In Our Times: America Since World War 2 - Softcover

Rosenberg, Norman L.; Rosenberg, Emily S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131064770 ISBN 13: 9780131064775

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1994

Synopsis

An interpretative narrative of important trends in US history since World War II. New features of this edition include a chapter on the early 1990s and a rewritten chapter for the 1980s with updated bibliographies.

About this title

From the Back Cover

In Our Times: America Since World War II, Seventh Edition, is a revised and updated version of this widely used book, which has been popular in both survey courses in U.S. history and in more specialized courses. A clearly written, interpretive narrative, the book interrelates trends in foreign affairs, mass culture, social history, gender politics, civil rights, economics, and political culture.

This new edition features

• Reorganized chapters that enhance clarity and expertly interweave politics, culture, and foreign policy.
• Significant expansion of material on the 1980s and 1990s, including the "conservative turn," the emergence of "new Democrats," the economic boom of the 1990s, and the new place of immigration in American life.
• New and more numerous pictures, charts, and maps
• Updated bibliographies
• Enhanced attention to mass culture, already one of the most popular features of the book

About the Author

Norman and Emily Rosenberg are DeWitt Wallace Professors of History at Macalester College and have researched and published widely in twentieth century American history.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0131064770
• ISBN 13: 9780131064775
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 336