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Robert Griffith - Major Problems in American History Since 1945 - 9781133944140 - V9781133944140
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Major Problems in American History Since 1945

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Description for Major Problems in American History Since 1945 Paperback. Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, this book introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in US history. It serves as the primary anthology for the Post-1945 US History course. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 750.
Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, the Major Problems in American History series introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. This reader serves as the primary anthology for the Post-1945 U.S. History course, Comprehensive topical coverage includes the Cold War; the cultural and political movements of the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s; Vietnam; the return of conservatism; globalization; life in the new information age; the post-Cold War era; and race and ethnicity. The Fourth Edition extends its consideration of the period since the 1960s by adding two entirely new chapters and ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Belmont, CA, United States
ISBN
9781133944140
SKU
V9781133944140
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About Robert Griffith
Natasha Zaretsky is an Associate Professor of History at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She earned her Ph.D. from Brown University. Her book, No Direction Home: the American Family and the Fear of National Decline, 1968-1980 (University of North Carolina Press, 2007), explores the place of the family in debates about American national decline, 1968-1980. Her articles and essays have ... Read more

Reviews for Major Problems in American History Since 1945
1.THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR ERA. Documents. Confronting the Implications of the Atomic Bomb, May 1945. U.S. Diplomat George F. Kennan Warns of an Implacable Enemy, 1946. Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace Urges a Conciliatory Approach, 1946. Soviet Ambassador Nikolai Novikov Reports on the U.S. Drive for World Supremacy, September 1946. President Harry S. Truman Declares World Split ... Read more

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