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Presents a collection of twenty-six essays by key scholars on the history and historiography of Post-1945 America. The coverage includes family, the media, ethnicity, labor, social movements, politics, and foreign policy. This work is useful for students, historians, and general readers of modern American history."A Companion to Post-1945 America" is an original collection of twenty-six essays by key scholars on the history and historiography of the period. As the twenty-first century begins, post-World War II scholarship joins the historical canon with a wealth of new material. The contributors to this volume are the most prominent scholars in their respective fields, and each essay analyzes and categorizes the historical literature of the post-1945 period over a wide variety of topics. The coverage includes family, the media, ethnicity, labor, social movements, politics, and foreign policy. Each essay contains a select bibliography to guide further research, and the volume includes a review section that focuses on eight popular and influential historical works. For students, historians, and general readers of modern American history, this book is a milestone that will set the standard for post-World War II American historiography. |
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| ISBN-10 : 1405149841 | ISBN-13 : 9781405149846 |
| RRP : £19.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Series Title : Blackwell Companions to American History
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 01/12/2005
Publisher : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Page Length : 608mm
Page Size : 244mm