The age of Reagan : a history, 1974-2008
Wilentz, Sean
The age of Reagan : a history, 1974-2008 / Sean Wilentz - 1st ed - New York, NY : Harper , c2008. - viii, 564 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [515]-543) and index.
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.
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.
9780060744809
2007047333
014566162 Uk
Reagan, Ronald (, 1911-2004)
Political culture---History---United States---20th century
Political culture----History----United States----21st century
Conservatism---History---United States---20th century
Conservatism----History----United States----21st century
United States---Politics and government---1945-1989
United States---Politics and government---1974-1989
E839.5 / .W535 2008
973.927 WIL
The age of Reagan : a history, 1974-2008 / Sean Wilentz - 1st ed - New York, NY : Harper , c2008. - viii, 564 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [515]-543) and index.
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.
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.
9780060744809
2007047333
014566162 Uk
Reagan, Ronald (, 1911-2004)
Political culture---History---United States---20th century
Political culture----History----United States----21st century
Conservatism---History---United States---20th century
Conservatism----History----United States----21st century
United States---Politics and government---1945-1989
United States---Politics and government---1974-1989
E839.5 / .W535 2008
973.927 WIL
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