"No one writes more thoughtfully or interestingly about the history of the profession than Higham does."--Laurence Veysey, University of California, Santa Cruz. "A classic in the field, probably the best overall picture of American historiography we have."--Richard L. Bushman, University of Delaware.
This volume offers a comprehensive appraisal of how the modern civil rights movement came about, what changes it brought about in relationships between blacks and whites, and how it led to affirmative action, to multiculturalism, and eventually to the present stalemate and discontent.
The monumental 'Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups' is the most authoritative single source available on the history, culture, and distinctive characteristics of ethnic groups in the United States. 'Dimensions of Ethnicity' is designed to make this landmark scholarship available to everyone in a series of handy paperbound student ...
"No one writes more thoughtfully or interestingly about the history of the profession than Higham does." -- Laurence Veysey, University of California, Santa Cruz. "A classic in the field, probably the best overall picture of American historiography we have." -- Richard L. Bushman, University of Delaware.
A collection of essays by ten scholars, assessing the civil rights movement and how it led to affirmative action, multiculturalism and stalemate. It offers an understanding of the current situation and a discussion of how relations can be improved among the races in the future.
Much more than a travel narrative 360 Degrees Longitude: One Family's Journey Around the World is a glimpse at what it means to be a "global citizen"--a progressively changing view of the world as seen through the eyes of an American family of four. After more than a decade of planning, John Higham and his wife September bid their high-tech jobs ...
"John Higham, our most distinguished American social and intellectual historian, has the ability to integrate and synthesize superbly the latest scholarship on immigration and ethnic history and nativism".--Victor Greene, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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