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The age of Reagan : a history, 1974-2008 / Sean Wilentz

By:

Wilentz, Sean

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, NY : Harper , c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 564 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780060744809

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DDC classification:

973.927 WIL

LOC classification:

E839.5 .W535 2008

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.

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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	973.927 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		051911

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [515]-543) and index.

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.

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