Foreword | 7 |
Postscript | 8 |
the origins of our time | 9 |
Pre-History and the Ancient World | 9 |
European Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Overseas Expansion | 12 |
The Early Modern Period | 15 |
Revolutions and Nation-Building | 18 |
American Civil War, Industrialization | 21 |
International Tension, Quickening Change | 24 |
From World War to World War | 27 |
An Age of Global War | 30 |
World War II | 30 |
California Transformed | 33 |
The Onset of Cold War | 35 |
The Cold War | 38 |
The Cold War at its Most Intense | 38 |
Efforts at Reform: New Frontier, Great Society | 41 |
The Vietnam War Years | 43 |
The Détente Years | 46 |
Renewed International Tension | 49 |
Astonishing Eighties | 52 |
THE POST-COLD WAR ERA | 56 |
The Internet Age | 56 |
The New Millennium | 59 |
The Great Park Expands | 62 |
About the Authors | 65 |
Acknowledgements | 66 |
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