"The Short Oxford History of the Modern World"
Pages: 727
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.7 x 3.7
Paperback
Condition: Excellent
Author: Maldwyn A. Jones (Emeritus Commonwealth Fund Professor of American History, University of London).
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”.
The Limits of Liberty: American History 1607-1992 (Short Oxford History of the Modern World)
