Inventing America
- ISBN-10
- 0393926761
- ISBN-13
- 9780393926767
- Series
- Inventing America
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 530
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Company Incorporated
- Authors
- Daniel J. Kevles, Merritt Roe Smith, Pauline Maier
Description
In its first edition, ?Inventing America? broke new ground by integrating the cultural, social and political dimensions of the American story with the unifying theme of innovation. In the second edition, the authors have expanded and strengthened the innovation theme and pared some supporting detail to create a more effective textbook.
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Other editions
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- 2002
- 1086 pages
- Paperback
- W W Norton & Company Incorporated
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