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Autore |
Hoffer Peter Charles <1944-> |
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Titolo |
The brave new world : a history of early America / / Peter Charles Hoffer |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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0-8018-9222-8 |
1-4356-9207-1 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (544 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Indians of North America - History |
United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
America Discovery and exploration |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [485]-518) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I. WORLDS IN MOTION -- Chapter One. The First Americans -- Chapter Two. Europe in the Age of Discovery, 1400-1500 -- Chapter Three. The Spanish Century, 1492-1588 -- Chapter Four. Rivals for the Northland: England and France in America -- Chapter Five. The Planter Colonies -- Chapter Six. A New England -- Chapter Seven. The Middle Colonies -- Chapter Eight. The Critical Years, 1675-1700 -- PART II. FROM PROVINCES OF EMPIRE TO A NEW NATION -- Chapter Nine. The Empires Reinvented, 1660-1763 -- Chapter Ten. Provincial People and Places in the Eighteenth Century -- Chapter Eleven. Common Pastimes and Elite Pursuits -- Chapter Twelve. Mercantilism and Markets -- Chapter Thirteen. The Last War and the Lost Peace, 1754-1763 -- Chapter Fourteen. A Nation in the Womb of Time, 1764-1775 -- Chapter Fifteen. Independence, War, and Republicanism, 1776-1783 -- Epilogue: The Way Ahead -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Wide-ranging in scope, inclusive in content, the revised edition of The Brave New World continues to provide professors, students, and historians with an engaging and accessible history of early North |
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