7th Edition
The American Century A History of the United States Since 1941: Volume 2
360 Pages
by
Routledge
360 Pages
by
Routledge
360 Pages
by
Routledge
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The new edition of this classic text for courses on recent U.S. history covers the story of contemporary America from World War II into the second decade of the twenty-first century with new coverage of the Obama presidency and the 2012 elections. Written by three highly respected scholars, the book seamlessly blends political, social, cultural, intellectual, and economic themes into an... Read more
List of Maps, Preface, Chapter Nine: 1941-1947: War and Peace, Chapter Ten: 1941-1947: One World Into Two, Chapter Eleven: 1947-1952: The America of the Cold War, Chapter Twelve: 1952-1957: Eisenhower and the American Consensus, Chapter Thirteen: 1957-1963: New Frontiers at Home and Abroad, Chapter Fourteen: 1963-1968: The Great Society and Vietnam, Chapter Fifteen: 1969-1975: The Imperial Presidency and Watergate, Chapter Sixteen: 1976-1984: New Directions, Chapter Seventeen: 1985-1992: The End of the Cold War, Chapter Eighteen: 1993-2000: The Road to the Twenty-First Century, Chapter Nineteen: 9/11: Causes and Consequences, Chapter Twenty: 2007-2012: Obama-"America Is a Place Where All Things Are Possible" (Sometimes), Guide to Further Reading, Index, About the Authors
Biography
Walter LaFeber, Richard Polenberg and Nancy Woloch
