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American political history : a very short introduction
"American Political History : A Very Short Introduction captures the richness of American political history, focusing primarily on national politics. It explores the nature of the two-party system, key turning points in American political history, representative presidential and congressional e...
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| Format : | Livre |
| Langue : | anglais |
| Titre complet : | American political history : a very short introduction / Donald T. Critchlow |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press
, 2015, cop. 2015 |
| Description matérielle : | 1 vol. (150 p.) |
| Collection : | Very short introductions ; 420 |
| Contenu : | The politics of the Constitution, 1787-1789. Contentious people and factious parties in the early Republic, 1789-1824. The age of democracy, 1816-1844. The politics of slavery : prelude to the Civil War, 1844-1860. Politics in war and Reconstruction, 1861-1876. Gilded Age frustration and the progressive response, 1877-1918. Affluence, Depression, and World War, 1920-1945. Early Cold War politics, 1945-1974. Tumultuous politics continued, 1974-present |
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| Résumé : | "American Political History : A Very Short Introduction captures the richness of American political history, focusing primarily on national politics. It explores the nature of the two-party system, key turning points in American political history, representative presidential and congressional elections, struggles to expand the electorate, and critical social protest and third-party movements"--Provided by publisher |
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| Bibliographie : | Bibliogr. p. 137-142. Index |
| ISBN : | 978-0-19-934005-7 |