Download or read book America since 1945 written by Paul Levine and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-11-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an introduction to the study of America since 1945--the period in which the US became a world power. Alternate chapters provide the historical background and illuminate themes through culture and the arts, grounding students in the facts before exploring more interpretive approaches. In this way, awareness of central currents in art, film, theater, intellectual history and media is developed alongside an understanding of political and social change.