American history : a very short introduction / / Paul S. Boyer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792110703321
• Autore: Boyer Paul S
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012
• ISBN: 9786613888853; 9780199908547; 0-19-990854-0; 1-283-57640-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 161 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Very short introductions
• Disciplina: 973
• Soggetti: History; United States History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Beginnings : Pre-history to 1763 -- 1763-1789 : Revolution, constitution, a new nation -- The promise and perils of nationhood, 1789-1850 -- Slavery and Civil War -- Industrialization and its consequences -- 1900-1920 : reform and war -- 1920-1945 : conflict and creativity, Depression and reform, war and global power -- 1945-1968 : Affluence, reform, war, social unrest -- To the present.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 21st century when the United States loomed as a global power and comprised a complex multi-cultural society of more than 300 million people.