American political history :

By: Critchlow, Donald T, 1948-Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 420.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2015]Description: 150 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199340057; 0199340056Subject(s): Political culture -- United States -- History | Political culture | Politics and government | Politik | United States -- Politics and government | United States | USAGenre/Form: History. DDC classification: 320.0973 LOC classification: E183 | .C875 2015
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.
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Scope and content: "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 elections, struggles to expand the electorate, and critical social protest and third-party movements"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-142) and index.

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.

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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 elections, struggles to expand the electorate, and critical social protest and third-party movements"--Provided by publisher.