Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Contributor 1
5. Time's American Adventures: American Historians and Their Writing since 1776 3
6. Economics: Its Direct and Indirect Impact in America, 1776-1976 49
7. Sociology in America: The Experience of Two Centuries 77
8. Understanding Political Life in America: The Contribution of Political Science 112
9. Anthropology and America 154
10. American Geography: Social Science Emergent 182
11. The Social Sciences in America: Some Comments on Past, Present, and Future 208