This reader for courses in recent American history emphasizes political participation and popular culture. Its main theme is the relationship of Americans to their government, for example, how Americans as a people remain skeptical of big government even as they expect it to facilitate large programs such as Social Security. The Second Edition features a range of content enhancements, including increased coverage of events from 1970 to the present. In addition to the author's vivid, accessible writing style, the text maintains its focus on the tension between popular culture and social realities, the dynamics of minority groups and their place in American society, and the ambivalent feelings of many Americans concerning the U.S.'s role in the world during the postwar period.
- ISBN10 0618660860
- ISBN13 9780618660865
- Publish Date 20 July 2006 (first published December 2003)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 19 September 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Houghton Mifflin
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 480
- Language English