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Nation of Nations A Concise Narrative of the American Republic Book Cover Image
Nation of Nations: A Concise Narrative of the American Republic, 3/e
James West Davidson, Historian
William E. Gienapp, Harvard University
Christine Leigh Heyrman, University of Delaware
Mark H. Lytle, Bard College
Michael B. Stoff, University of Texas, Austin

Feature Summary

Content Changes/Revisions:
  • Global Focus! While global essays and timelines still begin each of the six parts in the text, global context is further integrated, with worldwide incidents woven into the story, emphasizing global links to American history.
  • New Coverage includes expanded coverage of the African slave trade, coverage of slavery and colonial society in French Louisiana, a new primary source document on the Whiskey Rebellion, new coverage of the rise in the role of communication, racial identity in the new West, labor unrest in Atlanta, coverage of Latino civil rights, the "new immigration" of the 1980's and 90's and the Clinton administration are all included in this revision.
  • Part Six has been thoroughly revised to create a more coherent, thematic story--always a challenge in narrating the most recent years of the American Survey.
  • New Chapter 33 Nation of Nations in a Global Community highlights the renewed immigration of the 1980's and 1990's, the rise of the Internet and its social implications, and the influence of multiculturalism on the contested nature of American identity.
Organizational changes:
  • Part 4 contains a new chapter order. Chapter 18 now covers the New South and the Trans-Mississippi West. Chapter 19 now discusses the New Industrial Order and Chapter 20 explores the New Urban Order
  • Coverage of the 1920's and 1930's has been consolidated into two chapters, as opposed to three. Chapter 24, "The New Era", now takes the story through the Great Crash, and Chapter 25 now covers the Great Depression and the New Deal.
  • Chapter 28, "The Suburban Era", now takes its coverage through the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, enabling students to focus more clearly on the arc of the first half of the Cold War.
  • Chapter 29 has been recast as "Civil Rights and the Crisis of Liberalism". In the 2nd edition, this chapter was entitled "Liberalism and Beyond" The chapter covers 'Brown vs. The Board of Education' as well as 'Hernandez vs. Texas', a pivotal case in the fight for Latino civil rights.
  • Chapter 30, "The Vietnam Era", reorients its coverage of minority activists by focusing on the theme of identity group politics. Coverage of the feminist movement, the IRA and abortion rights has been moved to join expanded coverage of Latino protests, as well as campaigns of Native American, Asian Americans and gay activists.
  • Chapter 32 now focuses on the Conservative Challenge. It covers the years from 1980-1992.








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