Currents in American History

A Brief History of the United States, Volume II: From 1861: A Brief History of the United States, Volume II: From 1861
3rd Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-7656-1819-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 426 g

This book focuses on the historic ramifications of a handful of essential events that shaped the American past. It describes the causes of a select number of epoch-making events and examines the short- and long-term consequences of these critical turning point moments.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elliott, Alan C

Bilhartz, Terry D

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. A Nation Divides, April 12, 1861: Fort Sumter and the Era of the American Civil War 2. Presidential Bargaining, February 26, 1877: The Compromise of 1877 and the Price of National Unity 3. The Sinking of the Maine, February 15, 1898: The Spanish-American War and the Emergence of America as a World Power 4. The Silencing of Woodrow Wilson, September 25, 1919: Peace, Normalcy, and the Rise of American Isolationism 5. The Day of Infamy, December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor and the Transformation of the Modern World 6. A Nation Mourns, November 22, 1963: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy and the End of American Innocence 7. America Taken Hostage, November 4, 1979: The Iranian Hostage Crisis and the Restructuring of the World Order 8. Terrorists Stun America, September 11, 2001: Negotiating Security and Liberty in the Twenty-first Century

Über Autor(innen)

Elliott, Alan C.; Bilhartz, Terry D.