Bøger af Joyce Appleby

Through data on thousands of people, and hundreds of memoirs and autobiographies, Appleby tells intersecting stories of how Americans born between 1776 and 1830 reinvented themselves and their society. Here are the lives, callings, desires, and reflections of Americans who turned democracy, the nation, and free enterprise into contested realities.

Follows the labyrinthine controversies that the two perspectives of liberalism and republicanism have generated in their day and in current times. Appleby addresses the tensions that remain to be resolved in the democratic societies of the late 20th century.

Brings together the author's important reflections on the historian's craft and its importance. This work examines the ways in which the dynamic events of the second half of the 20th century have significantly altered the way historians approach the past and highlights the incredible power they hold in shaping a national identity.

This encyclopaedia examines the influence and contributions of women in every era of American history, from the colonial period to the 21st century. Divided into three chronologically-arranged volumes, it includes historical surveys and thematic essays on issues affecting women's lives.

In 1800 the Jeffersonian Republicans, decisive victors over what they considered elitist Federalism, seized the potential for change in the new American nation. This book examines the fusion of ideas and circumstances which made possible this triumph of America's popular political movement.