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Contemporary United States : an age of anger and resistance / Russell Duncan and Joseph Goddard.
Van Pelt Library E169.12 .D855 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duncan, Russell, author.
- Goddard, Joseph, 1962- author.
- Series:
- Contemporary states and societies
- Standardized Title:
- Contemporary America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization.
- United States--Civilization--1970-.
- United States.
- United States--Civilization--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 380 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave, 2018.
- Contents:
- 1. History
- Past as prologue
- The rise of a nation
- The rise to power
- From isolation to superpower
- The Cold War
- The 1990s
- The twenty-first century
- 2. Land and people
- The land
- Regions
- The people
- Immigration
- 3. Government
- The Constitution
- The federal system
- The branches of government
- 4. The political system
- The 2016 election: Trump versus Clinton
- Participatory democracy
- Political parties
- Politics
- 5. Society
- Class
- The American family
- Women
- Race
- Crime and punishment
- 6. Religion, education, and social policy
- Religion
- Education
- Social policy
- 7. Culture, media, sports
- Borderlands
- Literature and the rise of a nation
- The Internet
- Social media and youth culture
- Print media and a free press
- Broadcast media
- Leisure time
- Sports
- Art
- Popular music
- 8. The economy
- The US domestic economy
- Labor unions
- Business and industry
- Government and business
- The global marketplace
- The dollar and the renminbi
- 9. Global politics
- An upsurge of nationalism
- Separation of powers and foreign policy
- History of foreign policy
- The Cold War, 1945-1990
- The new world order
- The 21st century
- The war in Afghanistan
- The war on terror
- The war in Iraq
- The US "pivot" to Asia
- Foreign policy from Obama to Trump
- 10. Prospects
- Solidarity, not unity
- "America first"
- Uneasy times
- A constitutional crisis?
- Notes:
- Previous edition: published as Contemporary America, 2013.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-354) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1137606290
- 9781137606297
- 113760557X
- 9781137605573
- OCLC:
- 1037765076
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