Conservatives in Power: The Reagan Years, 1981-1989

Conservatives in Power: The Reagan Years, 1981-1989
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Publisher : Macmillan Higher Education
Total Pages : 405
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ISBN-10 : 9781319242114
ISBN-13 : 1319242111
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Book Synopsis Conservatives in Power: The Reagan Years, 1981-1989 by : Meg Jacobs

Download or read book Conservatives in Power: The Reagan Years, 1981-1989 written by Meg Jacobs and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2018-11-12 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ronald Reagans election to the presidency in 1980 marked a victory for conservatism. But, 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 Obamas election in 2008. More than 60 thematically organized documents -- some recently released -- illuminate conservatives efforts to shift American politics to the right. These materials -- including speeches, memos, and articles from the popular press -- explore Reagans 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. Photographs, document headnotes, a chronology, selected bibliography, and questions for consideration provide pedagogical support.


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