American political history
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Donald T. Critchlow
Series: Very short introductions -- 420; Very short introductions -- 420.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780199340057
Subjects: Politics and government; Political culture; History
Description: "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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The politics of the Constitution, 1787-1789; title: Contentious people and factious parties in the early Republic, 1789-1824; title: The age of democracy, 1816-1844; title: The politics of slavery : prelude to the Civil War, 1844-1860; title: Politics in war and Reconstruction, 1861-1876; title: Gilded Age frustration and the progressive response, 1877-1918; title: Affluence, Depression, and World War, 1920-1945; title: Early Cold War politics, 1945-1974; title: Tumultuous politics continued, 1974-present.