Originally published in 1977, Old Age in European Society provides an historical perspective on aging. Starting from the premise that 'the elderly can and should be active, participant members of…

Deals with specific uses of historical data and analysis to illuminate American behavior patterns. It demonstrates how the study of the past can be used to understand current behaviors in…

Shame varies as an individual experience and its manifestations across time and cultures. Groups establish identity and enforce social behaviors through shame and shaming, while attempts at shaming often provoke…

The nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw a dramatic shift in the role of children in American society and families. No longer necessary for labor, children became economic liabilities. What caused…

A reference surveying the major concerns, findings, and terms of social history. The coverage includes major categories within social history (family, demographic transition, multiculturalism, industrialization, nationalism); major aspects of life…

Now in its fifth edition, this book explores the ways in which the industrial revolution reshaped world history to offer a view into the international factors that started the industrial…

Western civilization and world history are often seen as different, or even mutually exclusive, routes into historical studies. This volume shows that they can be successfully linked, providing a tool…

Written by one of the founders of the field and addressing all of the major issues, World History: The Basics is both an ideal introduction to world history and an…