Conservatives in Power: The Reagan Years, 1981-1989: A Brief History with Documents

Author:   Meg Jacobs ,  Julian E. Zelizer
Publisher:   Macmillan Learning
Edition:   1st ed. 2011
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9780312488314


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   17 September 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Conservatives in Power: The Reagan Years, 1981-1989: A Brief History with Documents


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Ronald 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. 

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Author:   Meg Jacobs ,  Julian E. Zelizer
Publisher:   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:  

9780312488314


ISBN 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   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

PART 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.

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'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


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MEG 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.

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