| A History of Our Time: Readings on Postwar America Contributor(s): Chafe, William H. (Editor), Sitkoff, Harvard (Editor), Bailey, Beth (Editor) |
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ISBN: 019976364X ISBN-13: 9780199763641 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $116.81 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 973.92 |
| LCCN: 2011038918 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.40 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A History of Our Time, Eighth Edition, offers selections by leading historians as well as first-person accounts of various issues by people who have contributed to the shaping of America's rich history, including Bill Clinton, Joseph McCarthy, Anne Moody, Robin Morgan, and Phyllis Schlafly. Providing a balance of diverse political viewpoints, the documents include the voices of men and women of African American, European American, Asian American, and Latino/a descent. Taking into consideration events of the last four years--including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden--the eighth edition of A History of Our Time offers a clearer, more encompassing view of the United States' collective history. |