Colonial America : Essays in Politics and Social Development
Murrin, John, Greenberg, Douglas, Katz, Stanley N.
ISBN 10: 007231740X ISBN 13: 9780072317404
Published by McGraw-Hill Education, 2000
Used
Soft cover
From
Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 3 August 2006
This specific item is no longer available.
About this Item
Description:
Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 4929782-6
Synopsis:
As an anthology of readings by top scholars in the field of Early American History, Colonial America: Essays in Politics and Social Development provides students with an insightful and critical view of the Colonial period. The Fifth Edition is heavily revised to reflect shifting emphasis on the continentalist approach to early American history. With seventeen new essays, including essays on the New France and Spanish borderlands, this reader continues to be a best-selling text in the Colonial America course.
From the Publisher:
Strong coverage of Native Americans: Daniel Richter's essay on the Iroquois.
Strong coverage of the Spanish Borderlands: Gutierrez's essay on the Puebleo Revolt of 1680; Thornton's essay of Spanish Florida's threat to slavery in South Carolina; and Weber's chapter on Spanish missions.
Strong regional balance on the process of sttlement.
Strong Gender Coverage: Essays by Carr and Walsh on the Chesapeake, Reis New England, and Levy Pennsylvania.
Global and Atlantic dimensions of early American History show how early America fit into the larger world. Essays by Diamond, Hofstra and Breen.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Bibliographic Details
Title: Colonial America : Essays in Politics and ...
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 5 Edition.