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The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
Gil Troy
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Description for The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback. This compact volume identifies and tackles some of the controversies and historical mysteries that continue to swirl around Reagan and his legacy, while providing an illuminating look at some of the era's defining personalities, ideas, and accomplishments. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 maps & halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
"They called it the Reagan revolution," Ronald Reagan noted in his Farewell Address. "Well, I'll accept that, but for me it always seemed more like the great rediscovery, a rediscovery of our values and our common sense." Nearly two decades after that 1989 speech, debate continues to rage over just how revolutionary those Reagan years were. The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction identifies and tackles some of the controversies and historical mysteries that continue to swirl around Reagan and his legacy, while providing an illuminating look at some of the era's defining personalities, ideas, and accomplishments. Gil ... Read more
"They called it the Reagan revolution," Ronald Reagan noted in his Farewell Address. "Well, I'll accept that, but for me it always seemed more like the great rediscovery, a rediscovery of our values and our common sense." Nearly two decades after that 1989 speech, debate continues to rage over just how revolutionary those Reagan years were. The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction identifies and tackles some of the controversies and historical mysteries that continue to swirl around Reagan and his legacy, while providing an illuminating look at some of the era's defining personalities, ideas, and accomplishments. Gil ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195317107
SKU
V9780195317107
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About Gil Troy
Gil Troy is Professor of History at McGill University and a Visiting Scholar at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, DC. A frequent media commentator, his writings have appeared in the Washington Post, Newsday, the New York Times Book Review, the National Post, and other publications. He is the author of Morning in America: How Ronald Reagan Invented the 1980s ... Read more
Reviews for The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
"In this brief account, Gil Troy captures Ronald Reagan in all his complexity, neatly reconciling the surface contradictions within both his public and private personas. A shrewd and readable analysis of the man and his administration, this is a triumph of interpretive scholarship."
Alonzo L. Hamby, author of Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman "Very useful for ... Read more
Alonzo L. Hamby, author of Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman "Very useful for ... Read more