Books by Howard P. Chudacoff

The Evolution of American Urban History blends historical perspectives on society, economics, politics, and policy, while focusing on the ways in which diverse peoples have inhabited and interacted in cities.

Reveals that our intense age consciousness has developed only gradually since the late nineteenth century. In so doing, this title explores a wide range of topics, including demographic change, the development of pediatrics and psychological testing, and popular music from the early 1800s until now.

The Evolution of American Urban History blends historical perspectives on society, economics, politics, and policy, while focusing on the ways in which diverse peoples have inhabited and interacted in cities.

Describes the urban bachelor life that took shape in the late nineteenth century, when a significant population of single men migrated to American cities. This book also describe a complex subculture that continues to affect the larger meanings of manhood and manliness in American society.

What do we know about how children actually play, especially American children of the last two centuries? This book presents a history of children's play in the United States and ponders what it tells us about ourselves. It provides a chronological history of play in the US from the point of view of children themselves.