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The American Paradox

by: Gillon, Steven M.

The American Paradox

by: Gillon, Steven M.

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9780618150175
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061815017X
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 11/21/2002
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Preface

Introduction: The American Paradox

(9)

Selected Readings

(246)

1 The Kennedy Presidency, 1961-1963

(27)

JFK and the New Frontier

(3)

JFK and Civil Rights

(4)

From Birmingham to Montgomery

(3)

New Frontiers Abroad

(1)

The Bay of Pigs

(2)

Kennedy and Khrushchev

(1)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

(4)

JFK and Vietnam

(6)

The Life of Kennedy's Death

Primary Sources

1.1 SNCL, Statement of Purpose, 1960

(13)

1.2 Diem to JFK, 1961; JFK to Diem, 1961

(6)

Selected Readings

(2)

2 Lyndon Johnson's Ordeal:

The Great Society and Vietnam, 1964-1968

(1)

Lyndon Johnson Takes Charge

(2)

The War on Poverty

(3)

The 1964 Election

(4)

The Great Society

(3)

Johnson and Civil Rights

(4)

The Reforms of the Warren Court

(1)

Vietnam: The Decision to Escalate

(6)

America's War

(2)

The Soldier's War

Primary Sources

2.1 Barry Goldwater, Acceptance Speech, 1964

(13)

2.2 The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, 1964

(1)

2.3 George Ball, Memorandum for the President

(8)

Selected Readings

(2)

3 Challenging the-Consensus, 1960-1969

(31)

The Youth Culture

(2)

The New Left and the Antiwar Movement

(6)

The New Conservatives

(2)

The Watts Rebellion

(3)

King in Chicago

(1)

Black Power/White Backlash

(6)

Tet and the Anguish of Lyndon Johnson

(1)

Kennedy and King

(2)

The 1968 Democratic Convention

(1)

The Center Holds: The Election of 1968

Primary Sources

3.1 SDS, Port Huron Statement

(2)

3.2 Mario Savio, Sproul Hall Steps

(5)

3.3 YAF, The Sharon Statement

(6)

3.4 Malcolm X, The Black Revolution

(12)

Selected Readings

(2)

4 Richard Nixon and the New

Republican Majority, 1969-1974

100

(2)

The Rise of the Middle Americans

102

(1)

The Rise of Richard Nixon

103

(2)

Vietnam: The War at Home and Abroad

105

(2)

Mobilizing the "Silent Majority"

107

(4)

The Cambodian Incursion

111

(1)

Peace with Honor?

112

(2)

Nixon, Kissinger, and the World

114

(3)

The Limits of Realism

117

(1)

Playing the Race Card

118

(3)

The 1972 Presidential Campaign

121

(2)

Watergate and the Downfall of Richard Nixon

123

Primary Sources

4.1 Richard Nixon, The Silent Majority

108

(17)

4.2 The Smoking Gun

125

(5)

Selected Readings

130

(1)

5 The Clash of Cultures, 1970-1980

131

(33)

The Me Decade

132

(1)

The Flowering of 1960's Culture

133

(5)

African-Americans: Progress and Poverty

138

(1)

The New Cultural Pluralism

139

(5)

The Modern Gay-Rights Movement

144

(2)

The Women's Movement

146

(4)

Saving the Environment

150

(2)

The Conservative Response

152

(2)

Cultural Crosscurrents

154

(1)

The Battle over the Equal Rights Amendment

154

(3)

Busing

157

(3)

Anita Bryant and the Struggle for Gay Rights

160

Primary Sources

5.1 César Chávez, The Grape Boycott

141

(4)

5.2 A Radical Manifesto, 1969

145

(10)

5.3 Phyllis Schlafly, The Power of the Positive Woman

155

(6)

Selected Readings

161

(3)

6 America's Crisis of Confidence, 1974-1980

164

(25)

Watergate Legacies: The Diffusion of Power

165

(3)

The Politics of Austerity

168

(3)

A Time to Heal The Brief Presidency of Gerald Ford

171

(4)

Jimmy Carter and the New Democrats

175

(2)

The Democrats' Discontent

177

(5)

