Encyclopedia of American Social History Edition 1. (Scribner American Civilization Series)

This 3-volume Encyclopedia is the first major reference work to combine the scholarship of historians with work in ethnology, gender study, geography, literature, religion, anthropology, and sociology. The focus is not on the conventional political-military narratives that have dominated early writing. Rather, the 180 essays in these volumes highlight the processes and the people of the American social structure.