America
A Narrative History
12th Edition
Published on 12. August 2022
Book
Mixed media product
1888 pages
978-0-393-87826-4 (ISBN)
Description
America: A Narrative History puts narrative front and centre with David Shi's rich storytelling style, colourful biographical sketches and vivid first-person quotations. The new editions further reflect the state of our history and society by continuing to incorporate diverse voices into the narrative with new coverage of the Latino/a experience as well as enhanced coverage of gender, African American, Native American, immigration and LGBTQ history. With dynamic digital tools, including the InQuizitive adaptive learning tool, and new digital activities focused on primary and secondary sources, America: A Narrative History gives students regular opportunities to engage with the story and build critical history skills.
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Edition
Twelfth Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 61 mm
Weight
2273 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-87826-4 (9780393878264)
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Other editions
New editions
Book
07/2025
13th Edition
WW Norton & Co
€150.79
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Additional editions
Online / Databases
07/2022
12th Edition
WW Norton & Co
€73.01
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Online / Databases
07/2022
12th Edition
WW Norton & Co
€68.18
Withdrawn from sale
Previous edition
Book
07/2019
11th Edition
WW Norton & Co
€139.64
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Person
David Emory Shi?is president emeritus and professor emeritus at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. After receiving his PhD from the University of Virginia, he taught for seventeen years at Davidson College, where he won the Distinguished Teaching Award and served as History Department Chair. In addition to authoring the best-selling America: A Narrative History family of books, he is the author of several books focusing on American cultural history, including the award-winning?The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture?and?Facing Facts: Realism in American Thought and Culture, 1850-1920. While serving as a Trustee at several colleges, he remains highly engaged with students and instructors around the country with his many annual "author-in-residence" campus visits.