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First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 266 pages). |
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| Series |
America in the twentieth century |
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America in the twentieth century.
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| Contents |
Introduction: the end of the 1980s -- America in the Gulf and Bush's limited domestic agenda, 1990-1992 -- The 1992 campaign, why Bush lost, and how Clinton won -- The domestic Clinton, 1993-1996 -- The United States and genocide -- Prosperity and poverty in an age of global capitalism -- Science and technology -- Pop culture -- Race relations -- LGBT and women's rights -- Conclusion: the Clinton administration, 1996-2000. |
| Summary |
This book is a survey treatment of the 1990s. The trajectory of the narrative follows from the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This book seeks to give a voice to historically marginalized communities, while providing an overview of the 1990s. The analysis includes examinations of: the end of the 1980s, America's War in the Gulf, Bush's domestic agenda; The 1992 Campaign, Clinton's domestic agenda; The United States and genocide; globalization; science and technology; pop culture; race relations; LGBT and women's right; and the scandals of the Clinton Administration. The book strikes the balance between providing an analysis of the 1990s, while providing the reader with basic key information about the decade. This book is one of the first of its kind to examine the whole decade and while providing an analysis on a multitude of subjects. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page xii) and index. |
| Subject |
United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-1993.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001.
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Nineteen nineties.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
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Nineteen nineties. (OCoLC)fst01037803
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1945
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Serrianne, Nina Esperanza. America in the nineties. First edition. Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2015 9780815633976 (DLC) 2014043180 (OCoLC)900158334 |
| ISBN |
9780815653080 (electronic bk.) |
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0815653085 (electronic bk.) |
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