{"product_id":"interpretations-of-american-history-vol-one-through-reconstruction-patterns-and-perspectives-9780684867731","title":"Interpretations of American History  Vol. One - Through Reconstruction: Patterns and Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eContrary to conventional wisdom  no area of study is outdated more quickly than history  and no time has been more turbulent for the discipline than our own. This classic point\/counterpoint reader in American history  now in a completely revised and updated seventh edition  takes note of historys impermanence  giving voice to the new without disposing of the old. In ten lively chapters  essays by the editors introduce dialectical readings by distin-guished historians on topics from the Puritans through Reconstruction. The essays and readings address historys timeless questions: \"The American Revolution: Social or Ideological? \" \"The Constitution: Conflict or Consensus? \" and \"Slave Culture: African or American?\" New readings are included on African Americans  women  and immigrants. In the fray of debate  eminent historians from Perry Miller and Allan Nevins to Eric Foner  Gordon Wood  and Carol Sheriff struggle to interpret the past. The editors essays moderate these passionate arguments and offer a clear  distanced vision of the changing character of history. They explain how history has usually been viewed through the lens of the present and demonstrate with sparkling historiography that the discipline is as contemporary as the headlines of today  as vital as the problems of tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651731742773,"sku":"ByrdShop_0684867737","price":148.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780684867731.jpg?v=1781838494","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/interpretations-of-american-history-vol-one-through-reconstruction-patterns-and-perspectives-9780684867731","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}