The American Century: A History of the United States Since 1941
- ISBN-10
- 0765620669
- ISBN-13
- 9780765620668
- Series
- The American Century
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 377
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- M E Sharpe Incorporated
- Authors
- Nancy Woloch, Walter LaFeber, Richard Polenberg
Description
Revised and updated, this classic text provides a vivid rendering of the United States from World War II into the twenty-first century. The sixth edition includes an all-new Online Learning Center that provides students with illustrations and photos, maps, quizzes, an elaboration of key themes in the book, as well as PowerPoint presentations and a special lecture launcher called "The American Century Revisited."
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