A time of paradox: America since 1890 volume 1&2

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Prologue to A time of paradox, America since 1890 -- Prelude: 1890s, bridge to the twentieth century -- Era of awakening, 1900-1919: TR, Taft, and the progressive impulse; America looks outward, 1900-1912; Nations within, the experiences of immigrants, minorities, and workers; Culture awakening, 1900-1919; Wilson, reform, and the coming of war; From world war to lost peace -- Era of trial and triumph, 1920-1945: 1920s, decade of fear, decade of excess; Republicanism from prosperity to the Great Depression; Franklin D. Roosevelt and the new deal; Culture, revolt and retreat; Interwar diplomacy; World War II, home front and battlefront, 1941-1945 -- Era of uncertainty, 1945-1968: Fair deal and the Cold War, 1945-1952; Peace and peril, 1953-1960; Affluent society; Cultural dissent; New frontiers, new anxieties at home, 1961-1968; Foreign anxieties, 1961-1968 -- Era of diversity, since 1969: Nixon years, 1969-1974; Healing and Malaise, the Ford and Carter administrations; Reagan rebellion; Culture of diversity; "Can we all get along?" the soul of the nation; From George Bush to George W. Bush -- Postlude: Presidency of George W. Bush -- Epilogue: Time of paradox.;[The author] explores the people and events that shaped America in the twentieth century ... [The book] analyzes the political, diplomatic, social, and cultural developments of the last century while focusing on the diverse and sometimes contradictory human experiences that characterized this ... period in American history.-Back cover. Prologue to A time of paradox, America since 1890 -- Prelude: 1890s, bridge to the twentieth century -- Era of awakening, 1900-1919: TR, Taft, and the progressive impulse America looks outward, 1900-1912 Nations within, the experiences of immigrants, minorities, and workers Culture awakening, 1900-1919 Wilson, reform, and the coming of war From world war to lost peace -- Era of trial and triumph, 1920-1945: 1920s, decade of fear, decade of excess Republicanism from prosperity to the Great Depression Franklin D. Roosevelt and the new deal Culture, revolt and retreat Interwar diplomacy World War II, home front and battlefront, 1941-1945 -- Era of uncertainty, 1945-1968: Fair deal and the Cold War, 1945-1952 Peace and peril, 1953-1960 Affluent society Cultural dissent New frontiers, new anxieties at home, 1961-1968 Foreign anxieties, 1961-1968 -- Era of diversity, since 1969: Nixon years, 1969-1974 Healing and Malaise, the Ford and Carter administrations Reagan rebellion Culture of diversity "Can we all get along?" the soul of the nation From George Bush to George W. Bush -- Postlude: Presidency of George W. Bush -- Epilogue: Time of paradox.