美国历史

出版者:天津人民出版社

作者:（美）查尔斯•A•比尔德

页数:444

出版时间:2013-4

价格:59.80元

装帧:平装

isbn号码:9787201080734

具体描述

《美国历史(英文版)》继哈佛大学著名历史学家钱宁的《美国学生历史》（英汉双语版）出版问市后，受到众多读者欢迎，不少读者期望能买到英文原版关于美国历史的教材，《美国历史》正是为满足这部分读者纯英文阅读的需求。

这本全英文版的《美国历史》由美国著名历史学家比尔德编写，以西方人的视角，深入浅出地介绍了从殖民地时期到世界大战期间美国历史上的重大事件与文明发展。《美国历史》按不同历史时期，分知识点，一一讲述，便于理解记忆。为使读者更好地理解和掌握各章的重点和难点，每章末尾还附有练习题和思考题。文中还配有相应的插图，便于对不同地域和各个时期人物及事件有更直观感受。通过阅读《美国历史》，能理清美国历史发展脉络，获得对美国历史全景式认知，从而能更好地了解美国这个社会和文化多元的国家。

《美国历史(英文版)》适合高中以上读者阅读使用，对于备考ＳＡＴ的学生应该很有帮助。全书提供配套英文朗读下载，在提升阅读水平的同时练习英文听力与口语。对于普通英语学习爱好者，也是一本很好的了解美国历史的学习读本。作者在前言中，对《美国历史》的特点作了如下介绍：

It is not upon negative features, however, that we rest our case. It is rather upon constructive features.

First. We have written a topical, not a narrative, history. We have tried to set forth the important aspects, problems, and movements of each period, bringing in the narrative rather by way of illustration.

Second. We have emphasized those historical topics which help to explain how our nation has come to be what it is to-day.

Third. We have dwelt fully upon the social and economic aspects of our history, especially in relation to the politics of each period.

Fourth. We have treated the causes and results of wars, the problems of financing and sustaining armed forces, rather than military strategy. These are the subjects, which belong to a history for civilians. These are matters which civilians can understand—matters which they must understand, if they are to play well their part in war and peace.

Fifth. By omitting the period of exploration, we have been able to enlarge the treatment of our own time. We have given special attention to the history of those current questions which must form the subject matter of sound instruction in citizenship.

Sixth. We have borne in mind that America, with all her unique characteristics, is a part of a general civilization. Accordingly we have given diplomacy, foreign affairs, world relations, and the reciprocal influences of nations their appropriate place.

Seventh. We have deliberately aimed at standards of maturity.

The study of a mere narrative calls mainly for the use of the memory. We have aimed to stimulate habits of analysis, comparison, association, reflection, and generalization—habits calculated to enlarge as well as inform the mind. We have been at great pains to make our text clear, simple, and direct; but we have earnestly sought to stretch the intellects of our readers— to put them upon their mettle. Most of them will receive the last of their formal instruction in the high school. The world will soon expect maturity from them. Their achievements will depend upon the possession of other powers than memory alone. The effectiveness of their citizenship in our republic will be measured by the excellence of their judgment as well as the fullness of their information。

作者简介

查尔斯•A•比尔德，美国著名历史学家，去世于1948年。他写作的《美国文明的兴起》一书，被商务印书馆翻译出版并选入“汉译名著”系列。

Charles Austin Beard (November 27, 1874—September 1, 1948) was an American historian. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. His works included radical re-evaluation of the Founding Fathers of the United States, whom he believed were more motivated by economics than by philosophical principles。

Mary Ritter Beard (August 5, 1876—August 14, 1958) was an influential American historian and archivist , who played an important role in the women's suffrage movement and was a lifelong advocate for social justice through educational and activist roles in both the labor and woman's rights movements. She wrote several books on women's role in history including On Understanding Women (1931), America Through Women's Eyes (1933) and Woman As Force In History: A Study in Traditions and Realities (1946). In addition, she collaborated with her husband, eminent historian Charles Austin Beard on several distinguished works, most notably The Rise of American Civilization (1927)。

