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The Truman Presidency
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Truman Presidency
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Michael James Lacey
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Series | Woodrow Wilson Center Press |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:472 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780521407731
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Classifications | Dewey:973.918 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
28 June 1991 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Written by leading authorities in the fields of the contemporary social, political, and diplomatic history of the United States, the essays in this volume provide a wide-ranging overview of the intentions, achievements, and failures of the Truman administration. Divided into sections on domestic politics and issues, and foreign policy and national defence, the volume gives an authoritative appraisal of some of the major events and problems of the time in the light of recent scholarship. The essays make clear the overriding importance of the wartime experience for the Truman era.
Reviews."..a provocative and balanced volume." Choice ."..contributions are...informative and intellectually stimulating. In sum, they well document the complexity of the Truman presidency and its vital importance in setting the agenda of the United States since 1945." The Journal of American History "These 13 essays...reflect critically on major developments of the Truman era in light of recent scholarship." Publishers Weekly
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