Beschreibung:
This history of America's recent past focuses on theimportance of the United States' interaction with the outsideworld and includes detailed accounts of the presidencies of Reagan,Clinton and George W. Bush.* Provides a substantial account of the dramatic history ofAmerica since 1980, covering the Reagan years, the Clintonpresidency, the impact of 9/11, the War on Terror, and the electionof Barack Obama* Based on both secondary and primary resources, and includesresearch taken from newspapers, magazines, official documents, andmemoirs* Written by a distinguished contemporary historian and a leadinghistorian of the United States* Discusses the growing fragmentation of American society and theincreasing distance between rich and poor under the impact ofpublic policies and global forces
Series Editor's Preface.Preface.Acknowledgments.1 Losing Control: The United States in 1980.2 Borrowing as a Way of Life: A Dependent Economy and aFragmenting Society.3 Strangers in the Land: Open Borders and American Identity.4 Glad Morning Again: A Reagan Revolution?5 Reviving and Winning the Cold War.6 The Morning After: The Limitations of Conservatism.7 Gentleman George, Culture Wars, and the Return of Malaise.8 Groping for a New World Order.9 The Era of Globalization.10 Porous Borders and Global Warming.11 The New Age of Bill Clinton.12 Democracy for the World.13 The Comeback Kid v. the Gringrich Who Stole Christmas.14 Since 2001: Decade of Crises.Notes.Select Bibliography.Index.