LEADER 04431nam 2200613 450 001 9910453465803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4616-3638-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000001142772 035 $a(EBL)1385099 035 $a(OCoLC)858231004 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000983722 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12487426 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000983722 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11011299 035 $a(PQKB)11161926 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1385099 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1385099 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10915945 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL553137 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001142772 100 $a20140905h20062006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA time of paradox $eAmerica since 1890 /$fGlen Jeansonne with David Luhrssen 210 1$aLanham, Maryland ;$aOxford, England :$cRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,$d2006. 210 4$dİ2006 215 $a1 online resource (575 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-7425-3377-8 311 $a0-7425-3376-X 327 $aTitle Page; Copyriht Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue to A Time of Paradox: America since 1890; Prelude: The 1890s: Bridge to the Twentieth Century; PART I An Era of Awakening, 1900-1919; Prologue; Time Line; Chapter 1 TR, Taft, and the Progressive Impulse; Chapter 2 America Looks Outward, 1900-1912; Chapter 3 Nations within: The Experiences of Immigrants, Minorities, and Workers; Chapter 4 A Culture Awakening, 1900-1919; Jim Thorpe: Victory and Defeat 327 $aChapter 5 Wilson, Reform, and the Coming of War Edward M. House: The Quiet Campaigner Jeannette Rankin: Warrior for PeaceEdward M. House: The Quiet Campaigner; Jeannette Rankin: Warrior for Peace; Chapter 6 From World War to Lost Peace; Bibliographic Essay; PART II An Era of Trial and Triumph, 1920-1945; Prologue; Time Line; Chapter 7 The 1920s: Decade of Fear, Decade of Excess; Chapter 8 Republicanism from Prosperity to the Great Depression Samuel Insult: Napoleon Abdicates; Samuel Insult: Napoleon Abdicates; Chapter 9 Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal 327 $aFather Divine: ""God, Harlem, U.S.A.""Chapter 10 Culture: Revolt and Retreat; Chapter 11 Interwar Diplomacy; Chapter 12 World War II: Home Front and Battlefront, 1941-1945; Paul Tibbets: A Fateful Flight; Bibliographic Essay; PART III An Era of Uncertainty, 1945-1968; Prologue; Time Line; Chapter 13 The Fair Deal and the Cold War, 1945-1952; Jackie Robinson: Champion; Chapter 14 Peace and Peril, 1953-1960; Chapter 15 The Affluent Society; Chapter 16 Cultural Dissent; Charles Van Doren: The Man for the Role; Janis Joplin: A Turbulent Life for Tubulent Times 327 $aChapter 17 New Frontiers, New Anxieties at Home, 1961-1968Chapter 18 Foreign Anxieties, 1961-1968; Bibliographic Essay; PART IV An Era of Diversity, since 1969; Prologue; Time Line; Chapter 19 The Nixon Years, 1969-1974; Chapter 20 Healing and Malaise: The Ford and Carter Administrations; Barbara Jordan: A Voice That Commands Respect; Chapter 21 The Reagan Rebellion; Chapter 22 A Culture of Diversity; Madonna: Material Girl in a Material Age; Chapter 23 ""Can We All Get Along?"": The Soul of the Nation; Cesar Chavez: Organizing the Poor; Chapter 24 From George Bush to George W. Bush 327 $aPostlude: The Presidency of George W. BushBibliographic Essay; Epilogue: A Time of Paradox; Index; About the Author 330 $aIn this lively and provocative synthesis, historian Glen Jeansonne explores the people events that shaped America in the twentieth century. Comprehensive in scope, A Time of Paradox analyzes the political, diplomatic, social and cultural developments of the last century while focusing on the diverse and sometimes contradictory human experiences that characterized this dynamic period in American history. 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$y20th century$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xCivilization$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a973.91 700 $aJeansonne$b Glen$f1946-$0858328 702 $aLuhrssen$b David 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453465803321 996 $aA time of paradox$92059333 997 $aUNINA