AuthorHeale, M. J
TitleContemporary America : power, dependency, and globalization since 1980 / M.J. Heale
Imprint Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
Edition 1st ed
Descript xiii, 312 p. ; 24 cm

CONTENT

Losing control : the United States in 1980 -- Borrowing as a way of life : a dependent economy and a fragmenting society -- Strangers in the land : open borders and American identity -- Glad morning again : a Reagan revolution? -- Reviving and winning the Cold War -- The morning after : the limitations of conservatism -- Gentleman George, culture wars, and the return of malaise -- Groping for a new world order -- The era of globalization -- Porous borders and global warming -- The new age of Bill Clinton -- Democracy for the world -- The Comeback Kid v. the Gringrich who stole Christmas -- Since 2001 : decade of crises


SUBJECT

  1. United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
  2. United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
  3. United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
  4. United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-

LOCATIONCALL#STATUS
Arts LibraryE839.5 H434C 2011 CHECK SHELVES