American Experiment : A History of the United States

Steven M. Gillon

ISBN 10: 0395677513 ISBN 13: 9780395677513

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div, 2001

Synopsis

Using the framework of the new political history, this text examines the successes and failures of the democratic experiment throughout the American past. The text invigorates the new political history with a more inclusive vision of politics that captures the experience of all Americans.

The text's narrative examines social, cultural, economic, and diplomatic history to ensure that all the important events and stories of American history are covered.

About this title

About the Author

Steve Gillon received his Ph.D. from Brown University. He has taught American cultural and political history at Brown, Yale, and Oxford. While a Professor at Yale, he was awarded the DeVane medal, a teaching award conferred each year by graduating seniors. He currently serves as Dean of the Honors College at the University of Oklahoma, and is Resident Historian at the History Channel. Dr. Gillon's books include THE DEMOCRAT'S DILEMMA: WALTER F. MONDALE AND THE LIBERAL LEGACY and "THAT'S NOT WHAT WE MEANT TO DO": REFORM AND ITS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICA. His most recent book is THE PACT: BILL CLINTON, NEWT GINGRICH, AND THE RIVALRY THAT DEFINED A GENERATION.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395677513
• ISBN 13: 9780395677513
• Binding: Misc. Supplies
• Number of pages: 1299