100 People Who Changed 20th-Century America : [2 volumes] PDF
Edited by Cross Mary Cross
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To what extent does a person's own success result in social transformation? This book offers 100 answers, providing thought-provoking examples of how American culture was shaped within a crucial time period by individuals whose lives and ideas were major agents of change.
100 People Who Changed 20th-Century America provides a two-volume encyclopedia of the individuals whose contributions to society made the 20th century what it was. Comprising contributions from 20 academics and experts in their field, the thought-provoking essays examine the men and women who have shaped the modern American cultural experience-change agents who defined their time period as a result of their talent, imagination, and enterprise. Organized chronologically by the subjects' birthdates, the essays are written to be accessible to the general reader yet provide in-depth information for scholars, ensuring that the work will appeal to many audiences.
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- Pages:664 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing (USA)
- Publication Date:07/01/2013
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- ISBN:9781610690867
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:664 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing (USA)
- Publication Date:07/01/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781610690867