Reagan, Bush and Right-wing Politics
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Hardback. Argues that right-wing interests, sometimes called the counter-establishment, rose to power in the Reagan and Bush years, and exerted great influence in these two administrations, particularly the former. This title presents case studies of the political and economic forces at work in the Iran-Contra affair and the SDI (Star Wars) program. Series: Research in Political Economy. Num Pages: 748 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 60. Weight in Grams: 570.
In this two-volume work the author, a Rutgers University professor, argues that recently organized right-wing interests, sometimes called the counter-establishment, rose to power during the Reagan and Bush years, and exerted great influence in these two administrations, particularly the former. In the first major volume, entitled 'The American right-wing takes command - key executive appointments', Burch takes a close look at the economic background and think tank ties of many of the people appointed to high posts in these rightist regimes-officials such as the CIA's William Casey, Reagan's first Secretary of the Interior, James Watt, his second-term Attorney General, (and ... Read more
In this two-volume work the author, a Rutgers University professor, argues that recently organized right-wing interests, sometimes called the counter-establishment, rose to power during the Reagan and Bush years, and exerted great influence in these two administrations, particularly the former. In the first major volume, entitled 'The American right-wing takes command - key executive appointments', Burch takes a close look at the economic background and think tank ties of many of the people appointed to high posts in these rightist regimes-officials such as the CIA's William Casey, Reagan's first Secretary of the Interior, James Watt, his second-term Attorney General, (and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
748
Condition
New
Series
Research in Political Economy
Number of Pages
748
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780762302383
SKU
V9780762302383
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