A History of Our Time: Readings on Postwar America - Softcover

Chafe, William H.

 
9780195066166: A History of Our Time: Readings on Postwar America
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0195066162 ISBN 13: 9780195066166
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1991

Synopsis

This comprehensive, widely-read anthology presents cogent and provocative articles from differing political perspectives on major issues in post-World War II America. The third edition is considerably expanded to include new selections on the origins of the Cold War, the struggle of African-Americans for equality, the feminist movement, and Vietnam. The final section examining prospects for America in the 1990s has been completely revised, offering articles on current topics such as the urban underclass, the "greenhouse effect," nuclear arms control, and changing relations with the Soviet Union. In addition to articles by leading historians the editors have chosen first-person accounts by participants in each of the issues under discussion, from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from the Birmingham Jail to Mikhail Gorbachev's historic speech to the United Nations. With lively introductions to each section providing a context for the articles, this book helps readers make sense of the tumultuous world of our time.

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Synopsis

This contemporary history textbook concentrates on major issues in post-World War II USA. Sections on the Cold War, the black struggle, the feminist movement, Vietnam and challenges facing the USA today have been expanded for this edition.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Publication date
1991
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195066162
ISBN 13 
9780195066166
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
538