Major Problems in American History: v. 1 (Major Problems in American History) - Softcover

Gjerde, Jon; Cobbs Hoffman, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618678328 ISBN 13: 9780618678327

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 2006

Synopsis

Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, the Major Problems in American History series introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. This collection serves as the primary anthology for the introductory survey course, covering the subject's entire chronological span. Comprehensive topical coverage includes politics, economics, labor, gender, culture, and social trends. The Second Edition features integrated coverage of women in Volume I, as well as a streamlined chronology in Volume II. Key pedagogical elements of the Major Problems format have been retained: 14 to 15 chapters per volume, chapter introductions, headnotes, and suggested readings.

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Synopsis:

Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, "The Major Problems in American History Series" introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. Each volume presents a carefully selected group of readings in a format that asks students to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians and others and then draw their own conclusions. Volumes in this series contain primary documents (6-10 per chapter), secondary sources (2-3 per chapter), chapter introductions, separate introductions to documents and essays in every chapter, up-to-date bibliographies and full documentation of sources.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0618678328
• ISBN 13: 9780618678327
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 480