America's Mission argues that the global strength and prestige of democracy today are due in large part to America's impact on international affairs.... Tony Smith documents the extraordinary history of how American foreign policy has been used to try to promote democracy worldwide, an effort that enjoyed its greatest triumphs in the occupations of Japan and Germany but suffered huge setbacks in Latin America, Vietnam, and elsewhere. With new chapters and a new introduction and epilogue, this expanded edition also traces U.S. attempts to spread democracy more recently, under presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama, and assesses America's role in the Arab Spring.

Doty details American money from the days of wampum and beaver pelts right through to telephone debit and credit cards. Special sections are offered on... the Revolutionary War, the California Gold Rush, America's Gilded Age, and more. 250 photos.

This text addresses the broad range of music in the United States from early periods to today, presenting this rich tapestry of sound in its historical... and cultural context. Its reasonable length, readability, and logical organization make the text a useful and attractive means of furthering appreciation of the musical heritage of the United States. Frequent connections to other arts, particularly the visual arts, add to the book's appeal and enhance understanding of core musical concepts. The text also offers an elegant and readable introduction to the fundamentals of music. To order the text packaged with a set of three CDs of recorded examples, at a discounted price, use ISBN 0-07-304387-7.

This 3 CD Set addresses the broad range of music in the United States from early periods to today, presenting this rich tapestry of sound in its... historical and cultural context.

America's Musical Landscape addresses the broad range of music in the United States from early periods to today. This comprehensive yet accessible text... offers an elegant and readable introduction to the fundamentals of music, assuming no prior music experience for the student. Frequent connections to other arts, particularly the visual arts, add to the book's appeal and enhance understanding of core musical concepts. The sixth edition emphasizes vernacular over classical music and recent examples over early music, while offering generous coverage of the complete American musical landscape.

America's Musical Landscape addresses the broad range of music in the United States from early periods to today. This comprehensive yet accessible text... offers an elegant and readable introduction to the fundamentals of music, assuming no prior music experience for the student. Frequent connections to other arts, particularly the visual arts, add to the book's appeal and enhance understanding of core musical concepts. The sixth edition emphasizes vernacular over classical music and recent examples over early music, while offering generous coverage of the complete American musical landscape.

"A superb, all-encompassing survey of music in America." —Kirkus ReviewsWhen it comes to American music, America's Musical Life is "the best... one-volume history yet on the subject for musicians and enthusiasts, professional or amateur" (Kirkus Reviews). "Well-researched and sensitively constructed" (Library Journal) and "a book that welcomes the reader, who is happy to keep returning for more" (Music Library Association Notes), America's Musical Life tells the story of American music making in rich detail. In chronicling American music's bountiful heritage, this "superb book presents the whole sweep of U.S. cultivated and traditional music—from 16th-century Native American music through late 20th-century hiphop culture." A substantial cultural achievement, "this definitive history of music in the U.S. is sure to delight music aficionados and history buffs alike, and is a must for anyone interested in what music has meant to America and what America has meant to music" (Publishers Weekly). 200 illustrations

This concise, highly affordable text provides an engaging, analytical approach to American Government that stresses the importance of elections in... contemporary American politics.   Written in a strong narrative voice and brimming with student-relevant examples, America’s New Democracy provides a focused and stimulating treatment of politics in the United States. Illustrating popular influence across the political system in defense of a central theme–-that elections matter more in America’s political system today than they have in the past or do in other democracies-–the book challenges the pessimistic view that government seldom listens to ordinary people. America’s New Democracy encourages readers to see that in a system where votes are the main currency, both power and responsibility rest on the shoulders of all citizens.

Updated in a new 6th edition, America’s New Democracy provides an engaging, analytical approach to American Government that stresses the importance... of elections in contemporary American politics. Written in a strong narrative voice it provides a focused and stimulating treatment of politics in the United States. The book challenges the pessimistic view that government seldom listens to ordinary people by illustrating popular influence across the political system in defense of a central theme—-that elections matter more in America’s political system today than they have in the past or do in other democracies. 

The Mountain West —Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah —has become the new swing region in American politics. All signs point to... these states, especially Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico, being crucial in the 2012 election. Unfortunately, the rise of this region has been underreported in the media, and many political observers have only the most superficial understanding of the profound economic, political, and social changes that continue to reshape the Mountain West. America's New Swing Region is the remedy.Led by bestselling author and political analyst Ruy Teixeira, a talented group of scholars assembled by the Brookings Mountain West program (housed at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas) presents the facts and the narrative necessary for understanding what is happening in this region and why it is so important.Contents 1. Introduction and Overview2. America's New Swing Region: The Political Demography and Geography of the Mountain West3. Metropolitan Voting Patterns in the Mountain West: The New and Old Political Heartlands4. Hispanics, Race, and the Changing Political Landscape of the United States Mountain West5. The Political Attitudes of the Millennial Generation in the Mountain West6. The Mountain West Today: A Regional Survey7. Reapportionment and Redistricting in the Mountain WestContributors include Karlyn Bowman (American Enterprise Institute), David Damore(University of Nevada–Las Vegas (UNLV), William Frey (Brookings Institution), Scott Keeter (Pew Research Center), Robert E. Lang (Brookings, UNLV, and the Lincy Institute), Tom Sanchez (Virginia Tech University), and Ruy Teixeira (Century Foundation and the Center for American Progress).

As the first in a series of books on America since 1945, Davies' book offers insightful historical interpretation as it examines sports as a microcosm... of America's national life. From Americans' use of sports seasons (instead of weather seasons) to mark time…to the nation's propensity for neglecting its educational system in favor of putting resources into high school athletic programs…Davies presents facts and narratives that will provoke students to think critically about life in the United States.

In these previously uncollected essays, Smith argues thatAmerican philosophers like Peirce, James, Royce, andDewey have forged a unique philosophical... tradition—onethat is rich and complex enough to represent a genuinealternative to the analytic, phenomenological, andhermeneutical traditions which have originated in Britainor Europe."In my judgment, John Smith has no equal today incombining two scholarly qualities: the analysis ofphilosophical texts with penetration and rigor, and thediscernment of what it is in these texts that matters.These qualities are in evidence throughout the essays inAmerica's Philosophical Vision. Whether he isevaluating Rorty's view of Dewey; the pragmatic theory ofexperience and truth; theories of freedom, creativity,and the self; Royce's conception of community; orsynoptic philosophic visions, Smith always succeeds inuniting a comprehensive understanding of philosophicwritings with a sure grasp of their import for humanculture and aspiration. It is a great benefit tostudents of American thought that these papers have nowbeen collected into one volume."—James Gouinlock, EmoryUniversity

This is the first introductory American government text with a theme of globalization and diversity, written by a leading textbook author with a... background in American foreign policy and international relations.