{"product_id":"9781405149822","title":"A Companion to 19th-Century America","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to American History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to 19th-Century America\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Barney\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 19th Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to 19th-Century America\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative overview of current historiographical developments and major themes in the history of nineteenth-century America. Twenty-seven scholars, all specialists in their own thematic areas, examine the key debates and historiography. A thematic and chronological organization brings together the major time periods, politics, the Civil War, economy, and social and cultural history of the nineteenth century. Written with the general reader in mind, each essay surveys the historical research, the emerging concerns, and assesses the future direction of scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplete coverage of all the major themes and current debates in nineteenth-century US history assessing the state of the scholarship and future concerns.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e24 original essays by leading experts in nineteenth-century American history complete with up-to-date bibliographies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronological and thematic organization covers both traditional and contemporary fields of research - politics, periods, economy, class formation, ethnicity, gender roles, regions, culture and ideas.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Barney\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has specialized in the history of the United States in the nineteenth century, especially the Civil War period, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Secession\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), \u003ci\u003eFlawed Victory: A New Perception of the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e (1975), and co-edited \u003ci\u003eThe American Journey: A History of the United State\u003c\/i\u003es (1997). In 1987 he was a Fulbright Professor at the University of Genoa in Italy and served as Bowman and Gordon Gray Professor at the University of North Carolina from 1990 to 1993.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 January 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405149822\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e432\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315786248332,"sku":"9781405149822","price":61.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405149822.jpg?v=1780153995","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405149822","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}