American history : a very short introduction / / Paul S. Boyer
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| Autore: |
Boyer Paul S
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| Titolo: |
American history : a very short introduction / / Paul S. Boyer
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xix, 161 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 973 |
| Soggetto topico: | History |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | American history |
| ISBN: | 9786613888853 |
| 9780199908547 | |
| 0-19-990854-0 | |
| 1-283-57640-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910792110703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Very short introductions.