| Description |
417 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm |
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Politics and society in twentieth-century America |
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Politics and society in twentieth-century America
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| Subject |
United States -- Civilization -- 1970-
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
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Nineteen eighties
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Reagan, Ronald -- Influence
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Politics and culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989
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| Summary |
"Did America's fortieth president lead a conservative counterrevolution that left liberalism gasping for air? The answer, for both his admirers and his detractors is often "yes." In Morning in America, Gil Troy argues that the Great Communicator was also the Great Conciliator. His pioneering and lively reassessment of Ronald Reagan's legacy takes us through the 1980s in ten year-by-year chapters, integrating the story of the Reagan presidency with stories of the decade's cultural icons and watershed moments - from personalities to popular television shows." "Reagan emerges more as happy warrior than angry ideologue, as a big-picture man better at setting America's mood than implementing his program. With a vigorous Democratic opposition, Reagan's own affability, and other limiting factors, the eighties were less counterrevolutionary than many believe. Many sixties' innovations went mainstream, from civil rights to feminism. Reagan fostered a political culture centered on individualism and consumption - finding common ground between the right and the left." "Morning in America is both a major new look at one of America's most influential modern-day presidents and the definitive story of a decade that continues to shape our times."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-392) and index |
| ISBN |
0691096457 |
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0691121664 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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