American Empire: The Rise of a Global Power, the Democratic Revolution at Home, 1945-2000

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Joshua Freeman Eric Foner

American Empire

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The Rise of a Global Power, the Democratic Revolution at Home, 1945-2000

Joshua Freeman, Eric Foner

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Penguin
25 September 2013

History; History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

Series: The Penguin History of the United States

A landmark history of postwar America and the second volume in the Penguin History of the United States series, edited by Eric Foner In this momentous work, acclaimed labor historian Joshua B. Freeman presents an epic portrait of the United States in the latter half of the twentieth century, revealing a nation galvanized by change even as conflict seethed within its borders. Beginning in 1945, he charts the astounding rise of the labor movement and its pitched struggle with the bastions of American capitalism in the 1940s and '50s, untangling the complicated threads between the workers' agenda and that of the civil rights and women's movements.

Through the lens of civil rights, the Cold War struggle, and the labor movement, American Empire teaches us something profound about our past while illuminating the issues that continue to animate American political discourse today.

A landmark history of postwar America and the second volume in the Penguin History of the United States series, edited by Eric Foner In this momentous work, acclaimed labor historian Joshua B. Freeman presents an epic portrait of the United States in the latter half of the twentieth century, revealing a nation galvanized by change even as conflict seethed within its borders. Beginning in 1945, he charts the astounding rise of the labor movement and its pitched struggle with the bastions of American capitalism in the 1940s and '50s, untangling the complicated threads between the workers' agenda and that of the civil rights and women's movements.

Through the lens of civil rights, the Cold War struggle, and the labor movement, American Empire teaches us something profound about our past while illuminating the issues that continue to animate American political discourse today.

By: Joshua Freeman
Series edited by: Eric Foner
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 526g
ISBN: 9780143123491
ISBN 10: 0143123491
Series: The Penguin History of the United States
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 25 September 2013
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joshua B. Freeman is a professor of history at Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY. He is the author of Working-Class New York. He lives in New York City.

Reviews for American Empire: The Rise of a Global Power, the Democratic Revolution at Home, 1945-2000

Ambitious and imaginative -- Kirkus Reviews A supremely intelligent narrative. -- Michael Kazin Compellingly readable and often passionate. - The Nation The best grand synthesis of postwar U.S. history we have. -- Mike Wallce, Pulitzer-Prize winning coauthor of Gotham