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OverviewRonald Reagan's election to the presidency in 1980 marked a victory for conservatism. However, as Meg Jacobs and Julian Zelizer point out in their introduction, once in power, conservatives discovered that implementing their agenda and reversing the liberalism entrenched in American government would not be as easy as they had hoped. In this collection, Jacobs and Zelizer explore the successes and limitations of the so-called Reagan Revolution and chronicle its legacy through subsequent presidencies up to Barack Obama's election in 2008. More than 60 thematically organized documents -- some recently released -- illuminate conservatives' efforts to shift American politics to the right. These materials explore Reagan's personal evolution as a conservative leader, as well as Reaganomics, tax cuts, anticommunism, the arms race, the culture wars, and scandals such as Iran Contra. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Meg Jacobs , Julian E. ZelizerPublisher: Macmillan Learning Imprint: Bedford/Saint Martin's Edition: 1st ed. 2011 Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.243kg ISBN: 9780312488314ISBN 10: 0312488319 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 17 September 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION: MR. CONSERVATIVE COMES TO WASHINGTON.- PART II: THE DOCUMENTS.- Origins, 1957-1980.- Reaganomics, 1981.- Domestic Culture Wars, 1986-1988.- Reagan's Foreign Policy: Peace through Strength, 1980-1983.- Setbacks and Victories in Foreign Affairs, 1983-1984.- International Negotiations and Covert Missions, 1985-1986.- National Security Scandal and Success, 1986-1988.- Legacies, 1988-2009.Reviews'Meg Jacobs and Julian Zelizer have brought together a wide-ranging and impressive set of documents dealing with the 'Reagan Revolution.' They offer a fascinating and compulsively readable introduction to a key moment in recent American history, one that will provoke students to reflect more deeply about the important connections between the past and the present.' - Jason Scott Smith, University of New Mexico Author InformationMEG JACOBS is an Associate Professor of History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, where she specializes in twentieth-century American Political History. JULIAN E. ZELIZER is Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |