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A History of Our Time

Readings on Postwar America
Eighth edition
Edited by William H. Chafe, Harvard Sitkoff and Beth Bailey

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20th Century America

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Twentieth-Century America

A Brief History
Thomas C. Reeves
ISBN13: 9780195044843ISBN10: 0195044843 Paperback , 320 pages
May 2000,  In Stock

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$52.95 (04)
A comprehensive account of twentieth century America in a brief and readable form
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Perspectives on Modern America

Making Sense of the Twentieth Century
Edited by Harvard Sitkoff
ISBN13: 9780195128659ISBN10: 0195128656 Paperback , 336 pages
Aug 2000,  In Stock

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$47.95 (04)
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A History of Our Time

Readings on Postwar America
Eighth edition
Edited by William H. Chafe, Harvard Sitkoff and Beth Bailey
ISBN13: 9780199763641ISBN10: 019976364X Paperback , 448 pages
Nov 2011,  In Stock

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$52.95 (04)
This popular and comprehensive anthology presents cogent, provocative sources from differing perspectives on major issues in postwar America
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The Rise and Fall of the American Century

The United States from 1890-2009
William H. Chafe
ISBN13: 9780195382624ISBN10: 0195382625 Paperback , 336 pages
Dec 2008,  In Stock

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$56.95 (04)
This engaging analysis by renowned historian William H. Chafe looks at America's rise to world prominence in the midst of both domestic and international challenges.
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Long Time Gone

Sixties America Then and Now
Edited by Alexander Bloom
ISBN13: 9780195125153ISBN10: 0195125150 Paperback , 256 pages
Apr 2001,  In Stock

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$39.95 (06)
A fascinating look at a crucial era in American history
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The Pursuit of Fairness

A History of Affirmative Action
Terry H. Anderson
ISBN13: 9780195182453ISBN10: 0195182456 Paperback , 344 pages
May 2005,  In Stock

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$19.95 (01)
The first concise, balanced, and engaging history of affirmative action.
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The Unfinished Journey

America Since World War II
Seventh Edition
William H. Chafe
ISBN13: 9780199760251ISBN10: 019976025X Paperback , 640 pages
Sep 2010,  In Stock

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$66.95 (04)
This popular and classic text chronicles America's roller-coaster journey through the decades since World War II