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Contemporary America: Power, Dependency, and Globalization since 1980
M. J. Heale
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Description for Contemporary America: Power, Dependency, and Globalization since 1980
Paperback. The contemporary history of the United States has been shaped by the country's interaction and relationships with the outside world. This book focuses on American political and socioeconomic history in this 'internationalizing' context, and includes detailed accounts of the presidencies of Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
This history of America’s recent past focuses on the importance of the United States’ interaction with the outside world and includes detailed accounts of the presidencies of Reagan, Clinton and George W. Bush.
This history of America’s recent past focuses on the importance of the United States’ interaction with the outside world and includes detailed accounts of the presidencies of Reagan, Clinton and George W. Bush.
- Provides a substantial account of the dramatic history of America since 1980, covering the Reagan years, the Clinton presidency, the impact of 9/11, the War on Terror, and the election of Barack Obama
- Based on both secondary and primary resources, and includes research taken from newspapers, magazines, official documents, and memoirs
- Written by a distinguished contemporary historian and a leading historian of the United States
- Discusses the growing fragmentation of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell History of the Contemporary World
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405136419
SKU
V9781405136419
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About M. J. Heale
Michael Heale is Professor Emeritus of American History at Lancaster University, and on retirement became Senior Associate Fellow at the Rothermere American Institute at Oxford. His published works focus primarily on political history, and include McCarthy’s Americans: Red Scare Politics in State and Nation, 1935-1965 (1998), The Sixties in America: History, Politics and Protest (2001), and Twentieth-Century America: Politics and ... Read more
Reviews for Contemporary America: Power, Dependency, and Globalization since 1980
"Highly recommended. All levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 October 2011)