LEADER 03244cam 2200565 a 4500001 ocn182779124 003 OCoLC 005 20141212003508.0 008 071121s2008 nyuaf b 001 0 eng 010 2007047333 015 GBA847302 |2bnb 016 7 014566162 |2Uk 019 179806818 020 9780060744809 020 0060744804 035 (Sirsi) o182779124 035 (OCoLC)182779124 040 DLC |cDLC |dBAKER |dYDXCP |dUPZ |dBTCTA |dUKM |dC#P |dBWX |dTTU |dUtOrBLW 043 n-us--- 049 EREE 050 00 E839.5 |b.W535 2008 082 00 973.927 |222 100 1 Wilentz, Sean. |=^A156949 245 14 The age of Reagan : |ba history, 1974-2008 / |cSean Wilentz. 250 1st ed. 260 New York, NY : |bHarper, |c©2008. 300 viii, 564 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |billustrations ; |c24 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. [515]-543) and index. 505 0 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. 520 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. Following an analysis of Reagan's presidency, Wilentz concludes that Reagan not only transformed the stage of geopolitics, but also the American judiciary and government bureaucracy, while lifting the hearts of Americans who lived through Vietnam and Carter years. 600 10 Reagan, Ronald |xInfluence. |=^A634941 650 0 Political culture |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. |=^A218165 650 0 Political culture |zUnited States |xHistory |y21st century. |=^A1013380 650 0 Conservatism |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. |=^A136175 650 0 Conservatism |zUnited States |xHistory |y21st century. |=^A990580 651 0 United States |xPolitics and government |y1945-1989. |=^A271979 651 0 United States |xPolitics and government |y1989- |=^A242669 994 92 |bERE 910 PromptCat 938 Baker & Taylor |bBKTY |c27.95 |d20.96 |i0060744804 |n0007497032 |sactive 938 YBP Library Services |bYANK |n2757173 938 Baker and Taylor |bBTCP |nBK0007497032 938 Blackwell Book Service |bBBUS |nR2710450 |c$27.95 980 2008-06-05 |b27.95 |d0 |e23.48 |f432682 |g30372014006677 |h40015475938 |iE 839.5 .W535 2008 596 1 998 1355289