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A political historian's insightful and engaging assessment of President Clinton, his administration, and the turbulent era he helped define.
The 1990s saw seismic shifts in culture, politics, and technology that radically altered the way Americans did business, expressed themselves, and thought about their role in the world. At the center of it all was Bill Clinton, the charismatic yet flawed Baby Boomer president and his polarizing yet popular wife Hillary.
With the Cold War over, America was safe, stable and prosperous. Yet Americans felt anxious and unsure of our role in the world. This was the era of glitz, grunge, and Bill Clinton: a man of passion and contradictions whose complex legacy has yet to be clearly defined.
Through an enlightening year-by-year analysis, historian Gil Troy considers Clinton's presidency alongside the cultural changes that dominated the decade. In so doing, he answers two enduring questions about Clinton's legacy: how did a president who accomplished so much leave Americans thinking he accomplished so little? And, to what extent was Clinton responsible for the catastrophes that followed his departure from office, specifically 9/11 and the collapse of the housing market?
The 1990s saw seismic shifts in culture, politics, and technology that radically altered the way Americans did business, expressed themselves, and thought about their role in the world. At the center of it all was Bill Clinton, the charismatic yet flawed Baby Boomer president and his polarizing yet popular wife Hillary.
With the Cold War over, America was safe, stable and prosperous. Yet Americans felt anxious and unsure of our role in the world. This was the era of glitz, grunge, and Bill Clinton: a man of passion and contradictions whose complex legacy has yet to be clearly defined.
Through an enlightening year-by-year analysis, historian Gil Troy considers Clinton's presidency alongside the cultural changes that dominated the decade. In so doing, he answers two enduring questions about Clinton's legacy: how did a president who accomplished so much leave Americans thinking he accomplished so little? And, to what extent was Clinton responsible for the catastrophes that followed his departure from office, specifically 9/11 and the collapse of the housing market?
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Notice
- Dedication
- Epigraphs
- Prologue: âLost in the Funhouseâ: How Bill Clinton Invented the Nineties
- Chapter 1. 1990: Houston: Cowboy Cosmopolitanism and the End of History?
- Chapter 2. 1991: Philadelphia: âYou Just Donât Get Itâ: From the âNew World Orderâ to Domestic Disorder
- Chapter 3. 1992: Little Rock: âDonât Stop Thinking About Tomorrowâ: Bubba, Billary, and the Rise of the Adversarials
- Chapter 4. 1993: Washington, D.C.: âWe Must Care for One Anotherâ: Clintonâs Learning Curve
- Chapter 5. 1994: Seattle: The New Nihilism in the Coffee Capital; and Renewed Republicanism in the Nationâs Capital
- Chapter 6. 1995: Oklahoma City: âTheir Legacy Must Be Our Livesâ: The Claw-Back Kid Finds Windows of Opportunity
- Chapter 7. 1996: Alphabet City: âTake Me or Leave Meâ: Cultural Salvoes from Blue America
- Chapter 8. 1997: Silicon Valley: âThink Different!â: The Everyday Wizardry of Everything and Everywhere Machines
- Chapter 9. 1998: Beverly Hills, 90210: The Great American Moral Panic
- Chapter 10. 1999: Chicago: Finding Forgiveness in the Church of Oprah
- Chapter 11. 2000: Miami: âThe Purpose of Prosperityâ: Dilemmas of Multiculturalism and Hedonism in Americaâs Pleasure Capital
- Chapter 12. 2001: âLetâs Rollâ: America the Functional Under Attack
- Authorâs Note on Method and Sources
- A Guide to Abbreviations in Notes
- Notes
- Index
- Photographs
- About the Author
- Also by Gil Troy
- Newsletter Sign-up
- Contents
- Copyright