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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主要作者: Kuklick, Bruce, 1941-
格式: 圖書
語言:English
出版:Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
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書本目錄:
  • 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.