Title: The eighties : America in the age of Reagan /
Authors: Ehrman, John, 1959-
Publisher: Yale University Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Reagan, Ronald Influence.; USA; Conservatism United States History; Social change United States History; United States Politics and government; United States Social conditions; United States Economic conditions
Abstract: John Ehrman offers analysis of the transformation in American politics & society that marked the years of the Reagan presidency during the 1980s. He considers the fundamental shifts in American attitudes & examines the way Reagan built a right wing consensus around key policies.
Contents: Prologue, the American -- Paving the way, 1945-1980 -- First term : taxes, deficits, and politics, 1981-1984 -- Work and life, 1981-1989 -- Second term : triumph, disaster, and recovery, 1985-1989 -- If things are so good, why do I feel so bad? 1981-1989 -- Conclusion, change and continuity.