Description
| Product ID: | 9780198205722 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Short Oxford History of the Modern World |
| Title: | The Limits of Liberty |
| Subtitle: | American History 1607-1992 |
| Authors: | Author: Maldwyn A. Jones |
| Page Count: | 752 |
| Subjects: | History of the Americas, History of the Americas, USA, Modern period, c 1500 onwards |
| Description: | This is a survey of the American past from the earliest colonial settlements to the present day. The author assesses not only the epic achievements of the nation, but also the tensions and limitations of the society behind the American dream. A new chapter reviews recent presidential elections. This is a major survey of the American past from the earliest colonial settlements to the present day. It traces the political, intellectual, economic and cultural development of a distinctive American society, without losing sight of its continued connections with the Old World. Swelled by a continuous flux of immigration, the population of the United States spread with astonishing rapidity over a vast continent, evolving a new system of government and creating extraordinary wealth. Maldwyn A Jones assesses not only the epic achievements of the nation, but also the tensions and limitations of the society behind the ''American Dream''.In this second edition Professor Jones has continued his study to the present, with a new chapter examining the conservative revival of the 1980s and the presidential elections of 1992. He has included an additional map, incorporated the most recently available statistics into the population tables, and completely revised and updated the Bibliography. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1995-03-09 |
