Duncan Russell (University Of Copenhagen Denmark) - Contemporary United States Democracy At The Crossroads - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This sixth edition of a well - established 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 and the complexity of problems in North Korea Iraq Syria and Afghanistan - The # Me Too and the Black Lives Matter movements - The Biden administration to date. Contemporary United States takes a broad balanced approach - considering conservative and liberal pragmatic and idealistic perspectives in each chapter. 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.
Title: Contemporary United States Democracy At The Crossroads
Author(s): Duncan Russell (University Of Copenhagen Denmark)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781350342163
Pages: 408 Pages, 93 Bw Illus
Publication Date: 11/3/2022
Series: Contemporary States and Societies
Category: Politics & Government