A History of Our Time: Readings on Postwar America

by Beth L. Bailey, William Henry Chafe, Harvard Sitkoff

Book Overview

This popular and comprehensive anthology presents cogent, provocative articles from differing political perspectives on major issues in postwar America. In addition to selections by leading historians, the editors have assembled first-person accounts of various issues by those who have contributed to the shaping of America's rich history, including Bill Clinton, Joseph McCarthy, Anne Moody, Robin Morgan, and Phyllis Schlafly. Providing a balance of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195320360
• ISBN13: 9780195320367
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.2" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Valuable Resource

In this anthology, Chafe and Sitkoff have collected a number of articles that are critical in understanding the major issues in American history during the past 50 years. Despite the broad thematic scope of essays--ranging from post-war foreign policy to the creation of an "urban underclass" during the Reagan administration--the organization and careful editing of the book provide the reader with a clear understanding of America's recent sociopolitical transitions. The lucid and well-written individual essays, submitted by leading historians and well-known political figures, work particularly well alongside the documents and commentaries they are paired with.