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Expertly steering readers through the often tumultuous and exhilarating history of the United States, from its early modern Native American roots to twenty-first-century neoliberalism and the shifting political climate of the past decade, this highly readable textbook provides a compelling overview of American development over the last five centuries.
This book avoids either celebratory or condemnatory rhetoric to present a critical examination of domestic America and its interaction with the rest of the world. Balancing coverage of political, social, cultural, and economic history, each chapter also includes a wealth of features to facilitate learning:
Timelines situating key events in their wider chronology
Lists of topics covered within each chapter for easy reference
Concept boxes discussing selected issues in more detail
Historiography boxes exploring key debates
Chapter summaries offering condensed outlines of the main themes of each chapter
Further reading lists guiding readers to additional resources
Maps and images bringing to life important events and figures from America's history
Clearly and engagingly written and positioning America's narrative within the wider global context, this textbook is particularly accessible for non-US students and is the perfect introduction for those new to US history.
This textbook is also supported by a companion website offering interactive content including a timeline, multiple-choice quizzes, and links to selected web resources.
Contents
Introduction
1 In Indian Country
2 A provincial society in an Atlantic World
3 The revolution that made a republic
4 A union and a nation
5 The growth of the white republic
6 Problems of slavery, freedom, and sectionalism in the antebellum US
7 Civil War and the wars of Reconstruction
8 Western conquest, white supremacy, and the rise of a superpower
9 The rise of imperial America
10 State building in the United States
11 Depression and New Deal America
12 From neutrality to war
13 Cold war America, 1945-1954
14 Prosperity and crisis in the 1950s
15 The turbulent sixties
16 Economic turmoil and conservative triumph, 1969-1988
17 The age of neoliberalism, 1989-2016
Index
