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An edition of American dreams: the United States since 1945 (2010)

American dreams

the United States since 1945

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From bestselling historian H. W. Brands, an incisive chronicle of the events and trends that guided--and sometimes misguided--our nation from the A-bomb to the iPhone. Ultimately Brands captures the national experience through the last six decades and reveals the still-unfolding legacy of dreams born out of a global cataclysm.

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Penguin Press
Language
English
Pages
420

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Social conditions American National characteristics History National characteristics, american United states, history, 1945- United states, social conditions, 1945-

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United States

Times

1945-
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Table of Contents

pt. 1. Visions of omnipotence : 1945-1965
Last one standing : 1945-1946
The war that never ended : 1946-1948
Agnostics and believers : 1949-1954
The golden age of the middle class : 1955-1960
Abraham Lincoln walks at midnight : 1961-1965
pt. 2. The twilight of liberalism : 1965-1986
Paved with good intentions : 1965-1968
The triumph of cynicism : 1968-1974
Days of malaise : 1974-1979
South by southwest : 1979-1983
Fire or Iceland : 1983-1986
pt. 3. Silicon schemes and global connections : 1987-2009
History without end : 1987-1991
The good old bad old days : 1992-1996
Culture clash : 1996-2000
Blowback : 2000-2004
Still dreaming : 2005-2009.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.9
Library of Congress
E741 .B685 2010, E741.B685 2010

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
420

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23944733M
ISBN 13
9781594202629
LCCN
2009046862
OCLC/WorldCat
466335886

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OL15304421W

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