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. * Features
nearly 190 entries, organized alphabetically and written by a
distinguished team of scholars, including Dean Baker, Lewis L.
Gould, Alexander Keyssar, James T. Kloppenberg, Patricia Nelson
Limerick, Lisa McGirr, Mark A. Noll, Jack N. Rakove, Nick
Salvatore, Stephen Skowronek, Jeremi Suri, and Julian E. Zelizer *
Describes key political periods and eras, from the founding to the
present day * Traces the history of political institutions,
parties, and founding documents * Explains ideas, philosophies, and
movements that shaped American politics * Presents the political
history and influence of geographic regions * Describes the roles
of ethnic, racial, and religious groups in the political process *
Explores the influence of mass culture, from political cartoons to
the Internet * Examines recurring issues that shape political
campaigns and policy, from class, gender, and race to crime,
education, taxation, voting, welfare, and much more * Includes
bibliographies, cross-references, appendixes, a comprehensive
index, and more than 50 illustrations and maps
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