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Book SynopsisIn the brief biographical essays of The Human Tradition in America since 1945, students will meet a wide range of diverse individuals-both men and women, rich and poor, powerful and vulnerable-who represent key elements of post-World War II America.
Trade ReviewThis collection of essays by established and younger scholars presents history as it was lived (and should be written): with a mélange of elite and average peoples' perspectives. All were activists for change who, whatever their position in and outside of the power structure, knew how to leverage their particular talents. Theirs is a story of the individual identifying problems, struggling for a hearing, and triumphing for the cause. The authors have provided a great service by giving us the voices of a range of participants who shaped the epic Cold war. By doing so, this book brings together the best of political, social, and cultural history. -- Thomas W. Zeiler, author of Ambassadors in Pinstripes: The Spalding World Baseball Tour and the Birth of the American Empire
With insight and verve, the authors of these essays tell the life stories of a striking variety of significant figures in politics, international affairs, and movements for social justice. Whether prominent or less familiar, activists or wielders of established power, the notable individuals in The Human Tradition in America since 1945 all show that, ultimately, people make history. -- Chester Pach, Ohio University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Global Power and Social Revolution since 1945 Part 2 I Cold War Globalism and the Rise of the National Security State Chapter 3 John J. McCloy: Architect of the American Century Chapter 4 General Andrew Jackson Goodpaster: Managing National Security Chapter 5 Wesley Fishel and Vietnam: "A Special Kind of Friend" Part 6 II Domestic Reactions to American Globalism Chapter 7 Father Daniel J. Berrigan: The FBI's Most Wanted Peace Activist Chapter 8 Jerry McCuistion: POW Wife and Public Activist Chapter 9 Clement J. Zablocki: The Politics of Personality and Presidential Power Part 10 III Social Change in the Cold War Era Chapter 11 Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Cold Ware Politics of Gender Chapter 12 Daisy Bates: The Struggle for Racial Equality Chapter 13 Mary Crow Dog: A Story of the American Indian Movement and the United States Chapter 14 Alix Kates Shulman: Novelist, Feminist, Twentieth-Century Woman Part 15 IV Politics in Cold War America Chapter 16 Jacob M. Arvey: Post-World War II Political Reform Chapter 17 Charles W. Thayer: Purged from the State Department Chapter 18 John Dean: The Watergate Scandal Chapter 19 David Stockman: Reagan's Revolutionary Chapter 20 Index
