03916nam 22006852 450 991082496570332120151005020624.01-107-16863-51-280-48010-60-511-60694-X0-511-22056-10-511-22142-80-511-21949-00-511-32282-80-511-22017-0(CKB)1000000000352133(EBL)261152(OCoLC)560226340(SSID)ssj0000101884(PQKBManifestationID)11128001(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101884(PQKBWorkID)10065324(PQKB)10814440(UkCbUP)CR9780511606946(Au-PeEL)EBL261152(CaPaEBR)ebr10130395(CaONFJC)MIL48010(MiAaPQ)EBC261152(PPN)149755031(EXLCZ)99100000000035213320090910d2006|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAmerica transformed sixty years of revolutionary change, 1941-2001 /Richard M. Abrams[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2006.1 online resource (xix, 345 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-72211-X 0-521-86246-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Privacy14 Liberalism: Ascension and Declension15 The Liberal Democratic Coalition; 16 The Failure Syndrome; 17 The Rise of the New Left and the Birth of Neoconservatism; 18 Right-Wing Ascendancy; 19 The Reagan Revolution; 20 Summary; 21 "The New American Century"; IndexAmerica has seen a multitude of transformations since its founding. This 2006 book examines 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 behavior and attitudes, and disregard for privacy are discussed. Rather than cite historical facts as they occurred, America Transformed analyzes them and offers a fresh and often controversial perspective. Abrams' draws on a wealth of published sources to highlight his original arguments on McCarthyism, the Cold War, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, and Johnson, to name a few topics. The synthesis of information and the depth of insight are simply unparalleled in any other book of American social history from 1941-2001.Social changeUnited StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesHistory1945-United StatesSocial conditions1945-United StatesPolitics and government1945-1989United StatesPolitics and government1989-Social changeHistory973.92Abrams Richard M.126095UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910824965703321America transformed4046605UNINA