Using extensive materials from both published and private sources; this concise text by a prominent historian focuses on U.S./Soviet diplomacy to explain the causes and consequences of the Cold War. The updated ninth edition covers the events of September 11; 2001; and analyzes the new world that began that day.
#863588 in Books 2001-07-27Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .60 x 5.90l; 1.01 #File Name: 0072418206384 pages
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful. good - but there are better anthologiesBy doc petersonSusan Ware's documentary history of women in the 20th century has some great material; but very little of it is ground-breaking; and much of it is a rather narrow representation of the female experience. There are the ubiquitous documents and accounts of the Progressivism and the suffrage movement; the impact of the Great Depression and World War Two on the home; and the "birth" of feminism in the late 1950s and 1960s; through to material on the sexual revolution of the 80s. Frankly; I was a bit diasppointed.As a history teacher; I am regularly appalled at the relative lack of attention that women in history are given. If one were to judge by the materials in this book; women have not had much influence in America. Obviously this is not the case; hence my rating. Furthermore; women of color are not well represented; nor are the experiences of immigrants; rural women; and similar groups. Ware's anthology is primarily comprised of the experiences of white; urban women. A strength of the book are its 3 "photo essays"; depicting the obstacles women faced in the workplace; at home; and in education.In my opinion; better books on the subject are Rosalyn Baxandall's _America's Working Women_ and Gerda Lerner's _The Female Experience_.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Three StarsBy Jayce BauerInteresting book.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy constanceWomen!
