The eighties
Subtitle: America in the age of Reagan
By: John Ehrman.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Reagan, Ronald -- Influence; Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Social change -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989; United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-; United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981-2001
Other titles: 80s
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue, the American; title: Paving the way, 1945-1980; title: First term : taxes, deficits, and politics, 1981-1984; title: Work and life, 1981-1989; title: Second term : triumph, disaster, and recovery, 1985-1989; title: If things are so good, why do I feel so bad? 1981-1989; title: Conclusion, change and continuity.