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_aThe Longman handbook of modern American history, 1763-1996 / _cChris Cook, David Waller. |
| 246 | 1 | 8 | _aLongman handbook of modern American history |
| 246 | 3 | _aHandbook of modern American history, 1763-1996 | |
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_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bAddison Wesley Longman, _c1998. |
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_axvi, 451 p. : _bmaps ; _c22 cm. |
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| 490 | 1 | _aLongman handbooks to history | |
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 370-408) and index. | ||
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_aCONTENTS: Section One: Political History -- Political Chronology -- The constitution -- The Executive -- The Legislature -- The Judicature -- Political Parties -- Elections. Section Two: Social and religious history -- Public Health and Social Welfare -- Education-- Slavery and Abolition (to 1865) -- Black America (since 1865) -- The American Indians -- The Woman's Movement -- Religion -- Temperance and Prohibition -- Popular Protest and Public Order -- Pacifism and the Anti-War Movement -- The Environment -- Gay and Lesbian Movement -- Section three: Economic history -- Population -- Immigration -- Government, Income and Expenditure -- Prices and Inflation -- Banking and Finance -- The Labour Movement - - Employment and Unemployment -- Industry and Trade -- Agriculture -- Transport -- Section Four: Foreign affairs and defense -- Foreign Affairs, Treaties and Alliances -- Warfare and the Armed Services -- Section Five: Biographies -- Section Six : Glossary of terms of sections -- Section seven: Topic Bibliography -- Appendix I: The American Constitution -- Appendix II: The Bill of Rights -- Index. _g _r _t |
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| 520 | _a"Covers the period from the War of Independence to the present day and provides the reader with a user-friendly desktop companion on all major aspects of modern American history and politics." | ||
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_aWaller, David, _d1963- |
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