This book describes and analyzes America during the "Progressive Era" - a time that saw the country's transformation into a modern, urban, industrial society. Using an organizing theme of "new interventionism" - the unprecedented willingness of Americans of the time to become actively involved with the economy, society and world affairs - the book examines the economic, social, political and international shifts that resulted from modernization. It covers all major events and historical figures of the period, including detail on all the major legislation and other domestic and foreign governmental actions. The author received the Best Book Award from the Society for Military History for "To Raise an Army: The Draft Comes to Modern America".
- ISBN10 0312036345
- ISBN13 9780312036348
- Publish Date 27 March 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 June 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English