To 1877 (Vol 1) (American History: a Survey) - Softcover

Brinkley, Alan

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9780079121189: To 1877 (Vol 1) (American History: a Survey)

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ISBN 10: 0079121187 ISBN 13: 9780079121189

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 1995

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This historical survey aims to balance social and cultural issues with political and diplomatic. It sets out to help the instructor to organize his or her course in many different ways, confident that the text will support the topics discussed in class and provide students with the ideal book for self-study. This edition includes historiographical debates, new attention to native American history and revised sections on women's history. Over the past four editions, Brinkley has completely rewritten the narrative for clarity and currency. In this revision, he has cut the book back by 5-10 per cent to accomodate new material without increasing the length of the book. "Where historians disagree" boxes aim to provide a sense of historiography, exploring how historians do their work and how their work influences our perspectives on the past. The new final chapter covers the end of the Reagon-Bush administration and the new Democratic administration.

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"Patterns of Popular Culture" boxes show
popular culture throughout history with an emphasis on
visual presentation (primarily photographs).
Examples of topics include: Slaves' Music,
Yellow Journalism, The Age of Swing, Rap Music, etc.
Twenty-four in all, these essays will engage and invite
students into the ages they are studying.
Expanded coverage of cultural history
throughout the text.
Feature: 6 new "Where Historians Disagree" essays.
Examples include: the debate over the size of the colonial
population, the causes of the Great Depression, and
Watergate.
Substantial revision of the final chapters to
reshape the coverage of social, economic, and cultural
issues, as well as to add recent events.
An increase in the number of illustrations,
photos, and maps. All maps and charts now have
captions.
Bibliographies and suggested readings have
been updated and revised to include not only books and
journals, but films and websites.
Authorship: Alan Brinkley's attention to
historical scholarship, awareness of students' needs, and
elegant prose style drives this book to its place among
the best-sellers in the field.
Balance between political and cultural history:
This book has adapted to the changing emphasis in the
study of history throughout its 10 editions to present a full
and balanced survey, and through careful editing remains
appropriate for most courses in depth and length.
"Where Historians Disagree" essays: This
series of essays sprinkled throughout the text provide
students with a sense of how the evolving nature of
historical scholarship informs our present-day
interpretations.
"The American Environment" essays, written
expressly for this text by noted environmental historian
William Cronan, introduce students to this relevant and
intriguing topic.

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