Revised Syllabus and Recommended Books of History of USA
 

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PAPER: HISTORY OF USA (100 MARKS)[/COLOR][/SIZE]

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[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3][B] I. Introduction:- [/B][/SIZE][/FONT]
[LIST][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]From ancient times to 1492 [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Advent of the Europeans to British supremacy (1492-1606)[/FONT][/SIZE][/LIST][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana][B] II. [/B]USA as a British Colony (1606-1783).
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[FONT=Verdana][B] III. [/B]USA as an Independent Country (1783 - 1819)
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[B] IV. [/B]Expansion of USA: From 13 to 50 States (1820 - 1949)[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][B]V. [/B] Constitution of the USA: Salient Features

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana][B]VI. [/B]Civil War between the North and the East (1850 - 1869)
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VII. [/B]Industrialization and its emergence as one of the world powers (1870 -1916)
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[B]VIII. [/B]USA’s role in the Two World Wars (i. 1914 – 1918, ii. 1939 - 1945)
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IX. [/B]Post 1945 world scenario and emergence of USA and USSR as the Two World Powers.
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X. [/B]American Role in patronizing UNO and International Organizations 1945 – 2012

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana][B]XI. [/B]American Role in Cold War and its emergence as the Sole super Power (1945 - 1990).

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana][B]XII. [/B]International Concerns of USA: An Overview[B].

[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][B]XIII. [/B]The War on Terror and the Role of Pakistan and USA (2001 - 2012)

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana][B]XIV. [/B]Global perceptions of the USA.

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana][B]XV. [/B] Progressive Era: Reforms of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson,

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana][B]XVI. [/B]The Great Depression and the New Deal
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[B]XVII. [/B]Civil Rights Movement

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana][B]XVIII. [/B] United States Role in International Conflicts[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][B]XIX. [/B]US Presidential Election

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana][B]XX. [/B]US Congress and its Mandate [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][B]

XXI. [/B]Separation of Powers and Check & Balances[/FONT]

[/SIZE] [CENTER][CENTER][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=5][COLOR=Green][B]SUGGESTED READINGS [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER]
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[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3] 1. The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution, [COLOR=white]----------------------[/COLOR]Bailyn. Bernard, 1992

2. A Pocket History of the United States [COLOR=white]--------------------------------------[/COLOR]Commager, H. and Nevins, Allan, 1967

3. Painless American History,[COLOR=white] --------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Curt Lader, 2009

4. The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History[COLOR=white]-------------------------[/COLOR]E.Woods, Thomas Jr., 2004

5. The Civil War: A Narrative[COLOR=white]----------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Foote, Shelby, 1986

6. The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made it [COLOR=white]-----------------[/COLOR]Hofstadter. Richard , 1948

7. US-South Asian Relations 1784 – 1940: A History Perspective[COLOR=white]--------------[/COLOR]Iftikhar H. Malik, ed., 2006

8. The Tragedy of Great Power Politics[COLOR=white]--------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Mearsheimer, John, 2001

9. Enlightenment Revolution and the Birth of Modern Nation[COLOR=white]-------------------[/COLOR]Nelson, Craig, Thomas Paine, 2006

10. The USA: 1917 – 1980[COLOR=white]----------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Smith, Nigel, 2006

11. American Colonies: The Selling of North America[COLOR=white]--------------------------------[/COLOR]Taylor, Alan, 2002

12. White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro 1550 – 1812[COLOR=white]----------[/COLOR]Winthrop D. Jordan

13. The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents. [COLOR=white]-----------------------------------------[/COLOR] William. A. De Gregorio, 2005

14. A people’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present[COLOR=white]----------------------[/COLOR] Zinn, Howard, 1980

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