The Longman Handbook of Modern American History 1763‐1996

Having sorted English and European history with various collaborators, the redoubtable Chris Cook, in tandem with David Waller, Senior Lecturer in American Politics at Nene College, now turns his attention to the USA in this convenient reference work intended for both teachers and students of modern American history. Covering the period from the War of Independence to the presidential election of November 1996, and contemporary American politics in the middle l990s, this Handbook brings together 31 different topics grouped under four main subject headings: political history (the constitution, executive, legislature, and judicature, political parties, and elections); social and religious history...