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Sobering Up
Transnational Nation
US history is increasingly being studied in a global context, and no study of world history or transnational history can fail to take into account the impact of the US. This …
Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History
A comprehensive encyclopedia on all aspects of the production, consumption, and social impact of alcohol.Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia …
Spreading Protestant Modernity
A half century after its founding in London in 1844, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) became the first NGO to effectively push a modernization agenda around the globe. …
Historians in Public
From lagging book sales and shrinking job prospects to concerns over the discipline's "narrowness," myriad factors have been cited by historians as evidence that their profession …
Woman's World/Woman's Empire
Frances Willard founded the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1884 to carry the message of women's emancipation throughout the world. Based in the United States, the WCTU …
River Dreams
In the beginning, there was the river – before the beach, before the drain, before the dredging, before the dams, before numerous other actions to alter the stream.River Dreams …
Reforming the World
Reforming the World offers a sophisticated account of how and why, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, American missionaries and moral reformers undertook work …
American Exceptionalism
A powerful dissection of a core American myth. The idea that the United States is unlike every other country in world history is a surprisingly resilient one. Throughout his …
Empire's Twin
Across the course of American history, imperialism and anti-imperialism have been awkwardly paired as influences on the politics, culture, and diplomacy of the United States. The …
American Exceptionalism
A powerful dissection of a core American myth. The idea that the United States is unlike every other country in world history is a surprisingly resilient one. Throughout his …
Crisis of the Wasteful Nation
Long before people were "e;going green"e; and toting reusable bags, the Progressive generation of the early 1900s was calling for the conservation of resources, sustainable …