American political history [electronic resource] : 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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Critchlow, Donald T., 1948-
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Political culture > United States > History.
United States > Politics and government.
Online Access:
Oxford Very Short Introductions: 2015 (Oxford Academic)
EBSCO eBooks: 2014 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2014 (EBSCO)
eBook High School Collection (EBSCOhost): 2014 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
American Political History: A Very Short Introduction
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • The politics of the Constitution, 1787-89
  • Contentious people and factious parties in the Early Republic, 1789-1824
  • The age of democracy, 1816-44
  • The politics of slavery : prelude to the Civil War, 1844-60
  • Politics in war and Reconstruction, 1861-76
  • Gilded Age frustration and the Progressive response, 1877-1918
  • Affluence, depression, and world war, 1920-45
  • Early Cold War politics, 1945-74
  • Tumultuous politics continued, 1974-present.