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Modern American Lives : Individuals and Issues in American History Since 1945.
The individuals presented in these narrative biographies significantly, and sometimes decisively, impacted contemporary American life in a wide range of areas, including national politics, foreign policy, social and political activism, popular and literary culture, sports, and business. The combined...
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Years of Consensus, 1945-1960; 1. Defining the Cold War; George F. Kennan: Architect of Containment; Henry A. Wallace: Champion of the Common Man and Cooperation; 2. Fighting the Cold War at Home; I.F. Stone: Dissenter in an Age of Conformity; J. Edgar Hoover: Fighter Against the Red Menace; 3. The Transformation of Popular Culture; Marilyn Monroe: Symbol of the New Sexuality; Elvis Presley: Rock and Roll Rebel; 4. Outsiders in a Conformist Society. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Jackie Robinson: Racial Torchbearer in the National PastimeAllen Ginsberg: Avatar of the Beats; 5. Defending Democracy in the Nuclear Age; Curtis LeMay: Apostle of Armageddon; C. Wright Mills: Prophet of the New Left; Part II. From Confidence to Crisis, 1960-1980; 6. Civil Rights and Social Justice; Fannie Lou Hamer: Mississippi Freedom Fighter; César Chávez: Guardian of the United Farm Workers Union; 7. Challenges to the Liberal Consensus; Tom Hayden: New Left Activist; Barry Goldwater: Hero of the New Right; 8. 1968: The Hope and the Fear; Robert Kennedy: Herald of the New Politics. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a George C. Wallace: Practitioner of the Politics of Rage9. Implosions: Collapse of the Counterculture and the New Left; Jimi Hendrix: Troubadour of Psychedelia; Bernardine Dohrn: Reformer, Radical, Revolutionary; 10. The Women's Movement: Revolution and Reaction; Gloria Steinem: Feminist Icon; Phyllis Schlafly: Counterrevolutionnary on the Right; Part III. The Search for New Directions, 1980-Present; 11. The Roaring Eighties: Piety and Profit; Jerry Falwell: Standard-Bearer of the Christian Right; Bill Gates: Prophet of Techno-Times; 12. After the Revolution: New Horizons for Black Americans. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Tiger Woods: Golf's Great Black HopeClarence Thomas: Black Conservative in Judicial Robes; 13. America and the New World Order; Paul Wolfowitz: Democratic Imperialist; Noam Chomsky: Radical Gadfly; About the Authors. | |
| 520 | |a The individuals presented in these narrative biographies significantly, and sometimes decisively, impacted contemporary American life in a wide range of areas, including national politics, foreign policy, social and political activism, popular and literary culture, sports, and business. The combined biographical/thematic approach is designed to serve two purposes: to present more substantive biographical information, and to offer a fuller examination of key events and issues. The book is an ideal supplement for undergraduate courses on The United States Since 1945, as well as for courses on Mo. | ||
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