America's Promise

A Concise History of the United States, Volume II

AvWilliam J. Rorabaugh,Donald T. Critchlow

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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America's Promise is a concise, highly readable introduction to American History. Designed to clearly explain major themes and events, it also captures the rich and often amusing character of the American people. The strong narrative emphasizes public life and how individuals constructed public structures in which they lived and worked. Including the latest scholarship in social, cultural, and political history, the work integrates the history and importance of women and minorities.To aid students in learning and reviewing, each chapter begins with a preview of the main ideas that will be discussed and ends with a conclusion that reinforces the key concepts. Rather than being simply declaratory signposts, section headings highlight main ideas and help carry along the narrative. A glossary defines main terms, and a timeline helps students keep track of events. Selected readings are also included to encourage further reading and study. Finally, carefully selected illustrations and maps portray, pinpoint, and illuminate important episodes in American history.The most concise and competitively priced book available, America's Promise is a breath of fresh air in the introductory market.

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Utgivningsdatum:2004-03-12
Mått:161 x 232 x 27 mm
Vikt:708 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:502
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742511910

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William J. Rorabaugh is professor of history at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is the author of The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition, The Craft Apprentice: From Franklin to the Machine Age, Berkeley at War: The 1960s and Kennedy and the Promise of the Sixties. Donald T. Critchlow is professor of history at Saint Louis University. He is the founding editor of the Journal of Policy History, and the author of a number of books, including Intended Consequences: Birth Control, Abortion, and the Federal Government and Studebaker: The Life and Death of an American Corporation. Paula Baker is associate professor of history at the Ohio State University and is the author of The Moral Framework of Public Life: Gender, Politics, and the State in Rural New York, 1870–1930, editor of Money and Politics, and co-editor of Major Problems in American History since 1945.

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America’s Promise offers a well-written and insightful account of American history. Students will find it highly engaging and informative. Unlike most textbooks, the authors blend political, social, cultural, and economic history into a synthetic account of where our country came from, where it has been, and where it might be going.

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Chapter 15: Reconstruction, 1863–1877Chapter 16: The Frontier and Westward ExpansionChapter 17: Industry and Labor in the Gilded AgeChapter 18: The Structure of Gilded Age PoliticsChapter 19: Immigrants and the City Transform American SocietyChapter 20: Depression, Protest, and PoliticsChapter 21: America Acquires an EmpireChapter 22: The Progressive YearsChapter 23: Global Power and World WarChapter 24: The Paradox of the 1920sChapter 25: The Great Depression and the New DealChapter 26: A Global Nation: World War II and the Origins of the Cold WarChapter 27: The Cold War Haunts the "Fabulous Fifties"Chapter 28: Decade of Illusion, 1960–1969Chapter 29: The Tumultuous Years: Nixon-Ford-Carter, 1968–1980Chapter 30: The Reagan Revolution and its AftermathChapter 31: America Enters the Twenty-first CenturyAppendix I: The Declaration of IndependenceAppendix II: The Constitution of the United States of AmericaAppendix III: U.S. Population CharacteristicsAppendix IV: Population for Selected Large CitiesAppendix V: Presidential ElectionsAppendix VI: ChronologyGlossary