美国历史(出国留学英文版)

美国历史(出国留学英文版)
作 者: 查尔斯·A·比尔德 玛丽·R·比尔德
出版社: 天津人民出版社
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作者简介

  查尔斯·A·比尔德,美国著名历史学家,去世于1948年。他写作的《美国文明的兴起》一书,被商务印书馆翻译出版并选入“汉译名著”系列。Charles Austin Beard (November 27, 1874-September 1, 1948) was an American historian. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. His works included radical re-evaluation of the Founding Fathers of the United States, whom he believed were more motivated by economics than by philosophical principles.Mary Ritter Beard (August 5, 1876-August 14, 1958) was an influential American historian andarchivist , who played an important role in the women's suffrage movement and was a lifelong advocate for social justice through educational and activist roles in both the labor and woman's rights movements. She wrote several books on women's role in history including On Understanding Women (1931), America Through Women's Eyes (1933) and Woman As Force In History: A Study in Traditions and Realities (1946). In addition, she collaborated with her husband, eminent historian Charles Austin B...

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继哈佛大学著名历史学家钱宁的《美国学生历史》(英汉双语版)出版问市后,受到众多读者欢迎,不少读者期望能买到英文原版关于美国历史的教材,此书正是为满足这部分读者纯英文阅读的需求。这本全英文版的《美国历史》由美国著名历史学家比尔德编写,以西方人的视角,深入浅出地介绍了从殖民地时期到世界大战期间美国历史上的重大事件与文明发展。本书按不同历史时期,分知识点,一一讲述,便于理解记忆。为使读者更好地理解和掌握各章的重点和难点,每章末尾还附有练习题和思考题。文中还配有相应的插图,便于对不同地域和各个时期人物及事件有更直观感受。通过阅读本书,能理清美国历史发展脉络,获得对美国历史全景式认知,从而能更好地了解美国这个社会和文化多元的国家。本英文版适合高中以上读者阅读使用,对于备考SAT的学生应该很有帮助。全书提供配套英文朗读下载,在提升阅读水平的同时练习英文听力与口语。对于普通英语学习爱好者,也是一本很好的了解美国历史的学习读本。作者在前言中,对此书的特点作了如下介绍:It is not upon negative features, however, that we rest our case. It is rather upon constructive features.First. We have written a topical, not a narrative, history. We have tried to set forth the important aspects, problems, and movements of each period, bringing in the narrative rather by way of illustration.Second. We have emphasized those historical topics which help to explain how our nation has come to be what it is to-day.Third. We have dwelt fully upon the social and economic aspects of our history, especially in relation to the politics of each period.Fourth. We have treat...

图书目录

PART ITHE COLONIAL PERIOD

1 THE GREAT MIGRATION TO AMERICA

The Agencies of American Colonization

The Colonial Peoples

The Process of Colonization

2 COLONIAL AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, AND COMMERCE

The Land and the Westward Movement

Industrial and Commercial Development

3 SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PROGRESS

The Leadership of the Churches

Schools and Colleges

The Colonial Press

The Evolution in Political Institutions

4 THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLONIAL NATIONALISM

Relations with the Indians and the French

The Effects of Warfare on the Colonies

Colonial Relations with the British Government

Summary of the Colonial Period

PART II CONFLICT AND INDEPENDENCE

5 THE NEW COURSE IN BRITISH IMPERIAL POLICY

George III and His System

George III s Ministers and Their Colonial Policies

Colonial Resistance Forces Repeal

Resumption of British Revenue and Commercial Policies

Renewed Resistance in America

Retaliation by the British Government

From Reform to Revolution in America

6 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Resistance and Retaliation

American Independence

The Establishment of Government and the New Allegiance

Military Affairs

The Finances of the Revolution

The Diplomacy of the Revolution

Peace at Last

Summary of the Revolutionary Period

PART III FOUNDATIONS OF THE UNION AND NATIONAL POLITICS

7 THE FORMATION OF THE CONSTITUTION

The Promise and the Difficulties of America

The Calling of a Constitutional Convention

The Framing of the Constitution

The Struggle over Ratification

8 THE CLASH OF POLITICAL PARTIES 115

The Men and Measures of the New Government

The Rise of Political Parties

Foreign Influences and Domestic Politics

9 THE JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICANS IN POWER 132

Republican Principles and Policies

The Republicans and the Great West

The Republican War for Commercial Independence

The Republicans Nationalized

The National Decisions of Chief Justice Marshall

Summary of the Union and National Politics

PART IV THE WEST AND JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY

1 THE FARMERS BEYOND THE APPALACHIANS 155

Preparation for Western Settlement

The Western Migration and New States

The Spirit of the Frontier

The West and the East Meet

11 JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 17

The Democratic Movement in the East

The New Democracy Enters the Arena

The New Democracy at Washington

The Rise of the Whigs

The Interaction of American and European Opinion

12 THE MIDDLE BORDER AND THE GREAT WEST 194

The Advance of the Middle Border

On to the Pacific-Texas and the Mexican War

The Pacific Coast and Utah

Summary of Western Development and National Politics

PART V SECTIONAL CONFLICT AND RECONSTRUCTION

13 THE RISE OF THE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM 211

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and National Politics

14 THE PLANTING SYSTEM AND NATIONAL POLITICS 226

Slavery-North and South

Slavery in National Politics

The Drift of Events toward the Irrepressible Conflict

15 THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION 245

The Southern Confederacy

The War Measures of the Federal Government

The Results of the Civil War

Reconstruction in the South

Summary of the Sectional Conflict

PART VI NATIONAL GROWTH AND WORLD POLITICS

16 THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH 27

The South at the Close of the War

The Restoration of White Supremacy

The Economic Advance of the South

17 BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 285

Railways and Industry

The Supremacy of the Republican Party (1861-85)

The Growth of Opposition to Republican Rule

18 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT WEST 3

The Railways As Trail Blazers

The Evolution of Grazing and Agriculture

Mining and Manufacturing in the West

The Admission of New States

The Influence of the Far West on National Life

19 DOMESTIC ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNTRY (1865-1897) 322

The Currency Question

The Protective Tariff and Taxation

The Railways and Trusts

The Minor Parties and Unrest

The Sound Money Battle of 1896

Republican Measures and Results

2 AMERICA A WORLD POWER (1865-19) 34

American Foreign Relations (1865-98)

Cuba and the Spanish War

American Policies in the Philippines and the Orient

Summary of National Growth and World Politics

PART VII PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRACY AND THE WORLD WAR

21 THE EVOLUTION OF REPUBLICAN POLICIES (19-1913) 362

Foreign Affairs

Colonial Administration

The Roosevelt Domestic Policies

Legislative and Executive Activities

The Administration of President Taft

Progressive Insurgency and the Election of 1912

22 THE SPIRIT OF REFORM IN AMERICA 382

An Age of Criticism

Political Reforms

Measures of Economic Reform

23 THE NEW POLITICAL DEMOCRACY 395

The Rise of the Woman Movement

The National Struggle for Woman Suffrage

24 INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY 4

Cooperation between Employers and Employees

The Rise and Growth of Organized Labor

The Wider Relations of Organized Labor

Immigration and Americanization

25 PRESIDENT WILSON AND THE WORLD WAR 418

Domestic Legislation

Colonial and Foreign Policies

The United States and the European War

The United States at War

The Settlement at Paris

Summary of Democracy and the World War