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For the past two years a team of scholars -- listed below -- has been
recruiting contributors for a seven-volume Encyclopedia of U.S. Political
History to be published by CQ Press. MTM Publishing, a book packaging firm
in New York City, is coordinating the production of this reference work.
We are pleased to have attracted a stellar group of participants, ranging
from grad students to full professors; dozens of H-Net readers are no doubt
among them. In the meantime, 99% of the projected entries have been
assigned.
There are 12 essays remaining to assign. Each essay should look at the topic
through the prism of politics, examining how it impacted—and was impacted
by—the political development of the United States.
Conceived of as the first comprehensive, detailed encyclopedia to serve the
needs of undergraduate and graduate researchers in this field, as well as
advanced high school students and teachers, it will be published
simultaneously in print and online versions. In a cross-disciplinary
approach to American political history, the Encyclopedia of U.S. Political
History will cover the history of all key institutions of U.S. government
and politics—presidential, legislative, judicial, constitutional, and
political history—as well as military, social, cultural, legal, and economic
events and trends that have affected American political development.
Including approximately 750 articles, it will encompass seven print volumes,
each relating to an era in U.S. history and overseen by an academic
editor-in-chief. These include:
Volume 1, 1500-1783
Andrew Robertson, Herbert H. Lehman College
Volume 2, 1784-1840
Mike Morrison, Purdue University
Volume 4, 1878-1920 Robert Johnston, University of Illinois at Chicago
Volume 5, 1921-1945
Robert Zieger, University of Florida
Volume 6, 1946-1975
Thomas Langston, Tulane University
Volume 7, 1976-
Richard Valelly, Swarthmore College
Contributors will be recompensed according to the length of their entry.
Those crafting three or more entries will also receive a copy of the volume
to which they contribute as partial payment. Following is a full list of the
available essays, by volume, and their planned word counts. If you are
interested in becoming a contributor to the encyclopedia, please send your
CV to Tim Anderson at MTM Publishing at tanderson@mtmpublishing.com.
Volume Article Length
Vol 1 Charter Colonies 3500
Vol 1 Land Policy 2000
Vol 1 Parliament 2000
Vol 1 Slavery 3500
Vol 3 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 2800
Vol 3 Slaughterhouse Cases 1500
Vol 4 Executive Branch 3500
Vol 4 Presidency 3500
Vol 5 Interest groups and interest group politics 2800
Vol 7 Homeland Security 3500
Vol 7 Political Action Committees 2000
Vol 7 Regulatory Agencies 2000
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