The American Paradox: A History of the United States Since 1945 - Softcover

Gillon, Steven M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1133309852 ISBN 13: 9781133309857

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2012

Synopsis

THE AMERICAN PARADOX emphasizes political participation and popular culture in recent American history. This reader's main theme is the relationship of Americans to their government, for example, how Americans as a people remain skeptical of big government even as they expect it to facilitate large programs such as Social Security. In addition to the author's vivid, accessible writing style, the Third Edition maintains its focus on the tension between popular culture and social realities, the dynamics of minority groups and their place in American society, and the ambivalent feelings of many Americans concerning the U.S.'s role in the world during the postwar period.

About this title

About the Author:

Steve Gillon received his Ph.D. from Brown University. He has taught American cultural and political history at Brown, Yale, and Oxford. While a Professor at Yale, he was awarded the DeVane medal, a teaching award conferred each year by graduating seniors. He currently serves as Dean of the Honors College at the University of Oklahoma, and is Resident Historian at the History Channel. Dr. Gillon's books include THE DEMOCRAT'S DILEMMA: WALTER F. MONDALE AND THE LIBERAL LEGACY and "THAT'S NOT WHAT WE MEANT TO DO": REFORM AND ITS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICA. His most recent book is THE PACT: BILL CLINTON, NEWT GINGRICH, AND THE RIVALRY THAT DEFINED A GENERATION.

Review:

"This is an excellent overview of Post World War II America with good attention to a variety of issues and balanced coverage of social, political, diplomatic and cultural issues."

"This text is extremely well written and readable (I read it cover to cover in 4 days), and extraordinarily informative. The writing style is concise and scintillating."

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1133309852
• ISBN 13: 9781133309857
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 464