Bibliograph

American empire, the rise of a global power, the democratic revolution at home, 1945-2000, Joshua B. Freeman

Type

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American empire, the rise of a global power, the democratic revolution at home, 1945-2000, Joshua B. Freeman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-515) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American empire

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

759911260

Responsibility statement

Joshua B. Freeman

Series statement

The Penguin history of the United States

Sub title

the rise of a global power, the democratic revolution at home, 1945-2000

Summary

A compelling look at the movements and developments that propelled America to world dominance beginning in 1945 and moving through McCarthyism and Vietnam, from the Great Society to Morning in America

Table Of Contents

Prologue: E pluribus unum -- part 1. Pax Americana (1945-1953) -- Power and politics -- Cold War -- Stalemate in Washington -- National security state -- part 2. The high tide of liberal democracy (1954-1974) -- Suburban nation -- "We the Union Army" -- "Hour of maximum danger" -- The democratic revolution -- Apocalypse now -- Sixties to Seventies, dreams to nightmares -- The end of the American century -- pt. 3. The resurrection of corporate capitalism (1975-1989) -- The landscape of decline -- The politics of stagnation -- The corporate revolution -- The Reagan revolution -- Cold War redux -- pt. 4. The new world order (1990-2000) -- "I'm running out of demons" -- Triangulation -- Living large -- Epilogue: America after 9/11

Target audience

adult

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