The American West: A Concise History (Problems in American History)

Butler, Anne M.

ISBN 10: 0631210857 / ISBN 13: 9780631210856

Published by Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

About this Item

Tracing events from the pre-history to the present day, this book offers a concise and accessible history of the American West. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428. . 2007. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The American West: A Concise History (Problems in American History)
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631210857
• ISBN 13: 9780631210856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Tracing events from the pre-history to the present day, this book offers a concise and accessible history of the American West.

• Explores the complex interactions between and among cultures in the American West
• Chronologically organized and informed by the latest scholarship
• Grounded in attention to race, class, gender, and the environment, the text focuses on social, economic, and political forces that shaped the lived experiences of diverse westerners and influenced the patterns of western history.

About the Author

Anne M. Butler is Trustee Professor, Emeritus, at Utah State University and a past editor of the Western Historical Quarterly. Author of numerous articles and books, including Daughters of Joy, Sisters of Misery: Prostitutes in the American West (1985), she has published extensively on matters of race, class, and gender in western history.

Michael J. Lansing is Assistant Professor of History at Augsburg College. His essays have appeared in the Western Historical Quarterly, Utah Historical Quarterly, Journal of Historical Geography, and Ethics, Place, and Environment. He serves on the editorial board of the University of Arizona Press monograph series “Western Women’s Voices.”