Wilentz, Sean <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [515]-543) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780060744809 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007047333 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014566162   Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Reagan, Ronald (, 1911-2004) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political culture---History---United States---20th century<br/>Political culture----History----United States----21st century<br/>Conservatism---History---United States---20th century<br/>Conservatism----History----United States----21st century
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States---Politics and government---1945-1989<br/>United States---Politics and government---1974-1989
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E839.5  / .W535 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.927 WIL