Time of Paradox

America from the Cold War to the Third Millennium, 1945–Present

AvGlen Jeansonne

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

In this lively and provocative synthesis, distinguished historian Glen Jeansonne explores the people and events that shaped America in the decades since World War II. Comprehensive in scope, A Time of Paradox offers a balanced look at the political, diplomatic, social and cultural developments of the post-war period, while focusing on the diverse and sometimes contradictory human experiences that characterized this dynamic era.Designed with the student in mind, this cogent text provides the most up to date analysis available, offering insight into the divisive election of 2004, the War on Terror and the Gulf Coast hurricanes. Substantive biographies on figures ranging from Jackie Robinson to Madonna give students a more personalized view of the men and women who influenced American society over the last half century.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-10-20
Mått:154 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:472 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:576
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742533790

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Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

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Glen Jeansonne is professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is the author of Women of the Far Right: The Mothers' Movement and World War II, Transformation and Reaction: America, 1921–1945 and Gerald L. K. Smith: Minister of Hate.

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A Time of Paradox has its strength not only in its excellent scholarship but in presenting both sides of the many conflicting issues besetting our American democracy since 1945.

Innehållsförteckning

ProloguePart I: An Era of Uncertainty, 1945–1968Chapter 1: The Fair Deal and the Cold War, 1945–1952Chapter 2: Peace and Peril, 1953–1960Chapter 3: The Affluent SocietyChapter 4: Cultural DissentChapter 5: New Frontiers, New Anxieties at Home, 1961–1968Chapter 6: Foreign Anxieties, 1961–1968Bibliographic EssayPart II: An Era of Diversity, since 1969Chapter 7: The Nixon Years, 1969–1974Chapter 8: Healing and Malaise: The Ford and Carter AdministrationsChapter 9: The Reagan RebellionChapter 10: A Culture of DiversityChapter 11: "Can We All Get Along?": The Soul of the NationChapter 12: From George Bush to George W. BushPostlude: The Presidency of George W. BushBibliographic EssayEpilogue: A Time of Paradox