America Transformed: Sixty Years of Revolutionary Change, 1941-2001 - Softcover

Abrams, Richard M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052172211X ISBN 13: 9780521722117

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book examines the period 1941-2001 during which time the character of American life changed rapidly.

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'This spirited book synthesizes the scholarly wisdom of a lifetime. The provocative result nicely captures the major changes in American life over the course of the last sixty years.' Edward D. Berkowitz, George Washington University

'Though covering a well-known era of American history, Abrams' use of sources and economic analyses is both innovative and imaginative. Rather than accepting change over time, he originally explains the role of elites in accounting for historical changes in the course of his Eight Revolutions. Again and again, this analysis shows how popular perceptions need to be explained by reality. Look, too, at his insightful dismantling of liberal society over those tumultuous years. Additionally, Abrams boldly looks into the morality of historical events, though his use of morals is not traditional: rather it is to test policies and actions against the values in the making of the American past. In sum, this is historical analysis at its best.' Carl N. Degler, Stanford University, Emeritus

'America Transformed is a cogent and provocative synthesis of our nation's history since World War II. It provides a crisp account of dramatic changes that have occurred in diverse dimensions of American life, while also conveying deep, and disturbing, reservations about the recent trajectory of American policy, both domestic and international.' Alex Keyssar, Harvard University

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 052172211X
• ISBN 13: 9780521722117
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 366