Cullen, Jim, 1962-

Democratic empire : the United States since 1945 / Jim Cullen. - 1 online resource (473 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Victory and anxiety : World War and Cold War, 1945-1962 -- Conformity and rebellion : American culture and politics, 1945-1963 -- Confidence and agitation : the American empire at high tide, 1960-1965 -- Fulfillment and anger : the American empire in conflict, 1965-1974 -- Experimentation and exhaustion : political culture of the Sixties, 1965-1974 -- Reassessment and nostalgia : the American empire at bay, 1973-1981 -- Revival and denial : the American empire on borrowed time 1981-1991 -- Innovation and sentiment : the culture of the Eighties, 1981-1991 -- Distraction and prosperity : the post-Cold War era, 1992-2001 -- Comfort and dread : the American empire in decline, 2001-.

9781119027461 (e-book)


United States--History--1945-
United States--Social conditions--1945-
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
United States--Politics and government--1989-


Electronic books.

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