AMERICAN WAYS traces the developing cultural "ways" of Americans from the earliest times to the present. Themes of individualism and community are emphasized throughout, providing a map by which to understand and interpret America's cultural and social history.
I have been assigning this text to survey college courses for several years. It is excellent! Rader pitches his text at the right level for beginning undergraduate students. The organization is clear, and students find that the prose is accessible. I have considered adopting many other texts but keep coming back to Rader because student evaluations tell me that it really accomplishes what a survey text should accomplish.
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