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Cengage American Passages 2006 Edition by Associate Professor of History Edward L Ayers
With a unique attention to time as the defining nature of history, AMERICAN PASSAGES allows students to gain a view of American history as a complete, compelling narrative. Rather than categorizing facets of historical change into ahistorical abstractions, such as "themes" or "topics", AMERICAN PASSAGES emphasizes the intertwined nature of three key characteristics of time ? sequence, simultaneity, and contingency. With an unparalleled sense of clarity and purpose, the authors convey how events grow from other events, people's actions, and broad structural changes (sequence), how apparently disconnected events occurred in close chronological proximity to one another and were situated in larger, shared contexts (simultaneity), and how history suddenly pivoted because of events, personalities, and unexpected outcomes (contingency). To further highlight this unique framework, this text includes two new essay features. "Flashpoints" take a closer look at pivotal events specific to a given time and place. These events emphasize contingency and show students how key events, personal decisions have influenced historical outcomes over time. The "Enduring Issues" feature traces topics across time to emphasize how recurring patterns appear in different forms as time changes the context. Both features help students understand the historical significance of pivotal events and recurring patterns over time. By grasping these concepts, students can better apply historical lessons to their own lives. AMERICAN PASSAGES is available in the following splits: *American Passages, Comprehensive, Second Edition (Chapters 1?32) ISBN: 0495050156 *American Passages, Volume I: To 1877, Second Edition (Chapters 1?16) ISBN: 0495050628 *American Passages, Volume II: Since 1863, Second Edition (Chapters 15?32) ISBN: 0495050636.