Quest 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521549974
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96060797
Product Key Features
Author
Randall Bennett Woods
Publication Name
Quest for Identity: America since 1945
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
608 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
950g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Randall Bennett Woods
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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