目录信息

PART Ⅰ.THE COLONIAL PERIOD
1 THE GREAT MIGRATION TO AMERICA
The Agencies of American Colonization
The Colonial Peoples
The Process of Colonization
2 COLONIAL AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, AND COMMERCE
The Land and the Westward Movement
Industrial and Commercial Development
3 SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PROGRESS
The Leadership of the Churches
Schools and Colleges
The Colonial Press
The Evolution in Political Institutions
4 THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLONIAL NATIONALISM
Relations with the Indians and the French
The Effects of Warfare on the Colonies
Colonial Relations with the British Government
Summary of the Colonial Period
PART Ⅱ.CONFLICT AND INDEPENDENCE
5 THE NEW COURSE IN BRITISH IMPERIAL POLICY
George Ⅲ and His System
George Ⅲ's Ministers and Their Colonial Policies
Colonial Resistance Forces Repeal
Resumption of British Revenue and Commercial Policies
Renewed Resistance in America
Retaliation by the British Government
From Reform to Revolution in America
6 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Resistance and Retaliation
American Independence
The Establishment of Government and the New Allegiance
Military Affairs
The Finances of the Revolution
The Diplomacy of the Revolution
Peace at Last
Summary of the Revolutionary Period
PART Ⅲ.FOUNDATIONS OF THE UNION AND NATIONAL POLITICS
7 THE FORMATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
The Promise and the Difficulties of America
The Calling of a Constitutional Convention
The Framing of the Constitution
The Struggle over Ratification
8 THE CLASH OF POLITICAL PARTIES
The Men and Measures of the New Government
The Rise of Political Parties
Foreign Influences and Domestic Politics
9 THE JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICANS IN POWER
Republican Principles and Policies
The Republicans and the Great West
The Republican War for Commercial Independence
The Republicans Nationalized
The National Decisions of Chief Justice Marshall
Summary of the Union and National Politics
PART Ⅳ.THE WEST AND JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY
10 THE FARMERS BEYOND THE APPALACHIANS
Preparation for Western Settlement
The Western Migration and New States
The Spirit of the Frontier
The West and the East Meet
11 JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY
The Democratic Movement in the East
The New Democracy Enters the Arena
The New Democracy at Washington
The Rise of the Whigs
The Interaction of American and European Opinion
12 THE MIDDLE BORDER AND THE GREAT WEST
The Advance of the Middle Border
On to the Pacific-Texas and the Mexican War
The Pacific Coast and Utah
Summary of Western Development and National Politics
PART Ⅴ.SECTIONAL CONFLICT AND RECONSTRUCTION
13 THE RISE OF THE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution and National Politics
14 THE PLANTING SYSTEM AND NATIONAL POLITICS
Slavery-North and South
Slavery in National Politics
The Drift of Events toward the Irrepressible Conflict
15 THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
The Southern Confederacy
The War Measures of the Federal Government
The Results of the Civil War
Reconstruction in the South
Summary of the Sectional Conflict
PART Ⅵ.NATIONAL GROWTH AND WORLD POLITICS
16 THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH
The South at the Close of the War
The Restoration of White Supremacy
The Economic Advance of the South
17 BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Railways and Industry
The Supremacy of the Republican Party (1861-85)
The Growth of Opposition to Republican Rule
18 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT WEST
The Railways As Trail Blazers
The Evolution of Grazing and Agriculture
Mining and Manufacturing in the West
The Admission of New States
The Influence of the Far West on National Life
19 DOMESTIC ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNTRY (1865-1897)
The Currency Question
The Protective Tariff and Taxation
The Railways and Trusts
The Minor Parties and Unrest
The Sound Money Battle of 1896
Republican Measures and Results
20 AMERICA A WORLD POWER (1865-1900)
American Foreign Relations (1865-98)
Cuba and the Spanish War
American Policies in the Philippines and the Orient
Summary of National Growth and World Politics
PART Ⅶ.PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRACY AND THE WORLD WAR
21 THE EVOLUTION OF REPUBLICAN POLICIES (1901-1913)
Foreign Affairs
Colonial Administration
The Roosevelt Domestic Policies
Legislative and Executive Activities
The Administration of President Taft
Progressive Insurgency and the Election of 1912
22 THE SPIRIT OF REFORM IN AMERICA
An Age of Criticism
Political Reforms
Measures of Economic Reform
23 THE NEW POLITICAL DEMOCRACY
The Rise of the Woman Movement
The National Struggle for Woman Suffrage
24 INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY
Cooperation between Employers and Employees
The Rise and Growth of Organized Labor
The Wider Relations of Organized Labor
Immigration and Americanization
25 PRESIDENT WILSON AND THE WORLD WAR
Domestic Legislation
Colonial and Foreign Policies
The United States and the European War
The United States at War
The Settlement at Paris
Summary of Democracy and the World War
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用户评价

