{"product_id":"contemporary-america-9781405136402","title":"Contemporary America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis history of America's recent past focuses on the importance of the United States' interaction with the outside world and includes detailed accounts of the presidencies of Reagan, Clinton and George W. Bush.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvidesa substantial account of the dramatic history of America since 1980, covering the Reagan years, the Clinton presidency, the impact of 9\/11, the War on Terror, and the election of Barack Obama\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on both secondary and primary resources, and includes research taken from newspapers, magazines, official documents, and memoirs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a distinguished contemporary historian and a leading historian of the United States\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the growing fragmentation of American society and the increasing distance between rich and poor under the impact of public policies and global forces\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Highly recommended. All levels\/libraries.\" (Choice, 1 October 2011)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeries Editor's Preface.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Losing Control: The United States in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Borrowing as a Way of Life: A Dependent Economy and a Fragmenting Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Strangers in the Land: Open Borders and American Identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Glad Morning Again: A Reagan Revolution?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Reviving and Winning the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Morning After: The Limitations of Conservatism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Gentleman George, Culture Wars, and the Return of Malaise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Groping for a New World Order.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Era of Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Porous Borders and Global Warming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The New Age of Bill Clinton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Democracy for the World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Comeback Kid v. the Gringrich Who Stole Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Since 2001: Decade of Crises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407875121495,"sku":"9781405136402","price":80.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405136402.jpg?v=1730500816","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-america-9781405136402","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}