Beschreibung:
This history of America's recent past focuses on the importance of the United States' interaction with the outside world and includes detailed accounts of the presidencies of Reagan, Clinton and George W. Bush.* Provides a substantial account of the dramatic history of America since 1980, covering the Reagan years, the Clinton presidency, the impact of 9/11, the War on Terror, and the election of Barack Obama* Based on both secondary and primary resources, and includes research taken from newspapers, magazines, official documents, and memoirs* Written by a distinguished contemporary historian and a leading historian of the United States* Discusses the growing fragmentation of American society and the increasing distance between rich and poor under the impact of public policies and global forces
Series Editor's PrefacePrefaceAcknowledgments1. Losing Control: The United States in 19802. Borrowing as a Way of Life: A Dependent Economy and a Fragmenting Society3. Strangers in the Land: Open Borders and American Identity4. Glad Morning Again: A Reagan Revolution?5. Reviving and Winning the Cold War6. The Morning After: The Limitations of Conservatism7. Gentleman George, Culture Wars, and the Return of Malaise8. Groping for a New World Order9. The Era of Globalization10. Porous Borders and Global Warming11. The New Age of Bill Clinton12. Democracy for the World13. The Comeback Kid v. the Gringrich Who Stole Christmas14. Since 2001: Decade of CrisesNotesSelect BibliographyIndex