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American history : a very short introduction / Paul S. Boyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boyer, Paul S.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History.
- United States--History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 161 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- 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 21st century when the United States loomed as a global power and comprised a complex multi-cultural society of more than 300 million people.
- Contents:
- Beginnings : Pre-history to 1763
- 1763-1789 : Revolution, constitution, a new nation
- The promise and perils of nationhood, 1789-1850
- Slavery and Civil War
- Industrialization and its consequences
- 1900-1920 : reform and war
- 1920-1945 : conflict and creativity, Depression and reform, war and global power
- 1945-1968 : Affluence, reform, war, social unrest
- To the present.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786613888853
- 9780199908547
- 0-19-990854-0
- 1-283-57640-6
- OCLC:
- 808609714
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