ISBN-10: 032118307X
ISBN-13: 9780321183071
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper; 656 pp
Status: Out of Print
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America Past and Present integrates the social and political dimensions of American history into one rich chronological narrative, providing students with a full picture of the scope and complexity of the American past.
Written in a lively narrative style to tell the story of all Americans—elite and ordinary, women and men, rich and poor, white majority and minorities—the authors, six active, publishing, and award-winning historians, bring history to life for introductory students.
- Integrates political, diplomatic, social, cultural, and economic history into one rich chronological narrative, which tells the story of all Americans, white, black, Native American, Hispanic, women, politicians, business leaders, and everyday people.
- Chapter-opening vignettes highlight chapter themes and reveal historys human dimension, capturing the attention of students and leading them to consider the relevance of history in everyday life.
- Feature Essays–one per chapter–offer in-depth examinations of high-interest topics and encourage students to explore further the individuals, events, and themes discussed in the chapter.
- “Law and Society” essays offer detailed discussions of significant, provocative legal cases in U.S. history. Using excerpts from the trial transcript and reports of media coverage about the case, essays examine the impact on U.S. society and ask students to explore the relevance of the legal cases to contemporary life.
- “A Look at the Past” photographs of material culture artifacts show students the kinds of evidence historians use to understand and interpret the past. Extended captions include analytical questions that encourage students to identify and reflect on the historical significance of the object pictured.
- End-of-chapter "Recommended Readings" highlight the most recent works of significant historical scholarship. Suggested Web sites direct students to online resources.
- Multimedia Edition CD-ROM includes the entire text of America Past and Present, 7/e, along with all of the text's maps and figures. The CD-ROM also features primary sources, study questions, and video clips, mapping workbook exercises, and an atlas to engage students and encourage active learning.
- Two new authors: Ariela Gross of University of Southern California Law School, (Ch. 16) and new Law and Society essay “The Legal Rights of Married Women”; H. W. Brands, (Chs. 25-27) and new Law and Society essay “The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial.”
- Chapter revisions and text changes:
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Chapter 16, restructured and rewritten to devote greater attention to lives of former slaves during Reconstruction, includes new sections on the enactment of Black Codes during Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow laws near the end of the period.
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Chapter 17, new opening vignette exploring a Native American's experience of conquest and exploitation of the American West.
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Chapter 26, new opening vignette highlighting personal experiences of hardship during the Great Depression; revised discussion of the stock market crash of 1929.
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Chapter 31, shifts in the labor movement in the 1970s, including the rise of public employee unions; the changing American family at the turn of the century.
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Chapter 33, revised and restructured to concentrate on the shifting economy of the 1990s to the present and the role of government policy in shaping the American economy; updated with a new section on the war on terrorism and war with Iraq.
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- Glossary of Key Terms at the end of the book; key terms (10 to 15 per chapter) highlighted in boldface type in the chapter text.
- The “bridge” paragraph following the chapter-opening vignette introduces the chapters themes and topics, and illustrates how the vignette exemplifies one or more of those chapter themes.
- Three new chapter-opening vignettes:
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Chapter 17, “Lean Bear's Changing West”: A Native Americans experience of conquest and exploitation of the American West in the second half of the 19th Century;
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Chapter 26, “The Struggle Against Despair”: Personal experiences of hardship during the Great Depression;
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Chapter 33, “The Buck Starts Here”: Bill Clinton and Alan Greenspan and a new economic plan for the nation.
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- Four new Feature Essays:
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Chapter 18, “Chicago's Second Nature.”
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Chapter 19, “Ellis Island: Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears.”
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Chapter 31, “Three Mile Island and Chernobyl: The Promise and Peril of Nuclear Power.”
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Chapter 33, “The Dot.com Boom and Bust.”
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- New “Law and Society” essay:
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The Scopes “Monkey” Trial (follows Ch. 25).
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16. The Agony of Reconstruction.
17. The West: Exploiting an Empire.
18. The Industrial Society.
19. Toward an Urban Society, 1877-1900.
20. Political Realignments in the 1890s.
21. Toward Empire.
22. The Progressive Era.
23. From Roosevelt to Wilson in the Age of Progressivism.
24. The Nation at War.
25. Transition to Modern America.
26. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal.
27. America and the World, 1921-1945.
28. The Onset of the Cold War.
29. Affluence and Anxiety.
30. The Turbulent Sixties.
31. A Crisis in Confidence, 1969-1980.
32. The Republican Resurgence, 1980-1992.
33. America in Flux.
Appendix A-1.
Glossary G-1.
Credits C-1.
Index I-1.
America Past and Present, Volume 2 (since 1865), 8/E
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Writing in a lively narrative style by six award-winning historians, America Past and Present tells the story of all Americans—elite and ordinary, women and men, rich and poor, white majority and minorities—the authors, six active, publishing, and award-winning historians, bringing history to life for introductory students.
In the new 8th edition of America Past and Present, the authors have streamlined the coverage in the contemporary chapters and added a new feature that explores the connections between the past and the present.
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