The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People

The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People

Alan Brinkley McGraw-Hill 5th Edition ISBN: 9780073513232 E-ISBN: 9780077244255
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Known for its clear narrative voice, impeccable scholarship, and affordability, Alan Brinkley’s The Unfinished Nation offers a concise but comprehensive examination of American History. Balancing social and cultural history with traditional political and diplomatic themes, it tells the story of the diversity and complexity of the United States and the forces that have enabled it to survive and flourish despite division. This fifth edition features eight new essays and enhanced coverage of recent events and developments in the continuing American story. Students that choose the VitalBook version of this title have access to powerful digital learning tools. Students can share notes with others, customize the appearance and layout of the content, and organize all their digital course materials from a single program. VitalSource is a downloadable eBook. Students can install their eBook on up to two machines. Students can also print sections of the book for maximum portability.

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Table of Contents

  • Front Matter
  • CHAPTER ONE THE MEETING OF CULTURES
  • CHAPTER TWO TRANSPLANTATIONS AND BORDERLANDS
  • CHAPTER THREE SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN PROVINCIAL AMERICA
  • CHAPTER FOUR THE EMPIRE IN TRANSITION
  • CHAPTER FIVE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
  • CHAPTER SIX THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW REPUBLIC
  • CHAPTER SEVEN THE JEFFERSONIAN ERA
  • CHAPTER EIGHT VARIETIES OF AMERICAN NATIONALISM
  • CHAPTER NINE JACKSONIAN AMERICA
  • CHAPTER TEN AMERICA'S ECONOMIC REVOLUTION
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN COTTON, SLAVERY, AND THE OLD SOUTH
  • CHAPTER TWELVE ANTEBELLUM CULTURE AND REFORM
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE IMPENDING CRISIS
  • CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE CIVIL WAR
  • CHAPTER FIFTEEN RECONSTRUCTION AND THE NEW SOUTH
  • CHAPTER SIXTEEN THE CONQUEST OF THE FAR WEST
  • CHAPTER SEVENTEEN INDUSTRIAL SUPREMACY
  • CHAPTER EIGHTEEN THE AGE OF THE CITY
  • CHAPTER NINETEEN FROM STALEMATE TO CRISIS
  • CHAPTER TWENTY THE IMPERIAL REPUBLIC
  • CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE THE RISE OF PROGRESSIVISM
  • CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO THE BATTLE FOR NATIONAL REFORM
  • CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE AMERICA AND THEGREAT WAR
  • CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR THE NEW ERA
  • CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE THE GREAT DEPRESSION
  • CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX THE NEW DEAL
  • CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN THE GLOBAL CRISIS, 1921–1941
  • CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT AMERICA IN A WORLD AT WAR
  • CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE THE COLD WAR
  • CHAPTER THIRTY THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY
  • CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE THE ORDEALOF LIBERALISM
  • CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO THE CRISIS OF AUTHORITY
  • CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE FROM “THE AGE OF LIMITS” TO THE AGE OF REAGAN
  • CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION
  • Back Matter

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