American history : (Record no. 12131)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2012004837
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780195389142 (pbk. : acid free paper)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 019538914X (pbk. : acid free paper)
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Standard number or code 40021587623
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Classification number E178
Item number B782 2012
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 973
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Boyer, Paul S.
Authority record control number (local)69364
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title American history :
Remainder of title a very short introduction /
Statement of responsibility, etc Paul S. Boyer.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Oxford ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Oxford University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xix, 161 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 18 cm.
490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Very short introductions ;
Volume number/sequential designation 334
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-148) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 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.
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Summary, etc In a miracle of concision, Paul S. Boyer provides a wide-ranging and authoritative history of America, capturing in a compact space the full story of our nation. Ranging from the earliest Native American settlers to the presidency of Barack Obama, this Very Short Introduction offers an illuminating account of politics, diplomacy, and war as well as the full spectrum of social, cultural, and scientific developments that shaped our country. Here is a masterful picture of America's achievements and failures, large-scale socio-historical forces, and pivotal events. Boyer sheds light on the colonial era, the Revolution and the birth of the new nation; slavery and the Civil War; Reconstruction and the Gilded Age; the Progressive era, the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression; the two world wars and the Cold War that followed; right up to the tragedy of 9/11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the epoch-making election of Barack Obama. Certain broad trends shape much of the narrative--immigration, urbanization, slavery, continental expansion, the global projection of U.S. power, the centrality of religion, the progression from an agrarian to an industrial to a post-industrial economic order. Yet in underscoring such large themes, Boyer also highlights the diversity of the American experience, the importance of individual actors, and the crucial role of race, ethnicity, gender, and social class in shaping the contours of specific groups within the nation's larger tapestry. And along the way, he touches upon the cultural milestones of American history, from Tom Paine's The Crisis to Allen Ginsberg's Howl. American History: A Very Short Introduction is a panoramic history of the United States, one that covers virtually every topic of importance--and yet can be read in a single day.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name United States
General subdivision History.
Authority record control number (local)57574
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Geographic name United States.
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Authority record control number (local)53345
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Genre/form data or focus term History.
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Authority record control number (local)37874
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Very short introductions ;
Volume number/sequential designation 334.
Authority record control number (local)29719
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