A Concise American History

ISBN-13: 9780415677165 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 534 str.

Simon Middleton; David Brown; Clive Webb

Opis

This brand new textbook expertly steers its readers through the often tumultuous and exhilarating history of America, from its early modern Native American origins through to twenty-first-century neoliberalism. Balancing coverage of political, social, cultural, and economic history, this highly readable text offers a compelling overview of America's development. A Concise American History also provides multiple features to facilitate the exploration of this fascinating subject, including:

• A unique international perspective avoids either celebratory or condemnatory rhetoric to present a critical examination of domestic America and its interaction with the rest of the world
• Timelines situate key events in their wider chronology for easy reference
• Concept boxes within every chapter provide insight and explain key issues in more detail
• Chapter summaries offer condensed recaps of the main themes and issues of each chapter
• Discussion questions invite reflection and promote engagement with more complex topics
• Further reading lists guide readers to additional sources
• Numerous graphs and images enrich the authors' accessible writing style, together bringing to life events and figures from America's history
• A companion website provides further learning support with additional, interactive features.

Written by four specialists whose combined expertise spans the chronology and main themes of American history, this textbook offers a new critical overview of American history for all students of the subject.