American empire, the rise of a global power, the democratic revolution at home, 1945-2000, Joshua B. Freeman
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American empire, the rise of a global power, the democratic revolution at home, 1945-2000, Joshua B. Freeman
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-515) and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
American empire
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bibliography
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759911260
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Joshua B. Freeman
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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 -- pt. 1. Pax Americana (1945-1953) -- Power and politics -- Cold War -- Stalemate in Washington -- National security state -- pt. 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
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- Economic history
- Diplomatic relations
- Politics and government
- History
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- History -- 1945-
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
- United States -- Economic conditions
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Foreign relations
- United States
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-
- Since 1945
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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- Economic history
- Diplomatic relations
- Politics and government
- History
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- History -- 1945-
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
- United States -- Economic conditions
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Foreign relations
- United States
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-
- Since 1945
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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