It Seemed Like Nothing Happened: America in the 1970s

by Peter N. Carroll

Book Overview

In this unique, comprehensive history of the 1970s, we learn about international developments: the war in Cambodia, Nixon's trip to China, the oil embargo and resulting gas shortage, the Mayaquez incident, the Camp David accords, the Iranian capture of the U.S. embassy and the taking of hostages, the ill-fated rescue mission. All this signaled a decline in American power and influence. We also learn about domestic politics: Kent State, the Pentagon...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813515386
• ISBN13: 9780813515380
• Release Date: February 1990
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"