ABSTRACT
The individuals presented in these narrative biographies significantly, and sometimes decisively, impacted contemporary American life in a wide range of areas, including national politics, foreign policy, social and political activism, popular and literary culture, sports, and business. The combined biographical/thematic approach is designed to serve two purposes: to present more substantive biographical information, and to offer a fuller examination of key events and issues. The book is an ideal supplement for undergraduate courses on The United States Since 1945, as well as for courses on Modern America and 20th Century America.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |131 pages
The Years of Consensus, 1945–1960
chapter |26 pages
Defining the Cold War
chapter |25 pages
Fighting the Cold War at Home
chapter |27 pages
The Transformation of Popular Culture
chapter |25 pages
Outsiders in a Conformist Society
chapter |26 pages
Defending Democracy in the Nuclear Age
part |135 pages
From Confidence to Crisis, 1960–1980
chapter |25 pages
Civil Rights and Social Justice
chapter |28 pages
Challenges to the Liberal Consensus
chapter |27 pages
1968: The Hope and the Fear
part |96 pages
The Search for New Directions, 1980–Present