{"product_id":"quest-for-identity-america-since-1945-paperback-9780521549974","title":"Quest for Identity; America since 1945 (Paperback) 9780521549974","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eQuest for Identity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAmerica since 1945\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA survey of the American experience from the close of World War II, through the Cold War and 9\/11, to 2005 when the book was published.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRandall Bennett Woods (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521549974, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 7 March 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e608 pages, 7 b\/w illus.  13 maps  5 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 3.1 cm, 0.95 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… Woods provides a good read, a comprehensive overview and a useful resource without losing his political and cultural acuity.' International Affairs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eQuest for Identity is a survey of the American experience from the close of World War II, through the Cold War and 9\/11, to the present. It helps students understand postwar American history through a seamless narrative punctuated with accessible analyses. Randall Woods addresses and explains the major themes that punctuate the period: the Cold War, the Civil Rights and Women's Rights movements, and other great changes that led to major realignments of American life.  While political history is emphasized, Woods also discusses in equal measure cultural matters and socio-economic problems. Dramatic new patterns of immigration and migration characterized the period as much as the counterculture, the growth of television and the Internet, the interstate highway system, rock and roll, and the exploration of space. The pageantry, drama, irony, poignancy and humor of the American journey since World War II are all here.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The republic in transition: demobilization and reconversion\u003cbr\u003e 2. The origins of the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e 3. Staying the course: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the politics of moderation\u003cbr\u003e 4. Containing communism and managing the military-industrial complex: the Eisenhower Administration and the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e 5. Capitalism and conformity: American society, 1945–60\u003cbr\u003e 6. Liberalism reborn: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and the politics of activism\u003cbr\u003e 7. The wages of globalism: foreign affairs during the Kennedy-Johnson era\u003cbr\u003e 8. The dividing of America: Vietnam, Black Power, the counterculture, and the election of 1968\u003cbr\u003e 9. Realpolitik or Imperialism? Nixon, Kissinger, and American foreign policy\u003cbr\u003e 10. The limits of expediency: Richard M. Nixon and the American Presidency\u003cbr\u003e 11. From confidence to anxiety: American Society, 1960–80\u003cbr\u003e 12. Governing in a malaise: the presidencies of Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter\u003cbr\u003e 13. The culture of narcissism: the Reagan era\u003cbr\u003e 14. In search of balance: America into the twenty-first century.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Postwar%2020th%20century%20history,%20from%20c%201945%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW3%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW3\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46065972248856,"sku":"9780521549974","price":31.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521549974i.jpg?v=1691408451","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/quest-for-identity-america-since-1945-paperback-9780521549974","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}