A political history of the USA : one nation under God /
"A fresh and engaging account of America's history from European contact to the election of Barack Obama. Bruce Kuklick's straightforward yet authoritative narrative, provides a clear and concise way through the complexities of American history without oversimplifying or assuming prio...
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| Language: | English |
| Published: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- pt. 1. Making a state. The European impact in America, 1494-1676
- North American colonies, 1632-1732
- The colonies in the Empire, 1651-1774
- War and order, 1775-1787
- pt. 2. Consolidating the power of the state. The culture of politics, 1788-1826
- - From coexistence to expansion, 1783-1832
- Nationalism, sectionalism, and slavery, 1820-1861
- Lincoln and the Civil War, 1858-1865
- The sections integrated: south, west, and northeast, 1865-1896
- pt. 3. The American state and the world. The new empire, 1890-1917
- Progressive America, 1900-1920
- The crises of progressive capitalism, 1919-1933
- The cosmopolitan New Deal in depression and war, 1933 -1945
- Cold War America, 1945-1963
- pt. 4. Personal politics and the state. The long 1960s, 1954-1975
- Cultural divisions and cultural imperialism, 1968-2000
- Epilogue: America in history, 2001 and after
- Critical suggestions for reading and study.