Truman Presidency.

LACEY, MICHAEL J. (ED.)

ISBN 10: 0521375592 / ISBN 13: 9780521375597

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1989

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LACEY, MICHAEL J. (ED.). The Truman Presidency. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars/Cambridge University Press, (1989). 458 pp., 1st ed., authorinscribed, v.g.+/v.g. Seller Inventory # 47281

Bibliographic Details

Title: Truman Presidency.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 1989

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Written by leading authorities in the fields of the contemporary social, political, and diplomatic history of the United States, the essays in this volume provide a wide-ranging overview of the intentions, achievements, and failures of the Truman administration. Divided into sections on domestic politics and issues, and foreign policy and national defence, the volume gives an authoritative appraisal of some of the major events and problems of the time in the light of recent scholarship. The essays make clear the overriding importance of the wartime experience for the Truman era.

Review:

"These 13 essays...reflect critically on major developments of the Truman era in light of recent scholarship." Publishers Weekly ."..a provocative and balanced volume." Choice ."..contributions are...informative and intellectually stimulating. In sum, they well document the complexity of the Truman presidency and its vital importance in setting the agenda of the United States since 1945." The Journal of American History