Title The 1970s : a new global history from civil rights to economic inequality / Thomas Borstelmann

Published Princton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2012] ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 401 pages) Series America in the world America in the world. Contents Crosscurrents of crisis in 1970s America : trouble abroad, corruption at home, conservatism and the distrust of government, economic insecurity, turning inward -- The rising tide of equality and democratic reform : women in the public sphere, women in the private sphere, the many frontiers of equality, political reform, resistance -- The spread of market values : a sea change of principles, the economy goes south, globalization's gathering speed, from citizenship to deregulation, market solutions for every problem, a freer market, a coarser culture -- The retreat of empires and the global advance of the market : the emergence of human rights, European empires and Southern Africa, the Soviet Empire, the American empire, the Israeli exception, the retreat of the state, China and the hollowing out of socialism -- Resistance to the new hyper-individualism : the environmentalist challenge, religious resurgence at home, religious resurgence in Israel, religious resurgence in the Muslim world, Jimmy Carter as a man of his times -- More and less equal since the 1970s : evidence to the contrary, inclusiveness ascending, markets persisting, unrestrained consumption, inequality rising Summary The 1970s looks at an iconic decade when the cultural left and economic right came to the fore in American society and the world at large. While many have seen the 1970s as simply a period of failures epitomized by Watergate, inflation, the oil crisis, global unrest, and disillusionment with military efforts in Vietnam, Thomas Borstelmann creates a new framework for understanding the period and its legacy. He demonstrates how the 1970s increased social inclusiveness and, at the same time, encouraged commitments to the free market and wariness of government. As a result, American culture and mu Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Equality -- United States -- History -- 20th century Nineteen seventies. HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Civil Rights. Commerce Diplomatic relations Economic history Equality Nineteen seventies Politics and government Social conditions SUBJECT United States -- History -- 1969- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140306 United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140520 United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140471 United States -- Politics and government -- 1974-1977. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140472 United States -- Politics and government -- 1977-1981. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140473 United States -- Economic conditions -- 1971-1981. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140026 United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140098 United States -- Commerce -- History -- 20th century Subject United States Genre/Form Electronic book History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781400839704 140083970X 9780691157917 069115791X

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