James T. Patterson is Ford Foundation Professor of History Emeritus at Brown University. One of the most highly respected historians of contemporary America, he is the author of Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974, which won a Bancroft Prize, and Brown v Board of Education: A Civil Rights Milestone and Its Troubled Legacy.
"First-rate history by a first-rate historian....A splendid book
that will come to be regarded as indispensable to everyone who
cares about the history of this country."--Charles Peters, The New
York Times Book Review
"This splendid and readable new book is the latest volume in that
ambitious series, 'The Oxford History of the United
States....Patterson has risen magnificently to the task of
describing and analyzing this rich and confused period....Restless
Giant is extraordinarily sharp in its repeated references to and
use of American popular culture... He is excellent in his coverage
of the rise of the ultra-conservative right."--Paul Kennedy,
Washington Post
Book World
"Patterson is at his best in recreating the spirit and feel of
presidential elections and the legislative and diplomatic
achievements--as well as the scandals--of our nation's chief
executives....Patterson is a careful historian. Bending over
backward to offer his readers a range of perspectives on the
phenomena he explores, he appears to be a genuinely fair and
balanced scholar....For its thorough and reliable recounting of the
period's main developments,
'Restless Giant' is well worth reading."--Eric Arnesen, Chicago
Tribune
"Dazzling and erudite, the book thrums with the buzz of ideas
coming together....Detached, dispassionate, and drawn to detail,
Patterson writes in taut, vivid language, and with illustrative
examples on every page. He keeps his judgments terse and
defensible."--David Greenberg, American Prospect
"Patterson is a fine historian....Continuing where he ended his
prior contribution to the series (Grand Expectations: The United
States, 1945-1974), Patterson again combines narrative and analysis
in his assessment of an important era in U.S. history. The result
is a good survey of the political, economic, foreign policy,
social, and cultural trends and events during the presidencies of
Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton.... For all
libraries."--Library Journal
"A worthy addition to the highly acclaimed Oxford History of the
United States series. A crisp, engaging narrative for readers
seeking an easy grasp of the key developments at home and abroad
during the last quarter of the 20th century. Patterson's balanced
analysis of contending interpretations of these developments will
be most useful to readers as they think critically about this
recent era in American history."--Parameters
"James Patterson's Restless Giant is a marvel of clarity,
fair-mindedness, and narrative power. It is a pleasure to read one
of America's best historians as he puts the recent past into such
sharp perspective."--Alan Wolfe, author of Return to Greatness: How
America Lost Its Sense of Purpose and What It Needs to Do to
Recover It
"Jim Patterson has done it again! Restless Giantis a worthy
successor to his prize-winning Grand Expectations. Patterson writes
with flair, an admirable sense of balance, and complete command of
his sources. He covers the full gamut of American life; politics,
economics, international affairs, race, sex, and the culture wars
all get their due. Anyone wishing to understand modern America
would do well to begin with this book."--Michael J.
Klarman, author of the Bancroft Prize-winning From Jim Crow to
Civil Rights
"Restless Giant provides a comprehensive and authoritative account
of American political, cultural, and social developments during the
last quarter of the twentieth century. This is elegant history,
both fluent and judicious."--John Morton Blum, author of A Life in
History, The Progressive Presidents, and V is for Victory
"First-rate history by a first-rate historian....A splendid book that will come to be regarded as indispensable to everyone who cares about the history of this country."--Charles Peters, The New York Times Book Review "This splendid and readable new book is the latest volume in that ambitious series, 'The Oxford History of the United States....Patterson has risen magnificently to the task of describing and analyzing this rich and confused period....Restless Giant is extraordinarily sharp in its repeated references to and use of American popular culture... He is excellent in his coverage of the rise of the ultra-conservative right."--Paul Kennedy, Washington Post Book World "Patterson is at his best in recreating the spirit and feel of presidential elections and the legislative and diplomatic achievements--as well as the scandals--of our nation's chief executives....Patterson is a careful historian. Bending over backward to offer his readers a range of perspectives on the phenomena he explores, he appears to be a genuinely fair and balanced scholar....For its thorough and reliable recounting of the period's main developments, 'Restless Giant' is well worth reading."--Eric Arnesen, Chicago Tribune "Dazzling and erudite, the book thrums with the buzz of ideas coming together....Detached, dispassionate, and drawn to detail, Patterson writes in taut, vivid language, and with illustrative examples on every page. He keeps his judgments terse and defensible."--David Greenberg, American Prospect "Patterson is a fine historian....Continuing where he ended his prior contribution to the series (Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974), Patterson again combines narrative and analysis in his assessment of an important era in U.S. history. The result is a good survey of the political, economic, foreign policy, social, and cultural trends and events during the presidencies of Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton.... For all libraries."--Library Journal "A worthy addition to the highly acclaimed Oxford History of the United States series. A crisp, engaging narrative for readers seeking an easy grasp of the key developments at home and abroad during the last quarter of the 20th century. Patterson's balanced analysis of contending interpretations of these developments will be most useful to readers as they think critically about this recent era in American history."--Parameters "James Patterson's Restless Giant is a marvel of clarity, fair-mindedness, and narrative power. It is a pleasure to read one of America's best historians as he puts the recent past into such sharp perspective."--Alan Wolfe, author of Return to Greatness: How America Lost Its Sense of Purpose and What It Needs to Do to Recover It "Jim Patterson has done it again! Restless Giantis a worthy successor to his prize-winning Grand Expectations. Patterson writes with flair, an admirable sense of balance, and complete command of his sources. He covers the full gamut of American life; politics, economics, international affairs, race, sex, and the culture wars all get their due. Anyone wishing to understand modern America would do well to begin with this book."--Michael J. Klarman, author of the Bancroft Prize-winning From Jim Crow to Civil Rights "Restless Giant provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of American political, cultural, and social developments during the last quarter of the twentieth century. This is elegant history, both fluent and judicious."--John Morton Blum, author of A Life in History, The Progressive Presidents, and V is for Victory
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