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The age of Reagan : a history, 1974-2008
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The age of Reagan : a history, 1974-2008 / Sean Wilentz.
ISBN
9780060744816
0060744812
Edition
First Harper Perennial edition.
Published
New York, NY : Harper Perennial, 2009.
Physical Description
xv, 564 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Summary
Wilentz, the eminent Princeton historian, argues that for the past thirty-five years U.S. political history has been defined by the new politics of conservatism brokered by its major powerhorse, Ronald Reagan. Following an analysis of Reagan's presidency, Wilentz concludes that Reagan not only transformed the stage of geopolitics, but also the American judiciary and government bureaucracy, while lifting the hearts of Americans who lived through Vietnam and Carter years.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 16, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [515]-543) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Prologue: July 4, 1976
Memories of the Ford administration
Détente and its discontents
Jimmy Carter and the agonies of anti-politics
Human rights and democratic collapse
New morning
Confronting the Evil Empire
"Call it mysticism if you will"
"We have an undercover thing" : the Iran-Contra Affair
"Another time, another era"
Reaganism and realism
The politics of Clintonism
Clinton's comeback
Animosities and interest : the impeachment of Clinton
Irreparable harm : the election of 2000
Epilogue: October 13, 2001.
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