Contemporary America
by Duncan, Russell; Goddard, JosephEdition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-10-15
Publisher(s): Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary
This book is a broad-ranging and lively introduction to all aspects of life in America. This third edition takes account of the 2008 presidential elections and examines the state of the nation after George W. Bush.
Author Biography
RUSSELL DUNCAN is Professor of American History and Social Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. JOSEPH GODDARD teaches American Politics, Society and History at the English Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Table of Contents
| List of Figures, Maps, Illustrations, Tables, and Boxes | p. viii |
| Acknowledgments to the Third Edition | p. xi |
| List of Abbreviations | p. xii |
| Map of the United States of America: States and State Capitals | p. xv |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| History | p. 5 |
| The Rise of a Nation | p. 6 |
| The Rise to Power | p. 16 |
| From Isolation to Superpower | p. 21 |
| The Cold War | p. 25 |
| The 1990s | p. 32 |
| The Twenty-First Century | p. 34 |
| Land and People | p. 37 |
| The Land | p. 39 |
| The People | p. 45 |
| Regions | p. 50 |
| Immigration | p. 65 |
| Government | p. 73 |
| The Constitution | p. 74 |
| The Federal System | p. 78 |
| The Branches of Government | p. 82 |
| The Political System | p. 103 |
| The 2008 Election | p. 103 |
| Participatory Democracy | p. 104 |
| Political Parties | p. 111 |
| Politics | p. 118 |
| Society | p. 132 |
| Class | p. 132 |
| The American Family | p. 138 |
| Women | p. 142 |
| Race | p. 146 |
| Crime and Punishment | p. 149 |
| Religion, Education, and Social Policy | p. 157 |
| Religion | p. 157 |
| Education | p. 171 |
| Social Services | p. 184 |
| Culture | p. 191 |
| Diversity | p. 191 |
| The Rise of American Culture | p. 194 |
| Advertising | p. 195 |
| Leisure Time | p. 197 |
| Print Media | p. 200 |
| Mass Entertainment | p. 202 |
| Government Activities | p. 207 |
| The World Wide Web | p. 209 |
| Sports | p. 211 |
| The Arts | p. 215 |
| Popular Music | p. 218 |
| The Economy | p. 221 |
| The US Domestic Economy | p. 223 |
| Labor Unions | p. 231 |
| Business and Industry | p. 233 |
| Government and Business | p. 235 |
| The Global Marketplace | p. 242 |
| The Dollar, the Trade Deficit, and the Crash of 2008 | p. 246 |
| Foreign Policy | p. 250 |
| Separation of Powers and Foreign Policy | p. 252 |
| The Administration of Foreign Policy | p. 253 |
| History of Foreign Policy | p. 255 |
| The Cold War, 1945-90 | p. 258 |
| The New World Order | p. 264 |
| The Bush Administration | p. 268 |
| 11 September 2001 | p. 269 |
| The War in Iraq | p. 275 |
| Prospects for the Twenty-First Century | p. 279 |
| A Glance Backward | p. 281 |
| A Leap Forward | p. 281 |
| Appendix: Constitution of the United States | p. 284 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 299 |
| America on the Internet | p. 303 |
| Bibliography | p. 305 |
| Index | p. 326 |
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