Recent America : the United States since 1945 / Irwin Unger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Unger, Irwin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--1945-.

United States.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [2002]

Summary:

Pulitzer Prize winning author Irwin Unger provides a compelling narrative history of the American years from the end of World War Two to the 21st century. The text touches all the major topical bases -- wars, economic growth, women, racial and life-style minorities, cultural trends, demographic evolution, and politics and diplomacy -- while telling the story of America's history and places the themes within their chronological setting. Written to educate students in the broad trends, the text highlights how economic, demographic and cultural change affected all Americans rather than one specific group. This volume covers all aspects of American history since World War II including "Postwar") America (1945-1952), the Eisenhower Era (1953-1960), the turbulent sixties, Vietnam, an era of malaise, the conservative tide and century's end (1993-2001).

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0130212466

OCLC:

47893781