The Unfinished Journey: America Since World War II - Softcover

Chafe, William H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195116186 ISBN 13: 9780195116182

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1998

Synopsis

This popular and classic text chronicles America's roller-coaster journey through the decades since World War II. Considering both the paradoxes and the possibilities of post-war America, Chafe portrays the significant cultural and political themes which have colored our country's past and present, including issues of race, class, gender, foreign policy, and economic and social reform. Chafe examines such subjects as the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, the origins and the end of the Cold War, the culture of the 1970s, the Reagan years, and the Perot phenomenon and the rise of the independent third party as a major force in presidential politics. This new edition has been updated to include an entirely new chapter on the Clinton presidency as well as an expanded discussion of the recent cultural and political issues facing America today. A thoroughly revised epilogue offers a compelling and controversial final commentary on Americas past and its future. Brilliantly written by a prize-winning historian, this fourth edition of The Unfinished Journey continues to be an essential text for all students of recent American history.

About this title

About the Author:

William H. Chafe, Professor of History and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Duke University.

Review:

"Very clear and balanced coverage."--Glenn L. Smygart, Tennessee Temple University

"Excellent coverage; written with passion; strong on women's movement, superb on African-American history. I appreciate the emphasis on the critical social changes of the post-war era."--James J. Lorence, University of Wisconsin

Praise for the previous edition

"Provides all the necessary details, critical when it is appropriate, insightful, informative!"--James Edmonson, Emmanuel College

"Chafe presents Americana, its strengths and fears, its pock marks and its beauty along with its unity and diversity. It's a wonderful resource for our class!"--Barbara Boe, Carthage College

"The chapter on the Sixties and the material on the women's movement are excellent. The book is superbly written."--Edward Wheat, University of Southern Mississippi

"Chafes book is concise, while at the same time being extremely informative. It is one of the best, if not the best, history for this time period. A masterful job of weaving all facets of the American experience together. "--F. Muslimeci, Mohave Community College

"The Unfinished Journey still makes our students feel the history of the postwar era and is unsurpassed for the civil rights coverage. "--Mollie C. Davis, Queens College

"Concise, well-written and ties together many disparate threads. A masterful synthesis, written in the grand style, and reading almost like a novel."--Roger Hamburg, University of Indiana at South Bend

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0195116186
• ISBN 13: 9780195116182
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 592