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| Liberty, Equality, and Power: A History of the American People (with CD-ROM) | 
| Authors: John M. Murrin, Paul E. Johnson, James M. Mcpherson, Gary Gerstle, Emily S. Rosenberg
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $147.95
Buy Used: $9.28
You Save: $138.67 (94%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 575807
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1168
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.9
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.6
ISBN: 0495091766
Dewey Decimal Number: 900
EAN: 9780495091769
ASIN: 0495091766
Publication Date: March 25, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: 4th Edition, Hardcover, ISBN:0495091766 , 2005 copyright, includes CD-ROM, good condition, ready for same day shipping---31035-.75-d
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| Also Available In:
| • | Textbook Binding - Liberty, Equality, Power - Concise Second Edition, Volume II | | • | Paperback - Liberty, Equality, and Power: A History of the American People, Volume I: to 1877 (with CD-ROM) | | • | Hardcover - Liberty, Equality, and Power: A History of the American People | | • | Paperback - Liberty, Equality, and Power: A History of the American People, Volume II: Since 1863 (with CD-ROM, American Journey Online, and InfoTrac) (History of the American People) | | • | Paperback - Liberty, Equality, and Power: A History of the American People, Volume II: Since 1863 | | • | Paperback - Liberty, Equality, and Power: A History of the American People, Volume II: Since 1863 (with CD-ROM) | | • | Hardcover - Liberty, Equality, and Power: A History of the American People (with CD-ROM, American Journey Online, and InfoTrac) | | • | Paperback - Liberty, Equality, and Power: A History of the American People, Volume I: to 1877 (with CD-ROM, American Journey Online, and InfoTrac) | | • | Paperback - Liberty, Equality, and Power: A History of the American People, Volume I: To 1877 |
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Product Description
LIBERTY, EQUALITY, POWER offers students a clear understanding of how America transformed itself, in a relatively short time, from a land inhabited by hunter-gatherer and agricultural Native American societies into the most powerful industrial nation on earth. The authors promote this understanding by telling the story of America through the lens of three major themes: liberty, equality, and power. This approach helps students understand not only the impact of the notions of liberty and equality, which are often associated with the American story, but also how dominant and subordinate groups have affected and been affected by the ever-shifting balance of power. This Fourth Edition retains the narrative clarity, unparalleled coverage, and thematic unity that are the hallmarks of LIBERTY, EQUALITY, POWER. It updates the text's proven ability to cover social and cultural history with such timely topics as globalization, the impact of science and technology, evolving roles for religion, and expands upon the text's extensively multicultural coverage. Backed by an ancillary package unmatched in this market, LIBERTY, EQUALITY, POWER makes its thorough, memorable coverage equally accessible to students and instructors. It's available in the following volume splits: LIBERTY, EQUALITY, POWER: A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, Fourth Edition (Chapters 1-31), ISBN: 0534627307 LIBERTY, EQUALITY, POWER: A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, Volume I: To 1877, Fourth Edition (Chapters 1-17), ISBN: 0534627315 LIBERTY, EQUALITY, POWER: A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, Volume II: Since 1863, Fourth Edition (Chapters 17-31), ISBN: 0534627323.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent Text August 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been using this text in my American history survey's at a major university for about the last four years. I chose it in the first place because, unlike most of the other texts I have received for consideration, its focus is more upon information than interpretation. Moreover, it avoids the kind of pc bs one finds so pervasive in academia today i.e. it does its best to be objective, does not begin with the premise that the United States is an evil empire, and does not enter into the fantasy that anyone other than a a bunch of dead white guys were primarily responsbile for the creation of this country, its evolution, and its institution. This is the ideal text for someone who wants to text history as an account of the past; it is a poor textbook for someone who wishes to teach history as a vehicle of their far left agenda.
 College student October 5, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am a great student at college who loves school and I had to take a mandatory history class. I'm not good at history and do not like it but since I wanted a good grade in the class I had to read this book. This book was confusing to me and was not in a logical order. It kept jumping around from topic to topic in the first part of the book. It was too wordy and did not get to the important facts.
 AP class May 30, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
In reference to the other reviewers, the complaints here don't seem to address the actual content of the book - $95 is expensive for a paperback, but that's why the same book can be found for $20 under Used&New.
ANYWAY, I'm a high school student who ordered this for use in my AP United States History course this fall. The book is clearly laid out, the prose is engaging, and the parts that I have read so far are comparable to(and in some instances this one surpasses) Alan Brinkley's "American History: A Survey", which is ranked far better. I'll probably drop another review next year after the AP exam, but it seems to be clear and concise, and the resources on the CD-rom are invaluable.
 Textbook price-gouging going on here. December 4, 2005
5 out of 23 found this review helpful
$95 for a paperback book is highway roberry.
Have been pricing out college textbooks on Ebay, Amazon, and the college bookstore. It's a bloody medieval guild these publishers have going here and professors who insist on the latest editions of texts are aiding and abetting the rip-off.
This is monopolisitic practice if I've ever seen it. If the industry doesn't rachet down this greed-fest, someone else will - and as far as I'm concerned, it can't happen too quickly. Shame on you all.
Worst High School Textbook Ever October 12, 2005
12 out of 20 found this review helpful
I teach an accelerated college prep US History class in a high school. Our department selected this book before I arrived at the school in what I've gathered was a flurry of political correctness hysteria to "The American Pageant's" emphasis on white men. Even if Murrin's book makes an effort to be more PC (sometimes to a fault) it makes the much bigger mistake of assuming that readers already have a fairly sophisticated background in American History. I think it's interesting reading, but then again, I have a degree in history, so trying to learn how the concept of 18th century mercantilism is connected to the 19th century concept of progress all on the same page isn't really a major feat of mental gymnastics. Most teachers in my department don't even use the book because it's too confusing for the kids. If I could have my way, we'd just sell them all and buy something that's (gulp) a little simpler.
To its credit, the book has a nice website with lots of maps and images and resources - but in my memory as a high school student (which was during the age of the internet), a clear, concise textbook was a foundation of learning and more important than a nice website. This textbook is no learning tool.
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