Kelly Woestman, Carol Berkin, Christopher Miller

Making America

A History of the United States, Brief with Readings
Mitwirkender: Berkin, Carol; Cherny, Robert; Miller, Christopher

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Produktbeschreibung

MAKING AMERICA: A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, BRIEF, International Edition, presents history as a dynamic process shaped by human expectations, difficult choices, and often the surprising consequences. With this focus on history as a process, MAKING AMERICA encourages students to think historically and to develop into citizens who value the past. The clear chronology, straightforward narrative, and strong thematic structure emphasize communication over intimidation, and appeal to students of varied learning levels.The Brief Fifth Edition retains a hallmark feature of the MAKING AMERICA program: pedagogical tools that allow students to master complex material and enable them to develop analytical skills. Every chapter has chapter outlines, chronologies, focus questions, and in-text glossaries to provide guidance throughout the text. A new feature called Investigating America gets to the heart of learning history: reading and analyzing primary sources. The text's new open, inviting design allows students to access and use pedagogy to improve learning.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA / Houghton Mifflin
• 5. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 864
• Erscheinungstermin: Februar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm
• Gewicht: 1468g
• ISBN-13: 9780495897569
• ISBN-10: 0495897566
• Artikelnr.: 28894659

Autorenporträt

Kelly A. Woestman (Ph.D. University of North Texas) is Professor and Assistant Chair of the Department of History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences at Pittsburg State University in Kansas. She has received a number of prestigious teaching and technology grants including five Teaching American History Grants from the U.S. Department of Education and Improving Teacher Quality Grants from Pittsburg State University. Professor Woestman is a past president of H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences Online and co-editor of THE TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY PROJECT: LESSONS FOR HISTORIANS AND HISTORY EDUCATORS (2009). She also serves on the editorial board of the journal TEACHING HISTORY and the Technical Working Group of the National History Education Clearinghouse.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Making a New World," to 1588.2. A Continent on the Move, 1400 1725.3. Founding the English Mainland Colonies, 1585 1721.4. The English Colonies in the Eighteenth Century, 1689 1763.5. Deciding Where Loyalties Lie, 1763 1776.6. Recreating America: Independence and a New Nation, 1775 1783.7. Competing Visions of the Virtuous Republic, 1770 1796.8. The Early Republic, 1796 1804.9. Increasing Conflict and War, 1805 1815.10. The Rise of a New Nation, 1815 1836.11. The Great Transformation: Growth and Expansion, 1828 1848.12. Responses to the Great Transformation, 1828 1848.13. Sectional Conflict and Shattered Union, 1848 1860.14. A Violent Choice: Civil War, 1861 1865.15. Reconstruction: High Hopes and Shattered Dreams, 1865 1877.16. An Industrial Order Emerges, 1865 1880.17. Becoming an Urban Industrial Society, 1880 1890.18. Conflict and Change in the West, 1865 1902.19. Economic Crash and Political Upheaval, 1890 1900.20. The Progressive Era, 1900 1917.21. The United States in a World at War, 1913 1920.22. Prosperity Decade, 1920 1928.23. The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929 1939.24. America's Rise to World Leadership, 1929 1945.25. Truman and Cold War America, 1956 1952.26. Quest for Consensus, 1952 1960.27. Great Promises, Bitter Disappointments, 1960 1968.28. American Under Stress, 1967 1976.29. Facing Limits, 1976 1992.30. Entering a New Century, 1992 2009."