LEADER 03916nam 22006852 450 001 9910784345703321 005 20151005020624.0 010 $a1-107-16863-5 010 $a1-280-48010-6 010 $a0-511-60694-X 010 $a0-511-22056-1 010 $a0-511-22142-8 010 $a0-511-21949-0 010 $a0-511-32282-8 010 $a0-511-22017-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000352133 035 $a(EBL)261152 035 $a(OCoLC)560226340 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000101884 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11128001 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101884 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10065324 035 $a(PQKB)10814440 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511606946 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL261152 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10130395 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL48010 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC261152 035 $a(PPN)149755031 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000352133 100 $a20090910d2006|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAmerica transformed $esixty years of revolutionary change, 1941-2001 /$fRichard M. Abrams$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2006. 215 $a1 online resource (xix, 345 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-72211-X 311 $a0-521-86246-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 Privacy 327 $a14 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"; Index 330 $aAmerica 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. 606 $aSocial change$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$y1945- 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y1945- 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1945-1989 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1989- 615 0$aSocial change$xHistory 676 $a973.92 700 $aAbrams$b Richard M.$0126095 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784345703321 996 $aAmerica transformed$93676794 997 $aUNINA