Perspectives on Milwaukee's Past

Anderson, Margo (EDT)/ Greene, Victor (EDT)

University of Illinois Press（2009/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 360 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780252076176
• DDC分類 977.59504

Full Description

In this volume, a diverse group of scholars explores key themes in the distinctive history of Milwaukee, from settlement to the present, both in terms of the area's internal development and its comparative standing with other Great Lakes cities. Contributors discuss the importance of socialism and labor in local politics; Milwaukee's ethnic diversity, including long-standing African American, Latino, and Asian communities as well as an unusually large and significant German American population; the function and origins of the city's residential architecture; and the role of religious and ethnic culture in forming the city's identity. Rich in detail, the essays also challenge readers and researchers to pursue additional research on the city and the region by identifying critical areas and methods for future investigations into Milwaukee's past.

Contributors are Margo Anderson, Steven M. Avella, John D. Buenker, Jack Dougherty, Eric Fure-Slocum, Victor Greene, Thomas C. Hubka, Judith T. Kenny, Genevieve G. McBride, Aims McGuinness, Anke Ortlepp, Joseph A. Rodriguez, and N. Mark Shelley.

Contents

Preface   ix
Introduction: Milwaukee in Perspective   1 Margo Anderson and Victor Greene
SECTION 1: POLITICS AND WORK
1. Cream City Electoral Politics: A Play in Four Acts   17 John Buenker 2. Milwaukee Labor and Urban Democracy   48 Eric Fure-Slocum 3. The Revolution Begins Here: Milwaukee and the History of Socialism   79 Aims McGuinness
SECTION 2: THE PEOPLES OF MILWAUKEE
4. Deutsch-Athen Revisited: Writing the History of Germans in Milwaukee   109 Anke Ortlepp 5. African Americans, Civil Rights, and Race-Making in Milwaukee   131 Jack Dougherty 6. Latinos and Asians in Milwaukee   162 Joseph A. Rodriguez and Mark Shelley 7. Helpmeets, Hausfrauen, Hellions, and the Missing Majority in Milwaukee History   192 Genevieve G. McBride
SECTION 3: INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURE
8. Surveying Milwaukee's Residential Landscapes: Prospects for Research   223 Judith T. Kenny and Thomas C. Hubka 9. Religion and the Shaping of Milwaukee   256 Steven M. Avella 10. Dealing with Diversity: Milwaukee's Multiethnic Festivals and Urban Identity, 1840-1940   285 Victor Greene Epilogue: Milwaukee's Usable Past   317 Margo Anderson
Appendix: Milwaukee Population   331
Contributors   333
Index   337