"This superb collection could well become the standard for post-1945 U.S. history courses.  Its unique combination of inclusiveness and brevity, exciting choices of documents, and apt melding of older and new themes are sure to bring new energy and insights to class discussion" --Nancy MacLean, author of Democracy in Chains "This documentary reader has depth and variety.  It covers key moments in political history, but also includes compelling documents on race, gender and sexuality.  A great collection for the twenty-first century."   --Kathryn Olmsted, author of  Right out of California "This superb collection of primary source documents spans a range from the first use of the atomic bomb to the impact of Hurricane Katrina and the 'war on terror.'  The editors' thoughtful annotations allow students to situate the documents in time and place, making it a splendid teaching tool."     --Michael Schiller, author of American Horizons:  U.S. History in Global Context Robert P. Ingalls and David K. Johnson's The United States Since 1945 offers an array of documents dealing with political, social, economic, and cultural developments since the end of World War II. This period featured the fighting of cold and hot wars, the transformation of racial, sexual, and gender relations, the triumph and decline of liberalism, the ascendancy of conservatism, the exploration of both outer space and cyberspace, the revival of mass immigration, and terrorist attacks on the home land. These unsettling events and challenging concerns were accompanied by intense debates about the meaning of racial equality in a color-blind society, readjustments in the roles of women and men within the home and the workplace, the continued availability of abortions for pregnant women, whether the legal definition of marriage should extend to homosexual couples, and tensions between individual freedom and community responsibility. These issues fueled partisan political contests, religious revivals, armed conflicts, and social movements. Ingalls and Johnson provide an informative introduction to the vast literature on this period and concise but rich head notes that locate specific documents in their larger context. The sources allow students to analyze the views of politicians, diplomats, journalists, preachers, liberals, conservatives, social movement activists, songwriters, poets, advertisers, and cyber protesters as they grappled with the transformations that shaped the nation across six critical decades. --Steven Lawson and Nancy Hewitt, Series Editors from the acclaimed series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History Primary sources have become an essential component in the teaching of history to undergraduates. They engage students in the process of historical interpretation and analysis and help them understand that facts do not speak for themselves. Rather, students see how historians construct narratives that recreate the past. Most students assume that the pursuit of knowledge is a solitary endeavor; yet historians constantly interact with their peers, building upon previous research and arguing among themselves over the interpretation of documents and their larger meaning. The documentary readers in this series highlight the value of this collaborative creative process and encourage students to participate in it. --Steven Lawson and Nancy Hewitt, Series Editors Robert P. Ingalls is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of South Florida, and author of Point of Order: A Profile of Senator Joe McCarth y (1981) and of Urban Vigilantes in the New South: Tampa, 1882-1936 (1993). In addition he is co-author of Tampa Cigar Workers: A Pictorial History (2003) and of Sunshine in the Dark: Florida in the Movies (2006).  David K. Johnson is Professor of History at the University of South Florida and the award-winning author of The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government (2003) and Buying Gay: How Physique Entrepreneurs Sparked a Movement (2019) Used Book in Good Condition