America After the Cold War: The First Thirty Years

History is filled with surprises, not the least of which, was the very idea of America. Who would have ever imagined that a scruffy backwater of states could defeat one of the world’s great empires, forge an identity, and become a global superpower? Most surveys of American history show you the stunning rise of America and take you through the Cold War, a story that includes the tumultuous conflict in Vietnam and the cultural upheaval of the 1960s.

The 30 years of contemporary history following the fall of the Soviet Union, however, tend to get short shrift, perhaps because this period of history is still being written, or perhaps because the end of the Cold War is a natural stopping point, an inflection point when one story ends and something new – something unpredictable – begins. Nonetheless, events of today have been profoundly shaped by the past several decades, and one must understand this recent history to understand the world today.

Product Details:

• Full Audio MP3 Program
• Full PDF E-Book Included
• Listening Length : 5 hours and 47 minutes
• Author : Patrick N. Allitt, The Great Courses
• Narrator : Patrick N. Allitt
• Audible.com Release Date : February 28, 2020
• Publisher : The Great Courses
• Program Type : Audiobook
• Version : Original recording
• Language : English
• ASIN : B084YSWJZ6