The age of Reagan : a history, 1974-2008
Wilentz, Sean2008
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This chronicle of American political history since the fall of Nixon argues that it is Ronald Reagan who has been the single most important figure of the age, and that without him the conservative movement would never have been as successful as it has.
Main title:
The age of Reagan : a history, 1974-2008 / Sean Wilentz.
Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Imprint:
New York : HarperCollins ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], c2008.
Collation:
viii, 564 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Formerly CIP. UkIncludes bibliographical references (p. [515]-543) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Prologue: July 4, 1976 -- Memories of the Ford administration -- DeĢtente 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.
ISBN:
9780060744809
Dewey class:
973.927
Language:
English
Subject:
Reagan, Ronald -- InfluencePolitical culture -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryPolitical culture -- United States -- History -- 21st centuryConservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryConservatism -- United States -- History -- 21st centuryUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
BRN:
79503
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