The Urban Nation, 1920-1980 (American Century Series) - Softcover

Mowry, George E & Brownell, Blaine A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809001489 ISBN 13: 9780809001484

Publisher: Hill & Wang, 1981

Synopsis

The Urban Nation is an interpretive survey of the history of the United States since World War I that emphasizes the increasingly complex character of American society in an increasingly complex world. The original edition, published in 1965, covered the years up to 1960. This revised edition, which discusses domestic and foreign affairs, provides coverage of the twenty years since 1960 - including events and personalities connected with the cultural turmoil of the 1960's, the civil-rights revolution, the urban crisis, the Vietnam War, Watergate, the nuclear-arms race, and new challenges in social organization, politics, and energy and natural resources. The entire book has been revised in the light of the most recent scholarship, and new material on cities, the impact of technology, and foreign affairs has been added. Organized along the dual themes of urbanization and the development of a mass-consumption economy, the book retains the graceful and perceptive analyses of politics and presidential administrations that characterized the first edition. The sections on cultural and intellectual currents have been expanded and extended.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hill & Wang
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0809001489
• ISBN 13: 9780809001484
• Binding: Paperback