A History of Our Time: Readings on Postwar America (Third Edition)
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- Synopsis
- This comprehensive, widely-read anthology presents cogent and provocative articles from differing political perspectives on major issues in post-World War II America. The third edition is considerably expanded to include new sections on the origins of the Cold War, the struggle of African-Americans for equality, the feminist movement, and Vietnam. The final section has been completely revised, offering articles on current topics such as the urban underclass, the "greenhouse effect," nuclear arms control, and changing relations with the Soviet Union. In addition to articles by leading historians the editors have chosen first-person accounts by participants in each of the issues under discussion, from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" to Mikhail Gorbechev's historic 1988 speech to the United Nations. With lively introductions to each section providing a context for the articles, this text helps students make sense of the tumultuous world of our time.
- Copyright:
- 1991
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 501 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780195066166
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 04/18/02
- Copyrighted By:
- Oxford University Press, Inc
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Samantha Shaw
- Proofread By:
- BookLady
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.