ThestudyofU.S.historyisexperiencingatransformationasinstructorsreconsidertraditionalnationalnarrativesthatframeunderstandingsofthehistoryofthenationandtheworld.PlacingU.S.historyinitsbroader,internationalcontextenrichesourunderstandingofthepast.IdealforuseinteachingU.S.History,theUnitedStatesintheWorld,andsimilarsurveyclasses,TheUnitedStatesinGlobalPerspective:APrimarySourceReaderprovidesstudentswithavibrantcollectionofprimarysourcesandgivesinstructorsatoolthatglobalizesinstruction.Throughavarietyoftextualandvisualsources,studentscaninvestigatethelonghistoryoftheregion’sengagementwiththeworldaswellasthewaysinwhichtheworldhasshapedtheUnitedStates.Additionally,eachchapterincludesasectionthatpresentsaquickglobaloverviewofaspecifictopicorissue,usingsourcesfromvaryinglocationsandtimeperiods.Instructorscanfindvariouspathwaystofollowspecificthemesthroughoutthebook,suchaslabor,immigration,environmentalhistory,AfricanAmericanhistory,urbanhistory,andwomen’srights.TheUnitedStatesinGlobalPerspectiveservesasaresourcetohelpstudentsunderstandthehistoryoftheUnitedStatesthroughamorecomprehensiveandinclusivelens.
