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The twenties in America : politics and history / Niall Palmer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Palmer, Niall A.
- Series:
- BAAS paperbacks.
- BAAS paperbacks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nineteen twenties.
- United States--History--1919-1933.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1919-1933.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (202 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Offering an account of the politics and history of the 1920's in America, this book points out key distinctions between the governing styles and political philosophies of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. It argues that social and technological change resulted in lines of conflict over poverty, race, religion, and employment rights being redrawn.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1: The Coming of Normalcy, 1920–1; 2: Normalcy in Practice, 1921–3; 3: Normalcy Abroad, 1921–3; 4: Coolidgean Normalcy, 1923–5; 5: High Tide of Normalcy, 1925–8; 6: Normalcy Looks Ahead, 1928-9; Conclusion: Looking Back at Normalcy; Select Bibliography; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-188) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-50154-5
- 9786610501540
- 0-7486-2671-9
- OCLC:
- 475989322
- Publisher Number:
- 9780748626717
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