American History
A Very Short Introduction
(Sprache: Englisch)
This volume in Oxford's A Very Short Introduction series offers a concise, readable narrative of the vast span of American history, from the earliest human migrations to the early twenty-first century when the United States loomed as a global power and...
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This volume in Oxford's A Very Short Introduction series offers a concise, readable narrative of the vast span of American history, from the earliest human migrations to the early twenty-first century when the United States loomed as a global power and comprised a complex multi-cultural society of more than 300 million people. The narrative is organized around major interpretive themes, with facts and dates introduced as needed to illustrate these themes. The emphasis throughout is on clarity and accessibility to the interested non-specialist.
Klappentext zu „American History “
Coverage goes beyond the traditional themes of politics, diplomacy and war to encompass the full spectrum of social, cultural and scientific developments.Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „American History “
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Beginnings: Prehistory to 1763
- Chapter 2: 1763-1789: Revolution, constitution, a new nation
- Chapter 3: 1789-1850: The promise and perils of nationhood
- Chapter 4: 1850-1865: Slavery and civil war
- Chapter 5: 1866-1899: Industrialization and its consequences
- Chapter 6: 1900-1920: Reform and war
- Chapter 7: 1920-1945: From conflict to global power
- Chapter 8: 1945-1968: Affluence and social unrest
- Chapter 9: To the present
- References
- Further reading
- Index
Autoren-Porträt von Paul S. Boyer
Paul S. Boyer was Merle Curti Professor of History Emeritus and former director, Institute for Research in the Humanities, University of Wisconsin-Madison; editor in chief, Oxford Companion to United States History (2001); co-author, Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft (with Stephen Nissenbaum, 1974); author, By the Bomb's Early Light: American Thought and Culture at the Dawn of the Atomic Age (1985), et al.Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Paul S. Boyer
- 2012, 184 Seiten, Maße: 11,3 x 17,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 019538914X
- ISBN-13: 9780195389142
- Erscheinungsdatum: 20.09.2012
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „American History “
"Paul Boyer, a scholar's scholar and a teacher's teacher, has here encompassed the entirety of American history in an account that testifies on every page to his lifetime of deep and thoughtful learning, and to his remarkable powers of synthesis, concision, balance, and trenchantly lucid writing."--David M. Kennedy, author of Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
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