Description - A People and a Nation: v.B: From 1865 by Mary Beth Norton
Social history - the experiences of ordinary men, women, and children - has been the strength of APAN in all its incarnations. Its visible and highly respected author team has a reputation for including the most current and important new scholarship in every edition. Highlights of the new third edition Include: * New Co-author: David Blight, a highly respected younger scholar of African American history, reworked the chapters on the antebellum South, Civil War, and Reconstruction, incorporating the most recent scholarship and reinvigorating critical topics of the text * New Coverage to include: - Enhanced discussion of regional interconnections in the antebellum market economy - Co-ordinated examination of the development of race theory and the social construction of racial identity, reflecting recent scholarship - Expanded consideration of the West throughout, together with a new integration of the South into the national picture - New attention to the role of religion in American social and political history - New treatment of foreign relations culture; enhanced discussion of the U.S. in the world * New! "Legacies for a People and a Nation".
Appearing after every chapter summary, this new feature focuses on a specific event, movement, or concept covered in the chapter that has a striking relevance to the present day. * Improved Chronology and overall organisation of this brand new, third edition
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