How did America transform itself, in a relatively short time, from a land inhabited by hunter-gatherer and agricultural Native American societies into the most powerful industrial nation on earth? You'll find out in LIBERTY, EQUALITY, POWER: A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, CONCISE Sixth Edition. The authors tell this story through the lens of three major themes: liberty, equality, and power. You'll learn not only the impact of the notions of liberty and equality but also how dominant and subordinate groups have affected and been affected by the ever-shifting balance of power. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
It retains the strong chronological and thematic framework of the bigger text, but offers a more manageable option for instructors concerned about too much material and too little time.
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Written to work hand-in hand with LIBERTY, EQUALITY, AND POWER: A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, 5th Edition, this user-friendly guide includes a wide variety of learning tools to help you master the key concepts of the course.
This new edition of Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People explains how power is gained, lost, and used in both public and private life.
Liberty
Liberty, Equality, Power: Since 1863
... 1939 his services to Hitler as a U-Boat captain. He was then already in a concentration camp and suffered for his religious convictions. Hitler had power and therefore, in the pastor's eyes, also authority. Thus Nie- moller's " act ...
Instead , he raised new levies and marched north early in 1847 to attack Taylor's army near Monterrey . Taylor , 62 years old , was still rough but not as ready to withstand a counteroffensive as he had been a few weeks earlier .
A brief introduction to the text -- Studying from Primary Source Materials -- reveals some of the tricks to uncovering the past that your instructor wants you to know.
This Concise Fourth Edition updates the text's proven ability to cover social and cultural history with such timely topics as globalization, the impact of science and technology, evolving roles for religion, and expands upon the text's ...