131-257/357 People in North America, 1890-1990

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The subject examines the cultural and social history of the US 1890-1990. Major themes include: capitalism, industrialisation and urbanisation; the emergence of mass society and mass culture, especially broadcasting; social movements and social change; the Progressive movement; African Americans and the Civil Rights movement; Native American history; the women's movement; workers and unionism; the Cold War; the 1960s; the new conservatism.

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