The Oxford Handbook of American Political HistoryPaula Baker, Donald T. Critchlow Oxford University Press, 2020 M03 6 - 536 pages American political and policy history has revived since the turn of the twenty-first century. After social and cultural history emerged as dominant forces to reveal the importance of class, race, and gender within the United States, the application of this line of work to American politics and policy followed. In addition, social movements, particularly the civil rights and feminism, helped rekindle political and policy history. As a result, a new generation of historians turned their attention to American politics. Their new approach still covers traditional subjects, but more often it combines an interest in the state, politics, and policy with other specialties (urban, labor, social, and race, among others) within the history and social science disciplines. The Oxford Handbook of American Political History incorporates and reflects this renaissance of American political history. It not only provides a chronological framework but also illustrates fundamental political themes and debates about public policy, including party systems, women in politics, political advertising, religion, and more. Chapters on economy, defense, agriculture, immigration, transportation, communication, environment, social welfare, health care, drugs and alcohol, education, and civil rights trace the development and shifts in American policy history. This collection of essays by 29 distinguished scholars offers a comprehensive overview of American politics and policy. |
Contents
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The Politics of the Constitution | 27 |
The Early Republic 17891815 | 45 |
Democrats and Whigs The Second American Party System | 62 |
The Politics of Slavery and the Coming Civil War | 79 |
Politics of the Civil War and Reconstruction | 96 |
Politics in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era | 115 |
Ethnic Politics in American History | 295 |
Tax and Fiscal Regimes in the United States The Long Swings | 312 |
Defense and Foreign Policy | 339 |
Gender and Political Citizenship | 354 |
Immigration Policy Restrictive and Expansive Traditions | 371 |
The Three Regimes of American Transportation Policy | 391 |
Communications and Technology Policy | 408 |
Environmental and Energy Policy | 426 |
The Politics of Depression and War | 135 |
Party Politics and National Policy PostWorld War II | 151 |
The Rules of the Game | 178 |
Voting Rights | 195 |
Third Parties | 219 |
The Role of Money in Politics | 246 |
Political Advertising and the Media | 265 |
Religion and American Politics | 278 |
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