North America : an introduction / Michael M. Brescia and John C. Super.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brescia, Michael M., author.

Super, John C., 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North America--History.

North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Historians have traditionally approached North America through the lens of the nation-state rather than from a continental perspective. While acknowledging that the geographic vastness and historical complexity of North America make it difficult to study as a whole, authors Michael Brescia and John Super build on the premise that the experiences of each country can be better understood when evaluated as a whole rather than as unique and discrete units. Employing a thematic approach, the authors investigate the North American past to explain the similarities and differences in the political, diplomatic, economic, social, and cultural experiences of Canada, Mexico, and the United States."--Jacket.

Contents:

Convergence and divergence

Contours of the past

Regions and resources

Politics and power

Continental diplomacy

Indians and Europeans

Immigration

Labor and class

Trade and tariffs

Church, state, and society

Structures of the past.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-0855-2

1-4426-0343-7

OCLC:

865475281