American political history : a very short introduction / Donald T. Critchlow.

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"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 electi...

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Uniform Title:Very short introductions ; 420.
Main Author: Critchlow, Donald T., 1948-
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Series:Very short introductions ; 420.
Subjects:
United States > Politics and government.
Political culture > United States > History.
Politik.
USA.
Political culture.
Political science.
United States.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:[xvii], 150 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Format: Book
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.