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The study of U.S. history is experiencing a transformation as instructors reconsider traditional national narratives that frame understandings of the history of the nation and the world. Placing U.S. history in its broader, international context enriches our understanding of the past. Ideal for use in teaching U.S. History, the United States in the World, and similar survey classes, The United States in Global Perspective: A Primary Source Reader provides students with a vibrant collection of primary sources and gives instructors a tool that globalizes instruction. Through a variety of textual and visual sources, students can investigate the long history of the region's engagement with the world as well as the ways in which the world has shaped the United States. Additionally, each chapter will include a section that presents a quick global overview of a specific topic or issue, using sources from varying locations and time periods. Instructors will find various pathways to follow specific themes throughout the book, such as labor, immigration, environmental history, African American history, urban history, and women's rights. The United States in Global Perspective will serve as a resource to help students understand the history of the United States through a more comprehensive and inclusive lens.

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9781481312653

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...A timely collection of primary textual and visual sources that should be useful to survey course instructors making the transition from teaching the traditional national narrative to placing US history in a broader, international context. -- Choice

"...A timely collection of primary textual and visual sources that should be useful to survey course instructors making the transition from teaching the traditional national narrative to placing US history in a broader, international context. -- ""Choice"""

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Julie K. deGraffenried is Associate Professor of History at Baylor University.Stephen M. Sloan is Associate Professor of History at Baylor University.

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