000			02880cam a2200373 i 4500
001			22506921
005			20260309115209.0
008			220413s2022 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2022013892
020			_a9781350342163 _q(paperback)
035			_a22506921
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dDLC _dAU
042			_apcc
043			_an-us---
049			_aAlfaisal Main Library
050	0	0	_aE169.12 _b.D855 2022
100	1		_aGoddard, Joseph, _d1962- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aContemporary United States : _bdemocracy at the crossroads / _cJoseph Goddard and Russell Duncan.
250			_aSixth edition.
264		1	_aLondon : _aNew York : _bBloomsbury Academic, _c©2022
300			_a385 pages _billustrations, maps _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aContemporary states and societies
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 335-363) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- History -- Land and people -- Government -- Politics and democracy -- Society -- Religion, education, social policy -- Culture, media, sports -- The economy -- Global politics -- Prospects.
520			_a"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	_aUnited States _xCivilization _y1970-
651		0	_aUnited States _xCivilization _y21st century.
655		0	_aPrint books. _2local _94
700	1		_aDuncan, Russell, _eauthor.
942			_2lcc _cBOOKS
999			_c608467 _d608467