这本书，说实话，我拿到的时候，心里其实是有那么一点点忐忑的。毕竟“美国历史”这个名字，本身就带着一种宏大和厚重，很容易让人联想到枯燥的年代记、密密麻麻的数字和一堆叫不上名字的总统。我属于那种，虽然对历史有点兴趣，但很容易被细节淹没，或者因为叙述方式过于学术而失去耐心的人。所以，当我翻开第一页，看到清晰的目录，还有作者引言里那种温和的引导时，心里那块石头才算是落了地。它没有上来就丢给我一堆无法理解的政治术语或者经济理论，而是从地理环境的初步介绍开始，就像是在邀请我跟着作者一起，先在这片土地上走一走，感受一下它最初的样子。我喜欢这种循序渐进的方式，它让我能够慢慢进入状态，而不是被强行塞进一个复杂的历史洪流。

我特别喜欢作者在描述经济发展和社会变革时，所采用的宏观与微观相结合的视角。它没有停留在抽象的经济指标上，而是通过一个个生动的故事来展现时代的变迁。比如，在讲述工业革命对美国社会的影响时，它会描绘工厂里工人们的生活状态，他们如何从农村来到城市，又如何适应新的工作环境。同时，它也会分析新技术、新产业的出现如何改变了社会结构，催生了新的阶级和新的文化。这种细节的呈现，让冰冷的经济数据变得有血有肉，也让我能够更真切地感受到历史的脉动。

这本书让我印象最深刻的一点，是它对于美国文化和社会思潮的演变过程的梳理。它不仅仅关注政治和经济，更深入地探讨了在不同历史时期，美国人民的思想观念、价值取向以及艺术创作是如何变化的。比如，在描绘20世纪初的“咆哮的二十年代”时，书中对爵士乐的兴起、女性解放的苗头、以及禁酒令下的社会百态的描写，都让我感受到了那个时代特有的活力和躁动。同样，对于“冷战”时期美国社会中的恐惧与反思，也有着精彩的呈现。

阅读过程中，我最欣赏的是作者对人物塑造的细致入微。历史，归根结底是由人推动的，这本书在这方面做得非常出色。它没有把美国历史上那些重要的人物描绘成高高在上的神祇，而是展现了他们的七情六欲、他们的挣扎与抉择。比如，在描述独立战争时期，作者不仅仅列举了华盛顿的军事才能，更深入地挖掘了他内心的矛盾和压力，他如何在一边要凝聚人心，一边又要应对内部的分歧。又比如，南北战争时期，林肯的形象被立体地呈现出来，他的犹豫、他的坚定，以及他为了国家统一所付出的巨大代价，都让我感同身受。通过这些鲜活的人物故事，我仿佛能看到历史事件背后真实的脉络，理解那些决策是如何在复杂的社会背景下诞生的，以及它们对后世产生了怎样的深远影响。

