Publication

2005 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England

Language

English

Word Count

148,250 words, Guess

Page Count

593 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • DDC973.92
  • LCCE741 .W88 2005

Description

Quest for Identity is a survey of the American experience from the close of World War II, through the Cold War and 9/11, to the present. It helps students understand postwar American history through a seamless narrative punctuated with accessible analyses. Randall Woods addresses and explains the major themes that punctuate the period: the Cold War, the Civil Rights and Women's Rights movements, and other great changes that led to major realignments of American life. While political history is emphasized, Woods also discusses in equal measure cultural matters and socio-economic problems. Dramatic new patterns of immigration and migration characterized the period as much as the counterculture, the growth of television and the Internet, the interstate highway system, rock and roll, and the exploration of space. The pageantry, drama, irony, poignancy, and humor of the American journey since World War II are all here.

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Other Editions

  • Quest for identity: America since 1945Cambridge University Press2005-01-01

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