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This Very Short Introduction is a concise, readable narrative of American political history. Critchlow has done a particularly good job at illustrating transitions in elite political culture. * Reviews in History, Mark Power Smith *

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List of illustrations ; Chapter 1 The Politics of the Constitution, 1787-89 ; Chapter 2 Contentious People and Factious Parties in the Early Republic, 1789-1824 ; Chapter 3 The Age of Democracy, 1816-1844 ; Chapter 4 The Politics of Slavery: Prelude to the Civil War, 1844-1860 ; Chapter 5 Politics in War and Reconstruction, 1861-1876 ; Chapter 6 Gilded Age Frustration and the Progressive Response, 1877-1918 ; Chapter 7 Affluence, Depression, and World War, 1920-1945 ; Chapter 8 Early Cold War Politics, 1946-74 ; Chapter 9 America Divided, 1974-present ; References ; Further reading ; Index

American Political History

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
      Publication Date: 25/12/2014
      ISBN13: 9780199340057, 978-0199340057
      ISBN10: 0199340056
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      This Very Short Introduction is a concise, readable narrative of American political history. Critchlow has done a particularly good job at illustrating transitions in elite political culture. * Reviews in History, Mark Power Smith *

      Table of Contents
      List of illustrations ; Chapter 1 The Politics of the Constitution, 1787-89 ; Chapter 2 Contentious People and Factious Parties in the Early Republic, 1789-1824 ; Chapter 3 The Age of Democracy, 1816-1844 ; Chapter 4 The Politics of Slavery: Prelude to the Civil War, 1844-1860 ; Chapter 5 Politics in War and Reconstruction, 1861-1876 ; Chapter 6 Gilded Age Frustration and the Progressive Response, 1877-1918 ; Chapter 7 Affluence, Depression, and World War, 1920-1945 ; Chapter 8 Early Cold War Politics, 1946-74 ; Chapter 9 America Divided, 1974-present ; References ; Further reading ; Index

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