Quest for identity : America since 1945 / Randall Bennett Woods.
| Author/creator | Woods, Randall Bennett, 1944- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. |
| Description | xiii, 593 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The republic in transition : demobilization and reconversion -- The origins of the Cold War -- Staying the course : Dwight D. Eisenhower and the politics of moderation -- Containing Communism and managing the military-industrial complex : the Eisenhower administration and the Cold War -- Capitalism and conformity : American society, 1945-1960 -- Liberalism reborn : John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and the politics of activism -- The wages of globalism : foreign affairs during the Kennedy-Johnson era -- The dividing of America : Vietnam, Black power, the counterculture, and the election of 1968 -- Realpolitik or imperialism? : Nixon, Kissinger, and American foreign policy -- The limits of expediency : Richard M. Nixon and the American presidency -- From confidence to anxiety : American society, 1960-1980 -- Governing in a malaise : the presidencies of Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter -- The culture of narcissism : the Reagan era -- In search of balance : America into the twenty-first century. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2004025179 |
| ISBN | 0521840651 |
| ISBN | 0521549973 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E741 .W88 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |