The Unfinished Journey: America Since World War II

by WilliamH.Chafe (Author)

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  2002

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  This popular and classic text chronicles America's roller-coaster journey through the decades since World War II. Considering both the paradoxes and the possibilities of post-war America, Chafe portrays the significant cultural and political themes which have shaped the country's past and present, including issues of race, class, gender, foreign policy, and economic and social reform. Chafe examines such subjects as the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights movement, the origins and the end of the Cold War, the culture of the 1970s, the Reagan years, the Clinton presidency, and the events of September 11th and their aftermath.

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  1995

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  In this new edition, the author updates the discussion of cultural and political issues. He examines the proliferation of the underclasses and the persistence of race as a factor in American life. On the political front, he examines the 1992 presidential elections, the Perot phenomenon and the rise of the independent third party as a major force in presidential politics. Finally, he discusses the effects that the ending of the Cold War has had on US politics.