America since 1945
The American Moment
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Beschreibung
The period from 1945 to the present day may not constitute an American century, but it can be seen as the American Moment: the time when, for good or ill, the United States became the predominant political, military, economic and cultural power in the world. This revised and updated new edition introduces the historic and tumultuous developments in American politics, foreign policy, society and culture during this period. It includes coverage of key recent events, such as the:
• 2008 election of Barack Obama
• Global recession
• war in Iraq and Afghanistan
• rise of the internet
• transformation of American Society and Culture
• changing status of the US in the new millennium
Examining the American Moment in a global context, the authors emphasise the interaction between politics, society and culture. America Since 1945 encourages an awareness of how central currents in art, film, theatre, intellectual history and media have developed alongside an understanding of political, economic and social change.
The period from 1945 to the present day may not constitute an American century, but it can be seen as the American Moment: the time when, for good or ill, the United States became the predominant political, military, economic and cultural power in the world. This revised and updated new edition introduces the historic and tumultuous developments in American politics, foreign policy, society and culture during this period. It includes coverage of key recent events, such as the:
- 2008 election of Barack Obama
- global recession
- protracted war in Iraq and Afghanistan
- rise of the internet
- transformation of American Society and Culture
- challenges of new immigration and multi-culturalism
- changing global status of the US in the new millennium.
Examining the American Moment in a global context, the authors emphasise the interaction between politics, society and culture. America Since 1945 encourages an awareness of how central currents in art, literature, film, theatre, intellectual history and media have developed alongside an understanding of political, economic and social change.
A multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach that draws from political science, international relations, media and cultural studies, and social, intellectual and literary history
Revised and updated in light of the latest scholarship, covering recent events such as the global recession, protracted war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the 2008 election of Barack Obama
Features timelines, illustrations and Further Reading sections to aid study
Autor*in
Paul Levine
Themen in »America since 1945«
American politics Barack Obama Clinton, Bill Cold War cultural studies George W. Bush intellectual history Kennedy, John F. media revolution social change