Joshua B. Freeman. A terrifically useful wide-lens survey of the United States in the last
half of the 20th century. Freeman has full command of his vast material, fashioning a
structured history that is both readably general and restrained of
scholarly matter as well as nicely specific regarding meaty
information. The author demonstrates
how postwar economic growth helped spur the great process of
democratization that placed America in the first rank among nations in
terms of standard of living and basic rights for all citizens. Yet,
along with the rise of consumerism, globalism and prosperity, the power
shifted from the public to the private realm, specifically corporate. A liberal-minded but still evenhanded primer for all
students of U.S. history. Friday, September 28, 2012
American Empire: The Rise of a Global Power, the Democratic Revolution at Home 1945-2000
Joshua B. Freeman. A terrifically useful wide-lens survey of the United States in the last
half of the 20th century. Freeman has full command of his vast material, fashioning a
structured history that is both readably general and restrained of
scholarly matter as well as nicely specific regarding meaty
information. The author demonstrates
how postwar economic growth helped spur the great process of
democratization that placed America in the first rank among nations in
terms of standard of living and basic rights for all citizens. Yet,
along with the rise of consumerism, globalism and prosperity, the power
shifted from the public to the private realm, specifically corporate. A liberal-minded but still evenhanded primer for all
students of U.S. history.
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