Product Description

A comprehensive text on American history from this series by teachers and examiners. Includes historical interpretations, document source questions, explanation of difficult words and concepts and a study skills section for exam preparation. 1 Synoptic Assessment 1776-1992 2 Political Background 1770-1877 3 The West 1800-1900 4 USA 1877-1919 5 USA in 1920s 6 USA in 1930s 7 US Foreign Policy 1898-1945 8 USA and Cold War in Europe 1945-91 9 USA and Cold War in Asia 1945-1975 10 Civil Rights 1900-1992 11 US Domestic Policy 1945-69 12 Nixon to Clinton

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1357796 in Books
• Published on: 2001-11-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

Review
'Hard-pressed heads of History with budgets to manage must have been waiting impatiently for years for someone to reinvent the one-volume textbook at a reasonable price. Collins have done it.' TES 'Brilliant book; It really helped me with my studies of 20th-century Britain. I found the sections on British-Irish relations extremely good. I would recommend the book to anyone studying 20th-century Britain at university.' Paul Gish, amazon website

About the Author
Derrick Murphy is Deputy-Principal, St Dominics Sixth Form College, Harrow; OCR Principal Examiner in US History (A2); International Baccalaureate Examiner; Editor of Modern History Review. Kathryn Cooper is Head of History and Politics, Loreto VI Form College, Manchester. Mark Waldron is Housemaster, The Leys School, Cambridge; OCR Reviser for US History (AS and A2)

Customer Reviews

An inspirational text book
This is a very useful text book which should be a must have for students of American History and especially if they are taking AS/A2 exams. It covers a wide range of useful topics and sections of the book correspond with the AQA American History syllabus. It is clearly and logically set out and is easy to understand since the topics are broken down into user friendly chunks. The questions that are posed lead to better understanding and enable teachers and students to have informed debates especially with regards to foreign policy issues.
This text book also serves as a very good introduction to issues such as Civil Rights for African Americans. Students can build on the background knowledge they may already have.Therefore students can use this for the A2 exam secure in the knowledge that this book will help them towards a better grade.Furthermore the diagrams help to make this an easy to digest book and they are always helpful and relevant.Clearly edited (by a very experienced chief examiner)and never over long this book is worth investing in.