The colonial origins of American liberty -- America's conservative revolution -- The Constitution -- American gover
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English Pages (xv, 270 pages) : illustrations Year 2010;2004
Table of contents :
The colonial origins of American liberty --
America's conservative revolution --
The Constitution --
American government and the "principles of '98" --
The North-South division --
The War Against the States --
Reconstruction --
How big business made Americans better off --
World War I --
The misunderstood Twenties --
The Great Depression and the New Deal --
Yes, Communist sympathizers really existed --
The approach of World War II --
World War II : consequences and aftermath --
Civil rights --
JFK and LBJ --
The decade of greed? --
Clinton --
Appendix : what really makes wages rise?