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American political history : a very short introduction
- Title
- American political history : a very short introduction / Donald T. Critchlow.
- Author
- Critchlow, Donald T., 1948-
- Publication
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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Details
- Description
- [xvii], 150 pages : illustrations; 18 cm
- Summary
- "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
- Series Statement
- A very short introduction ; 420
- Uniform Title
- Very short introductions ; 420.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- ID 16-3014
- ISBN
- 9780199340057 (acid-free paper)
- 0199340056 (acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 2014028718
- OCLC
- 878299421
- Author
- Critchlow, Donald T., 1948-
- Title
- American political history : a very short introduction / Donald T. Critchlow.
- Publisher
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- A very short introduction ; 420Very short introductions ; 420.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- ID 16-3014