"The American Century" is a succinct, well-written history of the United States in the modern (post-1890's) era. It is valuable for either the second half of U.S. survey courses or for 20th Century U.S. courses for upper class students. The text places special emphasis on economic and urban growth, social and political change, civil rights and liberties, and the growth of the U.S. into a global superpower. The specialization of each author contributes to an unusually strong balance of coverage. The authors handle both domestic and foreign policy issues and demonstrate the ways in which domestic and foreign policies are linked.

Product Description: Jacob Abrams et al. v. United States is the landmark Supreme Court case in the definition of free speech. Although the 1918 conviction of four Russian Jewish anarchists―for distributing leaflets protesting America's intervention in the Russian revolution―was upheld, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes's dissenting opinion (with Justice Louis Brandeis) concerning "clear and present danger" has proved the touchstone of almost all subsequent First Amendment theory and litigation...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: WINNER OF THE 1981PULITZER PRIZE FORDRAMA AND THE DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD, THIS IS THEPLAY THAT STOLE THE HEART OF BROADWAYAND ESTABLISHED BET H HENLEY AS ONE OFTHE BRIGHTEST NEW LIGHTS ON THE DRAMATIC SCENE TODAY. HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI, IS THE SETTING FOR A REUNION OFTHE THREE MAGRATH SISTERS...read more

Critically analyzes the social, political, and economic impact of World War II on the American people and their way of life