Long Form Bibliographic Guides
Long Form Bibliographic Guides
Long Form Bibliographic Guides
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Item type:Book, The American Colonies, 1584-1688. A Selective Guide to Materials in the British Library(2000)Sharp Wells, AnneA guide to works concerning the European colonization of the areas of North America that later became the United States of America, focusing on the fifteen states bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Topics include politics and government, economy, society, and cultural and intellectual life.106 15 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Book, U.S. Politics and the Media: A Selective Guide to Materials at the British Library(2004)Petrovic, JeanDuring the past fifty years an on-going media revolution has transformed political communication in the United States. Yet, despite potential access to political information being at an all-time high, many observers believe that the culture of ‘infotainment’ is preventing a corresponding increase in either levels of political knowledge or political participation. This guide is intended as a bibliographic tool for those interested in the ways in which U.S. politics and the media converge – a subject of great contemporary interest to both scholars and the general public alike. Due to the large number of articles that appear on this subject every year, the guide only includes monographs and in general these have been published in the last twenty years – although there are several notable exceptions. The guide is divided into seven sections. The first covers political campaigns and elections and includes works on campaign advertising, the impact of televised debates, and the increasing importance of political consultants. The second covers all aspects of the media’s political coverage: print, radio, television and online. The third includes works on the media and the Presidency, and the fourth covers the relationship between the media and Congress. The final three sections cover Public Opinion/Public Policy, Women, and Political Marketing and Communication. Several works appear under more than one heading. All works are followed by their British Library shelf-mark. The majority of works are held at the British Library at St Pancras, London. A shelf-mark prefaced by 'DSC' indicates that the work is held at the British Library Document Supply Centre in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, but may be ordered for reading in London.11 14 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Book, The American City in the Twentieth Century: A Selective Guide to Materials in the British Library(2004)Petrovic, JeanA select guide to monographs on the American city in the twentieth century, covering city government, crime and urban unrest, education, housing and African Americans; works on particular geographic regions and individual major American cities.14 39 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Book, The Anglo-American 'special relationship' during the Second World War: A Selective Guide to Materials in the British Library(2000)Sharp Wells, AnneThis selective guide focuses on the high-level diplomatic and military relations between the US and the UK between 1939 and 1945. It also covers the wartime alliance with the Soviet Union and touches on relationships with other allies.20 19 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Book, 'For Myself, For My Children, For Money': A bibliography of early American women’s writings at the British Library(2008)Petrovic, JeanThis bibliography offers readers a guide to writings by American women in the seventeenth, eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Each of the women listed here had their first work published as a single volume, under their name alone, by 1850. The works include novels, collections of poetry, historical monographs, biographies, textbooks, and children’s literature. Also included are several memoirs which, although edited by someone else, consist exclusively of work by the woman concerned. Not included are women whose work had appeared only in edited volumes, magazines or newspapers by this date. It is perhaps not surprising that the majority of the women featured here came from families which, although not necessarily wealthy, valued education and were highly literate. Some of the women were taught at home by their parents and elder siblings, others attended their local school, and quite a few were pupils at the newly established female seminaries. It is interesting to note that among these women there are at least six pairings of sisters and two pairings of mothers and daughters. Most of the women launched their literary career by submitting poems or short stories, often anonymously or under a pseudonym, to a local newspaper or magazine. They often had little expectation that their work would be published and even less intention of making a living from their writing. However, having seen their work in print they were emboldened to continue and some, including Elizabeth Chandler and E.D.E.N. Southworth, were urged to do so by their editors. Yet the thrill of seeing their work in print was probably the least important impetus driving these women. Most of them wrote because it was a route to economic stability. Some of them were young adults who had lost a parent (Anne Lynch Botta, Phoebe and Alice Cary), others were either widows with children to support (Elizabeth Cheves, Sarah Josepha Hale) or wives whose husbands were ill or bankrupt (Anna Cora Mowatt, Harriet Beecher Stowe), while some were unmarried women who had to support themselves (Catharine Sedgwick). To ensure a steady income, many of the women also taught or even ran their own schools for at least part of their lives; indeed teaching was the only truly respectable position open to women at this time. However, a not insignificant number also became magazine editors, including Ann Stephens (The Portland Magazine), Sarah Josepha Hale (Godey’s Lady’s Book), Harriet Farley (Lowell Offering), Margaret Fuller (The Dial), and Rebecca S. Nichols (The Guest). Having established themselves as authors, several women, including Ann Botta, Alice and Phoebe Cary and Estelle Anna Lewis, were able to establish successful literary salons in New York. Others used their position to support causes such as women’s healthcare (Mary Grove Nichols), prison reform (Elizabeth Oakes Smith), women’s education and property rights (Sarah Josepha Hale), domestic economy and household management (Catharine Beecher), and the abolition of slavery (Lydia Maria Child). All of the women, without exception, stepped outside of the roles traditionally prescribed to women at this time. When using this volume, please note that in most cases only the early (rather than modern) editions of these volumes are included. Where the British Library has both an original and a microfilm copy of a work, only the original is listed. For some works, for example Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, it has not been possible to list all editions – readers should consult the BL catalogue directly. Every effort has been made to ensure this list is as accurate as possible. However, mistakes are inevitable and I welcome corrections!10 12 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Book, United States Immigration, 1941-2001: A Selective Guide to Materials in the British Library(2003)Kemble, JeanA select guide to monographs on immigration to the United States between 1941 and 2001. Topics covered include work, illegal immigration, education, and public opinion. There are sections on specific immigrant groups and geographic breakdown by state (although not all states are represented).10 17 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Book, American women in the twentieth century: A Selective Guide to Materials in the British Library(2003)Kemble, JeanA bibliographic guide providing an introduction to the lives of American women in the twentieth century, covering most aspects of women’s experience and culture, including education, work, family life, politics, ethnicity, and sexuality.16 30 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Book, The United States and the 1930s: A Selective Guide to Materials in the British Library(2000)Sharp Wells, AnneThis selective guide to material on America in the 1930s includes coverage of government and politics, economics, cultural and intellectual history and foreign relations as well as section organised by region.10 12