The rise and fall of the American century : United States from 1890-2009 / William H. Chafe.

Author/creator Chafe, William H., 1942-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Descriptionx, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: The 1890s, a preview of the next century -- The dawn of progressivism -- America and the world -- The roaring (?) twenties -- FDR and the New Deal -- World War II : 1941-1945 -- The Cold War and the politics of anti-communism : 1945-1952 -- Ike and the affluent society : an age of contradictions -- From Camelot to fragmentation : the 1960s -- Polarization, paranoia, and a new conservatism : America in the 1970s -- Morning in America : Ronald Reagan -- The end of one war, the start of another : politics, culture, and specter of terrorism in the 1990s -- The end of the American century? The first decade of the new millennium.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2008047482
ISBN9780195382624
ISBN0195382625
ISBN9780195383447
ISBN0195383443

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E 741 .C33 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold