The Longman Handbook of Modern American History, 1763-1996
Author | : Chris Cook |
Publisher | : Addison Wesley Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : IND:30000061172643 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Longman Handbook of Modern American History, 1763-1996 written by Chris Cook and published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This brand new Handbook will be greatly welcomed by all those teaching and studying American history and politics, and indeed by all those simply interested in American affairs. It comes as a natural companion to the existing, and now well-established, Handbooks of British and European history. The book covers the period from the War of Independence to the present day and is aimed at providing the reader with a handy, user-friendly desktop companion on all major aspects of modern American history and politics. It includes: A section devoted to Political History. This includes a detailed chronology of the main events; information on the Constitution and subsequent amendments; listings of all the presidents and major office holders; notes on the legislature, the judicature and the political parties. The actual Constitution and the Bill of Rights are reproduced as appendices at the end of the text. Chronologies, backed up by key statistics, on all the major themes in Social and Religious History. Readers will find information on, for example, public health and social welfare; black American history; American Indians; the women's movement; pacifism and the anti-war movement; and the environment. Key facts and figures in Economic History, including sections on population; immigration; industry and trade; agriculture; and transport. Detailed information on Foreign Affairs and Defence. The authors have provided concise summaries of all the major wars; and two chronologies, one on the armed forces and a second on the Cold War, nuclear rivalry and detente between 1942 and 1991. Supporting these main sections are over two hundred succinct Biographies of the key figures; a remarkably comprehensive Glossary of Terms - running to over sixty pages of text; an extensive, thematically-arrange, Topic Bibliography ; and six maps. The book packs an immense amount of information into a convenient and accessible form, and will be an invaluable resource for anyone for whom the study of American history is a preoccupation or a pleasure." --