On the Edge The United States in the Twentieth Century

Name: On the Edge The United States in the Twentieth Century
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ISBN: 9780534571863

ISBN-10: 0534571867

ISBN-13: 9780534571863

Edition: 3rd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: David A. Horowitz, Peter N. Carroll

List price: $154.95

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This overview of twentieth-century American history gives special emphasis to social and cultural history. David Horowitz and Peter N. Carroll, both respected teachers and scholars of U.S. history, take a balanced approach to all aspects of the socio-cultural spectrum, giving students objective insight into the experiences of women, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Asian-Americans, evangelical Christians, populists, working people, and other peoples affected by the events of this fascinating period in history. The authors include numerous tables, charts, photographs, and biographical inserts to give students further perspective on the events they discuss.

Book details

List price: $154.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 6/28/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 6.46" wide x 9.21" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Peter N. Carroll is Chair of the Board of Governors of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. He is the author or editor of fifteen books, including The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade: Americans in the Spanish Civil War andThe Good Fight Continues: World War II Letters from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (NYU Press, 2006), co-edited with Michael Nash and Melvin Small.



Prologue



Life at the Start of the 20th Century



The Politics of Progressive Reform, 1896-1912



Wilsonian Reform and Global Order, 1912-1920



The Politics and Culture of the Jazz Age 1920-1928



The Great Depression and New Deal Reform 1929-1936



Democratic Capitalism and the Liberal State, 1937-1941



World War II: the War Against Fascism and the Search for Global Order



The Search for Security, 1945-1954



Republican Leadership and the Anticommunist Crusade, 1950-1954



Eisenhower?s Troubled Consensus, 1954-1960



The Age of Liberal Activisim, 1960-1965



Polarized America: Racial Turmoil and Vietnam, 1965-1968



The Embattled Presidency, 1968-1976



Struggling Giant: the Carter and Reagan Years, 1976-1988



The Turn to Centrism: Bush, Clinton and Bush, 1988-2003