Modern American Lives - Individuals and Issues in American History Since 1945

Informationen zum Autor Blaine T. Browne Klappentext Includes narrative biographies of people who significantly, and sometimes decisively, impacted contemporary American life in a range of areas, including national politics, foreign policy, social and political activism, popular and literary culture, sports, and business. Zusammenfassung Includes narrative biographies of people who significantly, and sometimes decisively, impacted contemporary American life in a range of areas, including national politics, foreign policy, social and political activism, popular and literary culture, sports, and business. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 The Years of Consensus, 1945–1960; Chapter 1 Defining the Cold War; Chapter 2 Fighting the Cold War at Home; Chapter 3 The Transformation of Popular Culture; Chapter 4 Outsiders in a Conformist Society; Chapter 5 Defending Democracy in the Nuclear Age; Part 2 From Confidence to Crisis, 1960–1980; Chapter 6 Civil Rights and Social Justice; Chapter 7 Challenges to the Liberal Consensus; Chapter 8 1968: The Hope and the Fear; Chapter 9 Implosions; Chapter 10 The Women’s Movement; Part 3 The Search for New Directions, 1980–Present; Chapter 11 The Roaring Eighties; Chapter 12 After the Revolution; Chapter 13 America and the New World Order;

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• Autori: Blaine T Browne, Blaine T. Browne, Blaine T. Cottrell Browne, Robert C. Cottrell, Cottrell Robert C.
• Editore: Sharpe
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.03.2008
• EAN: 9780765622228
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-2222-8
• Pagine: 368
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas