American passages: A history of the united states, volume 2: since 1865, brief

AMERICAN PASSAGES places a unique emphasis on time as the defining nature of history--how events lead to other events, actions, changes, and often-unexpected outcomes. The authors offer readers a sensible, step-by-step, compelling narrative with balanced coverage of political, economic, social, cultural, military, religious, and intellectual history. INDICE: 15. Reconstruction: Its Rise and Fall, 1865-1877. 16. An Economy Transformed: The Rise of Big Business, 1877-1887. 17. Urban Growth and Farm Protest, 1887-1893. 18. A Troubled Nation Expands Outward, 1893-1901. 19. Progressivism: Agendas for Change, 1901-1914. 20. Over There and Over Here: The Impact of World War I, 1914-1920. 21. The Age of Jazz and Mass Culture, 1921-1927. 22. The Great Depression, 1927-1933. 23. The New Deal, 1933-1939. 24. The Second World War, 1939-1945. 25. Postwar America, 1946-1953. 26. The Eisenhower Years, 1953-1960. 27. The Turbulent Years, 1960-1968. 28. Crisis of Confidence, 1969-1980. 29. From Reagan to Clinton, 1981-2000. 30. A Conservative Nation ina Globalizing World, 2000-2010.

• ISBN: 978-0-495-91521-8
• Editorial: Wadsworth
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 480
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés