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EBOOK American History:A Very Short Introduction
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199911653
EAN: 9A640BAAEB
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Stron: 184
Data wydania: 2012
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In a miracle of concision, Paul S. Boyer provides a wide-ranging and authoritative        history of America, capturing in a compact space the full story of our nation.          Ranging from the earliest Native American settlers to the presidency of Barack        Obama, this Very Short Introduction offers an illuminating account of politics,        diplomacy, and war as well as the full spectrum of social, cultural, and scientific        developments that shaped our country.Here is a masterful picture of America's        achievements and failures, large-scale socio-historical forces, and pivotal events.          Boyer sheds light on the colonial era, the Revolution and the birth of the new        nation; slavery and the Civil War; Reconstruction and the Gilded Age; the        Progressive era, the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression; the two world wars        and the Cold War that followed; right up to the tragedy of 9/11, the wars in Iraq        and Afghanistan, and the epoch-making election of Barack Obama. Certain broad trends        shape much of the narrative--immigration, urbanization, slavery, continental        expansion, the global projection of U.S. power, the centrality of religion, the        progression from an agrarian to an industrial to a post-industrial economic order.          Yet in underscoring such large themes, Boyer also highlights the diversity of the        American experience, the importance of individual actors, and the crucial role of        race, ethnicity, gender, and social class in shaping the contours of specific groups        within the nation's larger tapestry. And along the way, he touches upon the cultural        milestones of American history, from Tom Paine's The Crisis to Allen Ginsberg's        Howl.American History: A Very Short Introduction is a panoramic history of the        United States, one that covers virtually every topic of importance--and yet can be        read in a single day.

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