centuries.

Rudi Volti explores how the transfer of foreign technologies contributed to the rapid development of the East Asian economies of China, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea.

Intended as a complement to Melanie Gustafson's, Becoming a Historian, this volume gathers articles from Perspectives that take an in-depth look at specific options on the career paths for history PhDs, exploring a range of opportunities in public history, teaching, and academia, while also offering practical advice on CVs and interviews, and how to get that first article or book published.

Diving into the murky waters of recent history, Phillips-Fein takes an intriguing look at scholarship in American history of the past 40-plus years, and discovers an era starting to develop a distinction of its own beyond the previous post-World War IIclassification.

Historical interpretations of the First and Second World Wars have undergone significant changes in the past 50 years. Morrow examines the origins, courses, and impacts of both in a global context, and argues that these conflicts are part of a larger, historical whole.

Seeking a paradigm to understand the full impact of twentieth-century urbanization, Howard Spodek takes an historical look at the concept of cites, as they first developed from nomadic to village existence about 15,000 years ago, to the establishment of the first major cities about 5,000 years ago, and to urban industrialiaztion that took place about 200 years ago