The American Century: A History of the United States Since 1941: Volume 2 - Softcover

LaFeber, Walter; Polenberg, Richard; Woloch, Nancy

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9780765620668: The American Century: A History of the United States Since 1941: Volume 2

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ISBN 10: 0765620669 ISBN 13: 9780765620668

Publisher: Routledge, 2008

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Revised and updated, this classic text presents a vivid rendering of America from World War II into the twenty-first century, stressing economic and urban growth, social and political change, civil rights and liberties, and the growth of the United States into a global superpower.Special sections cover gender, diversity, culture, science and technology, and environmental history. A new chapter brings the reader up to the present and places the United States in its current world position. Timelines and marginal notes are now included, and the overall length of the text has been reduced by approximately 50 pages - making it more readable to students and less expensive.The sixth edition of this classic text also includes an all-new Online Learning Center that provides students with high interest features - illustrations and photos, maps, quizzes, an elaboration of key themes in the book, as well as PowerPoint presentations and a special lecture launcher feature called "The American Century Revisited."

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Book Description:

THE AMERICAN CENTURY is a succinct, well-written history of the United States in the modern (post-1890's) era. It is valuable for either the second half of U.S. survey courses or for 20th Century U.S. courses for upperclass students. The text places special emphasis on economic and urban growth, social and political change, civil rights and liberties, and the growth of the U.S. into a global superpower. The specialization of each author contributes to an unusually strong balance of coverage. The authors handle both domestic and foreign policy issues and demonstrate the ways in which domestic and foreign policies are linked.

About the Author:

LaFeber received his Ph.D. in 1959 from University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is one of the country's most respected foreign policy historians.

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