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Reading the twentieth century : documents in American history /
The focus of Reading the Twentieth Century is on the role of the United States in the world in the twentieth century, after the nation became a major world player. Readings include public documents, memoirs, and media comments, many of which have never been published before. The book is structured i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
c2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue. Dawning of the Twentieth Century--Acquisition of an Empire; Chapter 01. War and Peace; Chapter 02. Affluence, Anxiety, and Hard Times; Chapter 03. The New Deal; Chapter 04. World War II; Chapter 05. The Cold War; Chapter 06. The Civil Rights Movement; Chapter 07. A New Society; Chapter 08. American Society in Flux; Chapter 09. Continuing Crises; Chapter 10. High Tech; Chapter 11. The Culmination of the Cold War; Postscript. Crises at Century's End: The Clinton Impeachment and the 9/11 Attacks; Index; About the Author.