Documents and Debates in American History and Government - Vol. 2, 1865-2009
This collection of documents presents American history from 1865 to 2009 as a series of 14聽chronologically arranged聽topics. For each of these, a selection of documents recreates a debate over a particular issue critical to understanding the topic and the corresponding period in American history. Taken together, the debates highlight enduring issues and themes in American life, such as the effort to balance freedom and equality聽as well as聽liberty and order; the struggle for inclusion and full participation of African-Americans, women, and working people; the conflict over how America should organize its economy and what role government should have in American economic life; and the argument over how America should use its power in the world.
This volume and its companion, which covers American history to 1865, are part of an ongoing series of document volumes produced by the 色中色 at Ashland University.
