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A Progressive History of American Democracy Since 1945: American Dreams, Hard Realities book cover

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A Progressive History of American Democracy Since 1945 American Dreams, Hard Realities

By Chris J. Magoc Copyright 2022
362 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

362 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

362 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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A Progressive History of American Democracy Since 1945: American Dreams, Hard Realities offers a social, political, and cultural history of the United States since World War II. Unpacking a period of profound transformation unprecedented in the national experience, this book takes a synthetic approach to the history of the 1940s to the present day. It examines how Americans... Read more

1. A "People’s War" and the Dawn an "American Century"  2. Containing Communism, Advancing "the American System"  3. Affluence and Angst: The Politics and Culture of Cold War America  4. Through the Looking Glass: Discontent and Rebellion in the Fifties  5. Let Us Begin: The Promise of the Early 1960s  6. Mississippi to Saigon: The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson and the Turning of the Sixties  7. "People of This Generation:" The New Left and the Counter-culture  8. 1968: The Rupture  9. Richard Nixon and the Resilience of American Democracy  10. Confronting Limits, Turning Right  11. The Reagan Revolution  12. The End of Nothing: History Lurches On   13. America Under Attack

Biography

Chris J. Magoc is Professor of History at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

 "A gifted storyteller, Magoc fills his narrative with emblematic details."
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Listen to Chris Magoc discuss the book with The American Tapestry Project on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZsdoEHhVbqexLyCiO7pM0?si=2_5BG8JnQyyzEAdi1x10jw&nd=1

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