美国历史-(英文版) 本书特色
美国历史-(英文版) 内容简介
《美国历史》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，《美国历史》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。《美国历史》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《美国历史》，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。
《美国历史》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《美国历史》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 treated the causes and results of wars, the
problems of financing and sustaining armed forces, rather than
military strategy. these are the subjects, which belong to a
history for civilians. these are matters which civilians can
understand—matters which they must understand, if they are to play
well their part in war and peace.
fifth. by omitting the period of exploration, we have been
able to enlarge the treatment of our own time. we have given
special attention to the history of those current questions which
must form the subject matter of sound instruction in
citizenship.
sixth. we have borne in mind that america, with all her unique
characteristics, is a part of a general civilization. accordingly
we have given diplomacy, foreign affairs, world relations, and the
reciprocal influences of nations their appropriate place.
seventh. we have deliberately aimed at standards of
maturity.
the study of a mere narrative calls mainly for the use of the
memory. we have aimed to stimulate habits of analysis, comparison,
association, reflection, and generalization—habits calculated to
enlarge as well as inform the mind. we have been at great pains to
make our text clear, simple, and direct; but we have earnestly
sought to stretch the intellects of our readers— to put them upon
their mettle. most of them will receive the last of their formal
instruction in the high school. the world will soon expect maturity
from them. their achievements will depend upon the possession of
other powers than memory alone. the effectiveness of their
citizenship in our republic will be measured by the excellence of
their judgment as well as the fullness of their information.
美国历史-(英文版) 目录
part i.the colonial period
1 the great migration to america
2 colonial agriculture, industry, and commerce
3 social and political progress
4 the development of colonial nationalism
part ii. conflict and independence
5 the new course in british imperial policy
6 the american revolution
part iii. foundations of the union and national politics
7 the formation of the constitution
8 the clash of political parties
9 the jeffersonian republicans in power
part iv. the west and jacksonian democracy
10 the farmers beyond the appalachians
11 jacksonian democracy
12 the middle border and the great west
part v. sectional conflict and reconstruction
13 the rise of the industrial system
14 the planting system and national politics
15 the civil war and reconstruction
part vi. national growth and world politics
16 the political and economic evolution of the south
17 business enterprise and the republican party
18 the development of the great west
19 domestic issues before the country (1865-1897)
20 america a world power (1865-1900)
part vii. progressive democracy and the world war
21 the evolution of republican policies (1901-1913)
22 the spirit of reform in america
23 the new political democracy
24 industrial democracy
25 president wilson and the world war
美国历史-(英文版) 作者简介
作者查尔斯?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 and
archivist , 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 Beard on several
distinguished works, most notably The Rise of American Civilization
(1927).
