The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History. [Two volume set]
Edited by Michael Kazin
Rebecca Edwards & Adam Rothman, associate editors
Product Details
* Pub. Date: December 2009
* Publisher: Princeton University Press
* Format: Hardcover, 992 pages
* ISBN-13: 9780691129716
* ISBN: 0691129711
Table of Contents – Vol. 1 [PDF]
Table of Contents – Vol. 2 [PDF]
Alphabetical List of Entries [PDF]
Topical List of Entries [PDF]
Directory of Contributors [PDF]
Preface [PDF]
Sample Entries
* Mass Culture: Cartooning/Brown [PDF]
* Periods: Conservative interregnum, 1920-32/McGirr [PDF]
* Political Parties: Labor parties/Powers [PDF]
* Ethnic and Racial Groups: Race and politics since 1933/Countryman [PDF]
* Institutions: Supreme Court/Hoffer [PDF]; Voting/Keyssar [PDF]
* War and Foreign Policy: Transnational influences on American politics/Suri [PDF]
Product Description
An essential resource for anyone interested in U.S. history and politics, this two-volume encyclopedia covers the major forces that have shaped American politics from the founding to today. Broad in scope, the book addresses both the traditional topics of political history–such as eras, institutions, political parties, presidents, and founding documents–and the wider subjects of current scholarship, including military, electoral, and economic events, as well as social movements, popular culture, religion, education, race, gender, and more.
Each article, specially commissioned for this book, goes beyond basic facts to provide readers with crucial context, expert analysis, and informed perspectives on the evolution of American politics. Written by more than 170 leading historians and social scientists, The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History gives students, scholars, and researchers authoritative introductions to the subject’s most important topics and a first step to further research.