James T. Patterson, Author . Basic $26.95 (264p) ISBN 978-0-465-01357-9
Despite the author's caveat, “this is not a biography,” it is the life story (and afterlife story) of a document commonly named “The Moynihan Report”—its conception as a memo, its delivery in 1965 as a report...
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James T. Patterson, Author Oxford University Press $45 (448p) ISBN 978-0-19-512216-9
The Brown University historian seamlessly melds the complexities of politics, economics, society and culture into a vibrant and accessible account of late twentieth century America. Patterson's analyses of standard historical fare, interwoven with...
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James T. Patterson, Author Oxford University Press, USA $40 (880p) ISBN 978-0-19-507680-6
In a continuously challenging, stirring history of postwar America, Brown University history professor Patterson charts Americans' ever-widening postwar expectations about the capacity of the U.S. to create abundance and opportunity. Spurred by the...
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James T. Patterson. Basic, $28.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-465-01358-6
In a thoughtful look at a tumultuous period, Bancroft Prize–winning historian Patterson (Great Expectations) asserts that 1965 was "a pivotal year in American life." He sets the stage with a picture of "buoyant and confident" white America in late...
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