Modern American lives : individuals and issues in American history since 1945 /

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Product Description: 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 b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Browne, Blaine T. (Blaine Terry)
Otros Autores: Cottrell, Robert C., 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2008.
Temas:
Since 1900
Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Popular culture > United States > History > 21st century.
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY.
Politics and government
Popular culture
Social conditions
Soziale Situation
United States > History > 1945- > Biography.
United States > Social conditions > 1945-
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-
États-Unis > Histoire > 1945- > Biographies.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 1945-
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1989-
United States
USA
Electronic book.
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • George F. Kennan: architect of containment
  • Henry A. Wallace: champion of the common man and cooperation
  • I.F. Stone: dissenter in an age of conformity
  • J. Edgar Hoover: fighter against the red menace
  • Marilyn Monroe: symbol of the new sexuality
  • Elvis Presley: rock and roll rebel
  • Jackie Robinson: racial torchbearer in the national pastime
  • Allen Ginsberg: avatar of the beats
  • Curtis LeMay: Apostle of Armageddon
  • C. Wright Mills: prophet of the new left
  • Fannie Lou Hunter: Mississippi freedom fighter
  • César Chávez: guardian of the United Farm Workers Union
  • Tom Hayden: new left activist
  • Barry Goldwater: hero of the new right
  • Robert Kennedy: herald of the new politics
  • George C. Wallace: practitioner of the politics of rage
  • Jimi Hendrix: troubadour of psychedelia
  • Bernadine Dohrn: reformer, radical revolutionary
  • Gloria Steinem: feminist icon
  • Phyllis Schafly: counterrevolutionary on the right
  • Jerry Falwell: standard-bearer of the Christian right
  • Bill Gates: prophet of techno times
  • Tiger Woods: golf's great black hope
  • Clarence Thomas: black conservative in judicial robes
  • Paul Wolfowitz: Democratic imperialist
  • Noam Chomsky: radical gadfly.

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