pt. 1. Making a state. The European impact in America, 1494-1676
North American colonies, 1632-1732
The colonies in the Empire, 1651-1774
pt. 2. Consolidating the power of the state. The culture of politics, 1788-1826
- From coexistence to expansion, 1783-1832
Nationalism, sectionalism, and slavery, 1820-1861
Lincoln and the Civil War, 1858-1865
The sections integrated: south, west, and northeast, 1865-1896
pt. 3. The American state and the world. The new empire, 1890-1917
Progressive America, 1900-1920
The crises of progressive capitalism, 1919-1933
The cosmopolitan New Deal in depression and war, 1933 -1945
Cold War America, 1945-1963
pt. 4. Personal politics and the state. The long 1960s, 1954-1975
Cultural divisions and cultural imperialism, 1968-2000
Epilogue: America in history, 2001 and after
Critical suggestions for reading and study.
