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 twenty-first century when the United States loomed as a global power and comprised a complex multi-cultural society of more than 300 million people. The narrative is organized around major interpretive themes, with facts and dates introduced as needed to illustrate these themes. The emphasis throughout is on clarity and accessibility to the interested non-specialist.
Paul S. Boyer Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
11 marzo 1864 – 1 ottobre 1949
Paul S. Boyer, eminente storico culturale e intellettuale statunitense, si addentra nell'intricato panorama della società americana. La sua ricerca illumina come ideali prevalenti, credenze radicate e dinamici movimenti culturali abbiano plasmato la traiettoria della nazione. L'approccio di Boyer è caratterizzato da un esame meticoloso delle fonti storiche, volto a svelare le motivazioni sottostanti e i processi di pensiero che hanno guidato momenti cruciali nella storia americana. Offre ai lettori una visione penetrante della complessa interazione tra cultura e vita intellettuale.
2005 copyright edition of Holt American Nation in the Modern Era
The Oxford Companion to United States History covers everything from Jamestown and the Puritans to the Human Genome Project and the Internet. Written in clear, graceful prose for researchers, browsers, and general readers alike, this is the volume that addresses the totality of the American experience, its triumphs and heroes as well as its tragedies and darker moments
The Enduring Vision
A History of the American People
Like its corresponding full-size version, The Enduring Vision, Concise, features an engaging, elegantly written narrative that emphasizes political, social, and cultural history within a chronological framework. The Enduring Vision was the first U.S. history survey text to incorporate sustained attention to cultural history, and is also known for its innovative coverage of the West and the environment. The full-color design offers the illustrative maps and captivating art work of any full-length survey text at a fraction of the cost. Restructured chapter-opening vignettes and conclusions now include three to five focus questions to help guide students' reading. Chronology boxes reinforce the sequence of the chapter's main events.
The stark immediacy of what happened in 1692 has obscured the complex web of human passion which had been growing for more than a generation before building toward the climactic witch trials. Salem Possessed explores the lives of the men and women who helped spin that web and who in the end found themselves entangled in it.