This brief; up-to-date examination of American colonial history draws connections between the colonial period and American life today by including formerly neglected areas of social and cultural history and the role of minorities (African-Americans; Native-Americans; women; and laboring classes). It summarizes and synthesizes recent studies and integrates them with earlier research. Key topics: European Backgrounds. The Native Americans. The Spanish Empire in America. The Portuguese; French; and Dutch Empires in America. The Background of English Colonization. The Tobacco Colonies: Virginia and Maryland. The New England Colonies. The Completion of Colonization. Seventeenth-Century Revolts and Eighteenth-Century Stabilization. Colonial Government. African-Americans in the English Colonies. Immigration. Colonial Agriculture. Colonial Commerce. Colonial Industry. Money and Social Status. The Colonial Town. The Colonial Family. Religion in Colonial America. Education in Colonial America. Language and Literature. Colonial Arts and Sciences. Everyday Life in Colonial America. The Second Hundred Years' War. The Road to Revolution. The Revolutionary War. Governments for a New Nation. Market: For anyone interested in Colonial History; American Revolution; or Early American Social History.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Simple and Just enoughBy Danny YuYou know how some general education textbooks are just overbearing? Ever had a class that you just you felt was just information overload and was unnecessary? Well; this book is completely the opposite- I can skim through this book easily and find what I need to know. It's great for reference if you ever decide to keep the book.- The book just gives you enough so that you wouldn't be drowning in a bunch of psychology terms that made no sense.- There are some interesting cases that allows you to see the application to real life situationsNeat book. Gotta love it when a textbook is student-friendly15 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Very interesting; covers a lot; but is still very readableBy Ross AvillaAfter taking an introductory course in social psychology; I became interested in the topic of prejudice and stereotyping. I have since looked into several books on stereotyping; but I often found that they were either too basic; too in depth on one particular aspect of stereotyping; or were way over my head. Then I stumbled upon this little book (only about 250 pages) and finally found one that was wide in its scope; well grounded in good scientific research; but still very readable. While this book is kind of a quick read; it is dense with interesting theories and studies and it ended up answering a lot of my questions about how stereotyping works; why they are so prevalent and how people can work to change them. Along the way it also whet my interests in many of the other aspects of prejudice and stereotyping. This book is actually part of what helped me to make the decision to become a social psychologist. The only thing I could say against this book is that it is; in certain sections; necessarily technical; but if the reader has had some basic undergraduate psychology courses those sections are more challenging than frustrating. I would highly recommend it to anyone who's interested in the topic.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Ammazing Great condition.