总而言之，这本书不仅仅是一本“美国历史”的书，它更像是一次深刻的人生体验。通过阅读它，我不仅了解了美国的过去，更对人性、社会以及历史的运行规律有了更深的感悟。它像一位智慧的长者，在我耳边娓娓道来，让我看到了一个国家如何从无到有，从弱到强，又如何在发展的道路上不断修正和前行。它所呈现的那些故事，那些人物，那些思想，都深深地触动了我，让我对这个世界有了更广阔的视野和更深刻的理解。

作者在处理历史事件之间的因果关系时，展现出了相当高的水平。它不是简单地将事件串联起来，而是试图解释“为什么会这样”。比如，在分析美国西进运动时，它不仅提到了地理的诱惑和资源的吸引，还深入探讨了当时的经济政策、社会思潮以及科技进步是如何共同作用，推动了这一进程的。又比如，在描述第一次世界大战对美国的影响时，它不仅仅是写了参战的过程，更着重分析了战争如何改变了美国的国际地位、经济结构以及社会心态。这种“追根溯源”式的叙述方式，让历史的进程变得更加清晰和有逻辑，也让我对许多历史事件有了全新的理解。

对于那些对美国政治制度的演变感兴趣的读者来说，这本书提供了一个非常好的切入点。它详细地梳理了美国从一个殖民地到一个独立国家的形成过程，以及宪法、三权分立等重要政治原则的诞生和发展。我尤其对书中关于不同历史时期政治派别的斗争和妥协的描写印象深刻。它让我理解了政治是如何在不断的博弈和调整中塑造着国家的命运，也看到了不同政治理念是如何在美国的政治版图中交织碰撞的。

这本书最大的亮点之一，在于它对于美国社会内部矛盾和冲突的深刻剖析。它没有回避那些敏感的话题，比如种族歧视、阶级固化、原住民的悲惨命运等等。作者用一种不偏不倚但又不失同情的笔触，将这些历史的伤疤呈现在我面前。我记得有一章详细描写了奴隶制的兴衰，那种对人性的扭曲和摧残，以及由此引发的无数抗争和牺牲，读来令人心痛。同样，关于妇女权利运动、民权运动的叙述，也让我看到了普通人在争取平等和尊严过程中所展现出的巨大勇气和智慧。这些内容，让我对美国社会的复杂性和多元性有了更深的认识，也理解了那些看似平静的表象之下，是如何涌动着暗流的。

阅读这本书，让我深刻体会到历史的复杂性和多面性。它不是一个简单的线性的故事，而是充满了各种各样的选择、机遇和挑战。作者在处理一些争议性事件时，并没有给出唯一的答案，而是呈现了不同的观点和解释，鼓励读者自己去思考和判断。比如，对于“镀金时代”的评价，书中就列举了经济的飞速发展和贫富差距的加剧两个方面，让我看到了那个时代的双重面孔。这种开放性的讨论，对于培养批判性思维非常有益。

这本书在叙事风格上也给了我很多惊喜。它不像一些严肃的历史著作那样，总是板着面孔，而是充满了人情味和故事性。作者在一些段落中，会运用一些生动的比喻和形象的描述，让原本可能晦涩的理论变得通俗易懂。同时，它也适当地穿插了一些历史轶事和名人名言，为沉重的历史增添了几分轻松和趣味。我曾在一章读到关于早期移民的故事，那些充满异域风情的生活场景，以及他们在美国这片新土地上努力生存的片段，让我仿佛置身其中，感受到了那个时代的艰辛与希望。

花了一周多的时间，每天通勤的时候不停的研读。在结构布局上，和前一段时间读的一部简易的美国史《A Short History of the United States》类似。历史跨度是从早期的殖民州到一战结束，我们可以从政治，经济，文化，思想等各方面重温一个强大国家的诞生过程。书中提到了几次中国，可惜都是贫弱和失败的形象。对词汇还是有些要求的！群雄争霸，从诞生之初就与众不同。THIS IS AMERICAN !

比较客观 用词很准确 要再读一遍 一个单词也不放过！！！

想哭

2013.7

重点在宪政和法制史，很不同的角度。的确是很适合做教科书