Maldwyn Jones, who has studied and taught on both sides of the Atlantic, here traces the history of the United States from the earliest 17th-century colonial settlements to the present, focusing on political, social, economic, and intellectual factors with particular emphasis on social and cultural history. Jones's narrative and analysis becomes progressively more detailed as the present day is approached, with more than a third of the book devoted to the 20th century. The Limits of Liberty merges the findings of recent ...
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Maldwyn Jones, who has studied and taught on both sides of the Atlantic, here traces the history of the United States from the earliest 17th-century colonial settlements to the present, focusing on political, social, economic, and intellectual factors with particular emphasis on social and cultural history. Jones's narrative and analysis becomes progressively more detailed as the present day is approached, with more than a third of the book devoted to the 20th century. The Limits of Liberty merges the findings of recent historical scholarship with original reassessments of some of the most revered figures in the American pantheon, and stresses throughout America's fundamental and continuing connections with the Old World.
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Very Good. A few light scratches and some shelf wear on jacket. Content is fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 698 p. Short Oxford History of the Modern World.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Copy in navy cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Jacket spine is sunned. Coloured end papers. Free of inscriptions. Clean and flat contents. Appears unread.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0199130744. (w/dj)A clean tightly bound hardcover copy. Unmarked, gently read, showing gentle head and foot wear to the spine and edges of the dust jacket and lightly bumped corners. A really nice copy overall.