Reviews
"All in all, this text does many things a modern text should do - it provides excellent standard content coverage for the time period, it teaches students about the methodology of history, it illustrates that our knowledge of the events of history was not decided by historians centuries agobut instead is constantly evolving, it fits the ancient world into a more global perspective, and it helps students relate to the past. What more could an instructor want in a text?" --Jan S. Pisani, Ferris State University, "All in all, this text does many things a modern text should do--it provides excellent standard content coverage for the time period, it teaches students about the methodology of history, it illustrates that our knowledge of the events of history was not decided by historians centuries ago but instead is constantly evolving, it fits the ancient world into a more global perspective, and it helps students relate to the past. What more could an instructor want in a text?"--Jana S. Pisani, Ferris State University, "All in all, this text does many things a modern text should do--it provides excellent standard content coverage for the time period, it teaches students about the methodology of history, it illustrates that our knowledge of the events of history was not decided by historians centuries ago but instead is constantly evolving, it fits the ancient world into a more global perspective, and it helps students relate to the past. What more could an instructor want in a text?"--Jana S. Pisani,Ferris State University
Table of Content
PrefaceNote on Spelling and PronunciationAbout the AuthorAmerican Horizonsis the only U.S. History survey text that presents the traditional narrative in a global context. The seven-author team uses the frequent movement of people, goods, and ideas into, out of, and within America's borders as a framework. This unique approach provides a fully integrated global perspective that seamlesslycontextualizes American events within the wider world. The authors, all acclaimed scholars in their specialties, use their individual strengths toprovide students with a balanced and inclusive account of U.S. history.Offers an extensive, inclusive and balanced account of U.S. Historyfrom 1865 to the present.Utilizes an innovative global approach.Seamlessly and effectively incorporates connections to global history throughout the text.Informed by the most current scholarship available.Ample and unique pedagogy, including new materialfor visual learners.A complete ancillary package for students and instructors.13. The Christian Empire and the Late Roman World (337-476)14. The End of Antiquity (476-640)GlossaryCreditsIndex
