Walter Lafeber, Richard Polenberg, Nancy Woloch

The American Century (eBook, PDF)

A History of the United States Since 1941: Volume 2

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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 authoritative and readable account of our increasingly complex national story. The seventh edition retains its affordability and conciseness while continuing to add the most recent scholarship. Each chapter contains a special feature section devoted to cultural topics including the arts and architecture, sports and recreation, technology and education. Enhancing the students' learning experience is the addition of web links to each of these features to provide complementary visual study tools.

An American Century instructor site provides instructors who adopt the book with high interest features--illustrations, photos, maps, quizzes, an elaboration of key themes in the book, PowerPoint presentations, and lecture launchers on topics including the "Military-Industrial Complex" Speech by Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Tet Offensive, and the prospects for a Second American Century. In addition, students have free access to a multimedia primary source archive of materials carefully selected to support the themes of each chapter.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317370420
• Artikelnr.: 43075628

Autorenporträt

Walter LaFeber, Richard Polenberg and Nancy Woloch

Inhaltsangabe

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