In the parade of highlights with which many have tried to sum up the twentieth century, the overarching patterns and fundamental transformations often fail to come into focus. The Columbia History of
In the parade of highlights with which many have tried to sum up the twentieth century, the overarching patterns and fundamental transformations often fail to come into focus. The Columbia History of
Popular archaeology is a heterogeneous phenomenon: By focussing on the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, Egyptian mummies and the ruin complex Great Zimbabwe in fictional and factual texts, Su
Hirt (history, Arizona State U.) presents a history of how the electric grid developed from the early 20th century to the 1970s in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia
Bowlby (English, French, and American literature, U. of York) looks at some of the turning points of 20th-century consumer history, examining phenomena such as department stores giving way to supermar
Huyssen (German and comparative literature, Columbia U.) argues that the explosion of memory discourses at the end of the 20th century has significantly impacted how people understand history and deal
Brouwer (history, U. of Western Ontario) explores how three Canadian professional women responded to the challenges they encountered as Christian missionaries in 20th-century colonial settings, partic
Lublin (history, Wayne State U.) examines the activities of the middle class leaders and members of the anti-alcohol group as agents for moral and social reform during the early 20th century. She inve
Colgrove (history and ethics of public health, Columbia U.) explores public health in New York City during the final decades of the 20th century, discussing how the country's first and in many way pre
