America transformed : sixty years of revolutionary change, 1941-2001

America transformed : sixty years of revolutionary change, 1941-2001 / Richard M. Abrams.

An examination of the period 1941 2001 during which time the character of American life changed rapidly, culminating in the shattering of the Liberal Democratic coalition. Revolutions in the areas of affluence, foreign policy, the military, business systems, racial relations, gender roles, sexual be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abrams, Richard M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Since 1900
Social change > United States > History > 20th century.
HISTORY.
Politics and government
Social change
Social conditions
Politischer Wandel
Sozialer Wandel
Sociale verandering.
Gesellschaft > USA > Geschichte 1945-2000.
Sozialer Wandel > USA > Geschichte 1945-2000.
Sozialer Wandel > Politischer Wandel > USA > Geschichte > 1941-2001.
United States > History > 1945-
United States > Social conditions > 1945-
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-
United States
USA
Verenigde Staten.
USA > Sozialer Wandel > Politischer Wandel > Geschichte > 1941-2001.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; The Transformation of Science and Medicine; Effects of the Revolutions; Acknowledgments; 1 "The American Century"; 2 Before the Revolutions; 3 The Challenge of Power; 4 The Inflation of Moral Possibilities; 5 The Generational Chasm; 6 Affluence; 7 From Isolation to International Hegemonic Power; 8 The Rise of the Military in American Society; 9 The Reorganization of American Business; 10 The Revolution in Racial Relations; 11 The Revolution in Gender-Based Roles; 12 The Revolution in Sexual Behavior; 13 The Demise of Privacy.

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