Contemporary United States : (Record no. 608467)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 22506921 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260309115209.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 220413s2022 nyuab b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2022013892 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781350342163 |
| Qualifying information | (paperback) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | 22506921 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| -- | AU |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE | |
| Geographic area code | n-us--- |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | Alfaisal Main Library |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | E169.12 |
| Item number | .D855 2022 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Goddard, Joseph, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1962- |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Contemporary United States : |
| Remainder of title | democracy at the crossroads / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Joseph Goddard and Russell Duncan. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Sixth edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | London : |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Bloomsbury Academic, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | ©2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 385 pages |
| Other physical details | illustrations, maps |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content Type Term | text |
| Content Type Code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media Type Term | unmediated |
| Media Type Code | n |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier Type Term | volume |
| Carrier Type Code | nc |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Contemporary states and societies |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-363) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction -- History -- Land and people -- Government -- Politics and democracy -- Society -- Religion, education, social policy -- Culture, media, sports -- The economy -- Global politics -- Prospects. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "This sixth-edition of a well-established and popular introduction to life in the United States covers everything from US politics, society and culture, to the country's history, economy and place on the world stage. With extensive use of empirical data and illustrative material, Contemporary United States offers readers critical commentary on key political developments and allows them to place this within a wider historical and cultural context. This new edition offers coverage of all of the latest domestic and international developments, including: -The continuing divide between rich and poor, addressing social, legal, economic, and political inequality -The domestic and international ramifications of the Covid-19-induced recession -The rise of China -The return of Putin -The complexity of problems in North Korea, Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan -The #MeToo and the Black Lives Matter movements -The ongoing wars on Terror -Trump's use of 'blunt power' at home and abroad -The Biden administration to date Contemporary United States takes a broad, balanced approach - considering conservative and liberal, pragmatic and idealistic perspectives in each chapter - and draws on ideas and frameworks from across the humanities and social sciences. It is essential reading for those taking modules on contemporary America across degree programmes in American studies and civilization, English studies, history, sociology and politics"-- |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Civilization |
| Chronological subdivision | 1970- |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Civilization |
| Chronological subdivision | 21st century. |
| 655 #0 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Print books. |
| Source of term | local |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Duncan, Russell, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | BOOKS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Alfaisal University | Alfaisal University | On Shelf | 2026-03-09 | E169.12 .D855 2022 | AU00000000021412 | 2026-03-09 | 320.00 | 2026-03-09 | BOOKS |