A Companion to 19th-Century America

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Edited by William L. Barney

Blackwell Publishers

Due/Published January 2001, 432 pages, cloth

ISBN 0631209859

A Companion to 19th-Century America presents the most up-to-date interpretations of the wide range of historical experience in nineteenth-century America. These essays examine how nineteenth-century American historiography has evolved, summarize current historical research, and assess the future direction of scholarship. Coverage of topics encompasses not only the traditional areas of political, economic, and diplomatic history but also more recent fields of academic enquiry such as the social construction of race, ethnicity, gender, class formations, and cultural identities.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors.
Introduction: William Barney (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
Part I: Politics and Public Life:
1. Early National Politics and Power: 1800-1824: Robert M. S. McDonald (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
2. The Jacksonian Era: 1825-1860: Jonathon Atkins (Berry College).
3. The Sectionalization of Politics: 1845-1860: John Ashworth (University of Hull).
4. Civil War and Reconstruction: Vernon Burton (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).
5. The Guilded Age: 1878-1900: Robert W. Cherney (San Francisco State) and William Barney (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
6. American Law in the Nineteenth Century: John E. Semonche (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
Part II: Foreign Relations:
7. American Expansion: 1800-1867: John M. Belohlavek (University of South Florida).
8. The Global Emergence of the United States: 1867-1900: Eric Rauchway (University of Nevada at Reno).
Part III: The Economy and Class Formations:
9. The Emergence of a Market Economy before 1860: Stanley L. Engerman (University of Rochester) and Robert E. Gallman (University of North Carolina).
10. Industrialization and the Rise of Corporations: 1860-1900: David B. Sicilia (University of Maryland at College Park).
11. Immigration: Nora Faires (University of Michigan).
12. Urbanization: Timothy J. Gilfoyle (Loyola University of Chicago).
13. The Development of the Working Classes: Kevin Kenny (University of Texas at Austin).
14. The Evolution of the Middle Class: Cindy S. Aron (University of Virginia).
Part IV: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender:
15. African Americans: Donald R. Wright (SUNY, College at Cortland).
16. Native-American History: Michael D. Green (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Theda Perdue (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
17. Gender and the Changing Roles of Women: Laura F. Edwards (University of California at Los Angeles).
Part V: Regional Perspectives:
18. The South: From Old to New: Stephen W. Berry (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
19. The Middle West: Andrew R.L. Cayton (Miami University).
20. The Regional West: Molly P. Rozum (University of North Carolina).
Part VI: Culture and Ideas:
21. The Communications Revolution and Popular Culture: David Hochfelder (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).
22. Interpreting American Religion: Catherine A. Brekus (University of Chicago).
23. Science and Technology: Alan I. Marcus (Iowa State University).
24. A History/Historiography of Representations of America: Barbara Groseclose (Ohio State University).
Index