American History Now

Rev. ed. of: The new American history. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1997.

Sommario

Volume Editors’ Preface

Series Editor’s Preface

Part I: Eras of the American Past

1. Squaring the Circles: The Reach of Colonial America • Alan Taylor

2. American Revolution and Early Republic • Woody Holton

3. Jacksonian America • Seth Rockman

4. Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction • Adam Rothman

5. The Possibilities of Politics: Democracy in America, 1877 to 1917 • Robert D. Johnston

6. The Interwar Years • Lisa McGirr

7. The Uncertain Future of American Politics, 1940 to 1973 • Meg Jacobs

8. 1973 to the Present • Kim Phillips-Fein

Part II: Major Themes in the American Experience

9. The United States in the World • Erez Manela

10. The “Cultural Turn” • Lawrence B. Glickman

11. American Religion • John T. McGreevy

12. Frontiers, Borderlands, Wests • Stephen Aron

13. Environmental History • Sarah T. Phillips

14. History of American Capitalism • Sven Beckert

15. Women’s and Gender History • Rebecca Edwards

16. Immigration and Ethnic History • Mae M. Ngai

17. American Indians and the Study of U. S. History • Ned Blackhawk

18. African-American History • Kevin Gaines

Contributors

Riassunto

A new generation of scholars addresses the current themes and questions in interpreting American history

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: American Historical Association, Eric Foner
• Con la collaborazione di: American Historical Association (Editore), Eric Foner (Editore), Lisa Mcgirr (Editore)
• Editore: Temple University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781439902431
• ISBN: 978-1-4399-0243-1
• Pagine: 440
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 231 mm x 28 mm
• Peso: 726 g
• Serie: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series; Critical Perspectives On The P; Critical Perspectives on the P
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie