The Unfinished Journey: America Since World War II / Edition 8

by William H. Chafe

Overview

Brilliantly written by a prize-winning historian, The Unfinished Journey, Eighth Edition, considers both the paradoxes and the possibilities of postwar America. William H. Chafe portrays the significant cultural and political themes that have colored our country's past and present, including issues of race, class, gender, foreign policy, and economic and social reform.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199347995
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/11/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	672
Sales rank:	942,590
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

William H. Chafe is Alice Mary Baldwin Professor of History Emeritus at Duke University. He is a former president of the Organization of American Historians and his books have been recognized with the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award (1981), the Sidney Hillman Book Award (1994), and the Lillian Smith Book Award (2003).

Table of Contents

Preface     ix
The War Years     1
Origins of the Cold War     29
Truman and the Cold War     51
"The Other Half of the Walnut": Social Reform and Activism in the Postwar Years     74
The Paradox of Change: American Society in the Postwar Years     105
The Civil Rights Movement: "The Gods Bring Threads to Webs Begun"     140
John F. Kennedy: The Reality and the Myth     170
LBJ: The Trial of Consensus     212
Vietnam-The Early Years     237
"Lyndon's War"     262
Coming Apart at Home     290
1968     329
"Bringing Us Together"     365
New Rules, Old Realities: The Continuing Intersection of Gender, Class, and Race in the Seventies     412
The Reagan Years     450
The 1990s: A Referendum on the Post-World War II Years     476
2000 and Beyond     521
Epilogue     571
Bibliographical Essay     577
Index     598

Editorial Reviews

"The Unfinished Journey has a strong narrative momentum, creating a desire to 'find out what happens next.'"—Jeffrey Crane, Sam Houston State University

"The Unfinished Journey offers a compelling and comprehensive narrative while also offering an analytical element missing in most textbooks."—Robyn Rosen, Marist College

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