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The Rise and Fall of the American Century - The United States from 1890-2009 (Hardcover)
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The Rise and Fall of the American Century - The United States from 1890-2009 (Hardcover)
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From William H. Chafe, the best-selling author of The Unfinished
Journey, comes a new text that offers in-depth and enlightening
coverage of the history of the United States in the twentieth
century. The Rise and Fall of the American Century: The United
States from 1890-2010 describes the rise--and potential fall--of
the U.S., a nation more powerful, more wealthy, and more dominant
than any in human history. It also acknowledges the persistent
challenges the U.S. has faced and continues to face--inequalities
of race, gender, and income that contradict its vision of itself as
"a land of opportunity."
Examining the evolution of the United States since 1890, The Rise
and Fall of the American Century chronicles the varying mood of the
country through its changing presidencies, from the rise of the
metropolis and Teddy Roosevelt in the 1890s to the turbulent era of
the Bush administration at the beginning of the twenty-first
century. By analyzing the shifting moods and social and political
upheavals (both at home and abroad) and the United States's
reactions to these events, the book seeks to understand how the
country both achieved its vision for itself in some ways but failed
to realize it in others. Working in a political framework, Chafe
also provides a strong balance of social and cultural history,
touching on the African-American, Latino, and Asian communities,
the west, and the changing status of women. The book's epilogue
discusses important economic and political events through 2008,
including the financial crisis and the 2008 Presidential Election.
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