The 1980 Presidential Campaign

182

Primary Sources

6.1 Gerald Ford, Pardon of Richard Nixon

172

(7)

6.2 Jimmy Carter, The Crisis of Confidence

179

(4)

6.3 Ronald Reagan, New Economic Policies, 1980

183

(4)

Selected Readings

187

(2)

7 The Reagan Presidency, 1981-1989

189

(29)

The Style and Substance of Ronald Reagan

192

(2)

The Reagan Agenda

194

(3)

Attacking the Liberal State

197

(2)

Reagan Justice

199

(1)

The 1984 Presidential Campaign

200

(3)

Reagan and the Cold War

203

(1)

The New Arms Race

204

(3)

The Cold War in Central America

207

(3)

The Threat of International Terrorism

210

(4)

The Reagan Legacy

214

Primary Sources

7.1 Ronald Reagan, Inaugural Address

190

(10)

7.2 Geraldine Ferraro, 1984 Democratic Convention Speech

200

(13)

7.3 Oliver North, Iran-Contra Testimony

213

(3)

Selected Readings

216

(2)

8 The Culture Wars, 1980-1992

218

(23)

The Politics of Family Values

219

(6)

Abortion

225

(3)

AIDS and the Struggle for Gay Rights

228

(6)

Black, Brown, and Yellow

234

(3)

The Backlash Against Multiculturalism

237

Primary Sources

8.1 Jerry Falwell, Return to Traditional Religious Values

219

(4)

8.2 A. Bartlett Giamatti, Letter to Yale Freshmen, 1981

223

(6)

8.3 Ryan White, AIDS Testimony

229

(10)

Selected Readings

239

(2)

9 The Triumph of Consumerism, 1980-1992

241

(15)

The Money Culture

242

(4)

The MTV Generation

246

(1)

The Hourglass Society

247

(3)

The Poverty Debate

250

(2)

American Apartheid

252

Primary Source

9.1 Ivan Boesky, Commencement Address, 1986

242

(13)

Selected Readings

255

(1)

10 The End of the Cold War, 1988-1992

256

(24)

The Search for Reagan's Successor

257

(4)

1989: The Year of Miracles

261

(2)

The New World Order

263

(3)

War with Iraq

266

(5)

Problems on the Home Front

271

(2)

The Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas Hearings

273

(3)

The 1992 Presidential Campaign

276

Primary Source

10.1 Congress Debates War or Peace with Iraq

267

(11)

Selected Readings

278

(2)

11 The Clinton Presidency, 1993-2001

280

(24)

The Clinton Agenda

282

(4)

Moving to the Center

286

(2)

Winning a Second Term: The 1996 Campaign

288

(2)

The New Internationalism

290

(4)

Trouble Spots: Iraq and Yugoslavia

294

(3)

Impeachment

297

(3)

The Clinton Legacy

300

Primary Sources

11.1 The Contract with America, 1994

285

(12)

11.2 Bill Clinton, Apology to the Nation

297

(5)

Selected Readings

302

(2)

12 The Prosperous Nineties

304

(30)

The Computer Revolution and the Information Society

305

(1)

The Birth of the World Wide Web

306

(5)

Wall Street Boom

311

(2)

From Wall Street to Main Street

313

(2)

The Politics of Prosperity

315

(1)

Sex, Violence, and the Culture Wars

315

(3)

Hip-Hop Nation

318

(1)

Race and American Justice

319

(4)

The Many Shades of Color in America

323

(1)

Terrorism American Style

324

(3)

The Perils of Prosperity: Suburban Sprawl

327

(1)

The 2000 Presidential Election

328

Primary Sources

12.1 Lars Ulrich (Metallica), On Napster

309

(20)

12.2 Supreme Court, Bush v. Gore

329

(3)

Selected Readings

332

(2)

Epilogue: The Challenges of the New Century

334

(12)

The Bush Presidency

335

(4)

Blowback

339

(1)

"We Are All Soldiers Now"

340

(2)

The Paradox of Power

342

Primary Source

George Bush, Declaration of War on Terrorism

337

(9)

Credits

346

Index

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