Democratic empire : the United States since 1945 / Jim Cullen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cullen, Jim, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--1945-.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

United States--Social conditions--1945-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (473 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, 2017.

Summary:

A brief survey of U.S. history since the end of World War II, focusing on popular beliefs, fears, and hopes that have shaped American culture and history over the last eight decades. Explores the ways in which the American people's perceptions of power were as significant as the realities of that power, and how popular beliefs shaped the events of post-WWII America Gives particular attention to mass media, the fine arts, and intellectual currents, exploring their role in American society Features "Culture Watch" chapter sidebars, which help students delve into particular classic works of American culture Intermixes political and social history along with cultural history to provide a comprehensive narrative

Contents:

Victory and anxiety : World War and Cold War, 1945-1962

Conformity and rebellion : American culture and politics, 1945-1963

Confidence and agitation : the American empire at high tide, 1960-1965

Fulfillment and anger : the American empire in conflict, 1965-1974

Experimentation and exhaustion : political culture of the Sixties, 1965-1974

Reassessment and nostalgia : the American empire at bay, 1973-1981

Revival and denial : the American empire on borrowed time 1981-1991

Innovation and sentiment : the culture of the Eighties, 1981-1991

Distraction and prosperity : the post-Cold War era, 1992-2001

Comfort and dread : the American empire in decline, 2001-.

Notes:

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119027461

1119027462

OCLC:

933211554