cam a22 2 4500 555316491 CHVBK 20191205033734.0 190205s2015 xxk||||| |||| 00 |eng d 0-19-934005-6 acidfree paper 978-0-19-934005-7 acidfree paper (RERO)R008893450 DKDLA OCLCO OCLCF OCLCQ RERO neusin E183 .C875 2015 s1sp rero 320.0973 23 Critchlow Donald T (RERO)A011003680 cre American political history a very short introduction Donald T. Critchlow Oxford Oxford University Press 2015 150 p. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index 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 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 RERO 100 1- Critchlow Donald T (RERO)A011003680 cre BK020000 XK020000 XK020000 RERO RE31012 RE31012 RE310120042 I.2.7/328