A Companion to Post-1945 America

Roy Rosenzweig editor Jean-Christophe Agnew editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:29th Aug '02

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A Companion to Post-1945 America is an original collection of 34 essays by key scholars on the history and historiography of Post-1945 America.

  • Covers society and culture, people and movements, politics and foreign policy
  • Surveys and evaluates the best scholarship on every important era and topic
  • Includes book review section on essential readings

“These 34 valuable essays review the current state of historical research on a wide range of issues and contribute to the scholarly study of US history following World War II. The issues reflect the diverse directions that historical inquiry has recently taken … This book will help define the new historiography: highly recommended.” Choice

“This is a gem of a book that will fascinate anyone whose interest in recent US history goes beyond nostalgia and personalities. Broad enough to cover both tourism and the Cold War, it will quickly become required reading for scholars of the period.” Michael Kazin, Georgetown University and co-author, America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s

ISBN: 9780631223252

Dimensions: 257mm x 180mm x 39mm

Weight: 1191g

608 pages